Episode 119"Hello and Welcome" to another potentially useful episode of the TCAPSLoop Podcast! The only way he could get on was by Meet Bombing the show, we're joined by the TechNollerGist, David Noller!  Moment of ZenIt's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to. TechNollerGist Tech Tool(s) of the Week: Tools to get instant formative student feedback in the classroom or remote.NearPodSocrativeFormativeMentimeterPear DeckKahoutEdPuzzle Tutorials and Updates:TCAPSTECH Help Site: Staff SupportTCAPS247.com for Student and Parent Support Thanks for listening and inspiring!

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TCAPSLoop Podcast Episode 118: Mastering MeL.orgHello and Welcome to another potentially useful episode of the TCAPSLoop Podcast! We are so excited to have Ann Kaskinen from MEL.org joining us for this "very useful," episode. Moment of ZenReading is an act of civilization; it’s one of the greatest acts of civilization because it takes the free raw material of the mind and builds castles of possibilities. —Ben OkriMeL.org HighlightseBook collection for K-12 - 70% nonfiction, unlimited users and accessNoveList - Readers’ advisory tool, search by themes, genres, etc.Britannica - vetted, authoritative sources for K-12 with a user friendly interfacePebble Go - great for younger learners, read aloud, visual formatBritannica Chrome Extension MeL.org tutorials from Ann KaskinenWIRED TC MeL.org for ElementaryWIRED TC MeL.org for Secondary Tech Tool of the WeekOccupation information, including videos of people doing the work, for thousands of careersCareer Exploration videos in the Learning Express Library on MeL.org Thank you for listening and inspiring! 

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Episode 117Hello and Welcome to another potentially useful episode of the TCAPSLoop Podcast with Larry Burden, Danelle Brostrom, and Stephie Luyt. It's the most wonderful time of the year which means the irreplaceable TCAPSLoop Holiday Gift Guide! Moment of Zen“Kindness is like snow. It beautifies everything it covers.” TCAPSLoop Holiday Gift GuideDanelle's List:http://tinyurl.com/holidaystemlist20 from METS GroupEngineering Gift Guide - INSPIRE - Purdue UniversityRaspberry PiKazoo Magazine Stephie's List:MAME MISelf in Books ListMeL.org Hobbies and Crafts Reference CenterLoom (lots of options, but this is the one we have)Ink setDip penScreenagers 2020 Non-Tech Holiday Gift ListGingerbread decorating kits at Moomers (and ice cream sandwiches) Larry's List:Tech Will Save Us Synth Wave Kit, Electro Dough KitDesign and Drill See-Through Creative WorkshopMagna Tiles Tech Tool of the WeekDennos Museum siteDennos Museum YouTube ChannelTutorials and Updates:TCAPSTECH Help Site: Staff SupportTCAPS247.com for Student and Parent Support Closing:Follow us on Facebook and Twitter@tcapsloop@brostromda@stephieluytSubscribe to the Podcast on Podbean, iTunes, Stitcher, Tune In, Downcast, Overcast, the Google Play Store, Spotify or wherever else you get your ear candy! Like the podcast? Leave a review on iTunes, It really helps get the pod to show up on aggregators and we also love hearing from you. Thanks for listening and inspiring!

Holiday Gift Guide

Episode 116Hello and Welcome to another potentially useful episode of the TCAPSLoop Podcast! We went deep sea guest fishing and caught a whopper as we welcome TCAPS Superintendent, Dr. John VanWagoner.  Moment of Zen:“Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.”—Publilius Syrus Stuff We Talked About: How has the idea of school leadership changed over the past year? Having lead two districts in attempts to ramp up remote learning under tight timeframes, what have you learned? What has worked? What hasn't? What gains do you believe we will see from adopting and LMS? Short-term? Long-term? We often discuss Digital Citizenship and Media Literacy on the Pod. How do you feel we can best incorporate these topics into the curriculum and the public conversation? What makes you hopeful looking forward to 2021?   Tech Tool of the Week: Accessibility in GSuiteEDU in 90: Accessible Docs and Presentations EDU in 90: GSuite Accessibility Features More Support:TCAPSTECH Help SiteTCAPS247.com Get in the Loop! @tcapsloop@brostromda@Jvanw Thanks for listening and inspiring!

