My EdTech Life
Episode 06: Remote Learning with Merge EDU
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June 20, 2020

Episode 06: Remote Learning with Merge EDU

Remote Learning is a term that is now part of our daily vocabulary as educators. On this show we speak to Stephanie Lyons from Merge EDU about their amazing augmented reality learning platform. Merge EDU has many great lessons built into the platform that can help students learn visually and kinesthetically. Students will have the opportunity to hold objects in their hand that they may never get to experience seeing or touching, because Merge can bring the world to them. Merge Presentation Merge...
Episode 05: Surfing the 5C's with Wakelet-Special Guest James Davis from Wakelet
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June 6, 2020

Episode 05: Surfing the 5C's with Wakelet-Special Guest James Davis from Wakelet

James Davis from Wakelet joined us for a great chat about the origins of Wakelet, the educational impact, the partnerships and what is to come. James answered the following questions during out wonderful conversation. Question 1: What was the vision of Wakelet when it first started? Question 2: Was this platform geared for educators to begin with? Question 3: Let’s Talk about the 5C’s How Does Wakelet help in Communication Critical Thinking Creativity Collaboration Curation Question 4: Let’s Tal...
Guest: James Davis
Episode 04: The Importance of Twitter Chats and Becoming a Connected Educator
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May 20, 2020

Episode 04: The Importance of Twitter Chats and Becoming a Connected Educator

In this show we interviewed James Varlack and Instructional Technology Specialist who with the help of his lovely wife moderate the #RGVEduChat. If you are interested in starting a Twitter Chat, this episode is definitely one that is worth listening too. James speaks with us about the preparation that goes behind the scenes to offer us an amazing Twitter chat on Sunday evenings. James also shares with us his personal experiences and growth through participating in Twitter chats and let's us kno...
Episode 03: Remote Learning with Augmented & Virtual Reality
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May 6, 2020

Episode 03: Remote Learning with Augmented & Virtual Reality

In this episode we welcome Jaime Donally, mother, author, educator and ARVRinEDU leader on how to leverage the power of Augmented and Virtual Reality to engage learners. We discuss some of the barriers that ARVR can have to fully immerse itself in a school curriculum and how we can get it into the hands of our students. Jaime also shares some ARVR options on how teachers with limited budgets can use to incorporate the use of ARVR into their teaching. We also talked about the wonderful #ARVRinEDU...
Episode 02: Teacher PD: How to Train Teachers During Social Distancing.
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April 22, 2020

Episode 02: Teacher PD: How to Train Teachers During Social Distancing.

Welcome To My EdTech Life! In this show we interview Omar and Fely Lopez and get insight as to their experience in providing Teacher PD during this time of social distancing. We talk about what type of training has worked the best for the teachers in our area and the social and emotional state of our teachers and student body. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/myedtechlife/support
Episode 01: Remote Learning in The Times of COVID-19
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April 10, 2020

Episode 01: Remote Learning in The Times of COVID-19

In this episode we interview Dr. Rene Corbeil Ed.D from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley regarding remote learning and the changing education landscape. Here is the link to your YouTube Stream . --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/myedtechlife/support