TCAPSLoop Podcast Episode 116: School Leadership 2020

Episode 115Hello and Welcome another episode of the TCAPSLoop Podcast! In this episode Danelle and Stephie share some great tips and literacy resources you should embrace while teaching and learning remotely. Before cutting into the meat of the show let’s spend some time researching this weeks Moment of Zen.“Any fool can know. The point is to understand.”-Albert Einstein Pod Topic: Virtual Reading ResourcesMichigan eLibrary (MeL.org)International Education Week Read AloudsLive from the Opera House: It’s Storytime! Read Alouds and ActivitiesVirtual Book Bags: ScienceVirtual Book Bags: Social StudiesASL Stories and Resources  Kate Messner’s Read Wonder and Learn Tech Tool of the Week: TCAPS Elementary Libraries Facebook PageTutorials and Updates:TCAPSTECH Help SiteTCAPS247.comColby Sharp video on why picture books are great! Great Tweet by @MrsAGilliam"Recently, I changed my wording from what questions do you have to what questions do you think someone struggling to understand might have. It has been a game changer. The student struggling doesn’t have to be the one asking but their question is usually covered." ClosingFollow us on Facebook and Twitter@tcapsloop@brostromdaSubscribe to the Podcast on Podbean, iTunes, Stitcher, Tune In, Downcast, Overcast, the Google Play Store, Spotify or wherever else you get your ear candy! Like the podcast? Leave a review on iTunes, It really helps get the pod to show up on aggregators and we also love hearing from you. Thanks for listening and inspiring!Thanks Loop Team! 

TCAPSLoop Podcast Episode 115: Virtual Reading Resources

Episode 114Hello and Welcome another episode of the TCAPSTechLoop Podcast with Larry Burden and Danelle Brostrom. Also joining us on this special episode are TCAPS UpNorth Virtual Live Expert Educators sharing some hard won wisdom they have earned over the past months of Remote Teaching.Moment of ZenI will not follow where the path may lead, but I will go where there is no path, and I will leave a trail. Useful LinksAssigning "Journey's" leveled readers in Think CentralTeacher Tips from Katie Simons Tech Tool of the WeekWheel of Names 

TCAPSLoop Podcast Episode 114: Remote Teaching Tips from Teachers!

Hello and Welcome another episode of the TCAPSTechLoop Podcast! It's a full podcast with Danelle Brostrom, David Noller, Heidi Skodack and Evan Obranovic all here to discuss the adoption and progression of the Learning Management System, Brightspace D2L. Before cutting into the meat of the show I’d like to announce the election results for this weeks Moment of Zen."Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself." Pod Questions:What is a Learning Management System (LMS) and what will it do for our students and teachers? Where is TCAPS at with the roll out? What are some of the successes and hurdles so far? Where can you find help?Tech Tool of the Week: New York Times Whats Going On In This Graph?Tutorials and Updates:TCAPSTECH Help Site: Staff SupportTCAPS247.com for Student and Parent SupportTechNollerGist on Youtube with a bevy of tutorials 

TCAPSLoop Podcast Episode 113: Brightspace D2L

Episode 112Danelle and Stephie are joined by the President, Dave Johnson! Dave is the Michigan Council for Social Studies Chief of State and joins us to discuss media literacy and critical thinking in digital world.  Moment of Zen"Too often we...enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." - John F. KennedyPod Resources: https://newslit.org/https://get.checkology.org/https://www.newseum.org/https://www.misocialstudies.org/https://www.allsides.com/unbiased-balanced-news In addition, this week is Media Literacy Week, so the New York Times created a Lesson of the Day, “How to Deal With a Crisis of Misinformation,” and a Student Opinion question, “Should Media Literacy Be a Required Course in School?” to help students think critically about their own habits in consuming and sharing information. Book Recommendation:https://www.amazon.com/Future-Feeling-Building-Empathy-Tech-Obsessed/dp/1542041848     Tech Tool of the Week   Should This Exist Podcast Specific episode: https://shouldthisexist.com/deepfake-detective/Hosted by Caterina Fake, Should This Exist? is a show that takes a single technology and asks: What is its greatest potential? And what could possibly go wrong?With fascinating guests and great stories, we’ll talk about astounding technologies. Like robots who could become our caregivers in old age. Video games that aim to replace the SAT and reveal our hidden potential. Virtual reality that could heal our trauma and rewire our brains.Our boldest new technologies can help us flourish as human beings … or destroy the very thing that makes us human. 

TCAPSLoop Podcast Episode 112: Critical Thinking

Pod Topic: Internet Safety and AccessGuests: David Noller and Thomas PaolocciQuestions:What did we learn about internet access for our students?How are we overcoming the hurdles?With are students increasingly online how are we helping them stay safe?What tips can you give our students and parents to help stay safe online?

TCAPSLoop Podcast Episode 111 - Internet Safety

A topic we try to hit a few times a year as the digital landscape is constantly changing and it has changed dramatically over the past several months. Listen to the pod as we discuss some great tips to help parents and students navigate the digital landscape. Danelle and Stephie have also revamped and revised their "Digital Parenting" presentation, which is choc full of great resources. 

TCAPSLoop Episode 111: Digital Parenting 2020

Welcome to another Potentially Useful Episode of the TCAPSTechLoop Podcast! Joining the pod today is the TechNollerGist, David Noller and TCAPS Director of Technology Evan O'Branovic to discuss Remote Learning and Access to better bridge the "Digital Divide".Moment of Zen."Equality is leaving the door open for anyone who has the means to approach it; Equity is ensuring there is a pathway to that door for those who need it." Tutorials and Updates:TCAPSTECH Help Site: Staff SupportTCAPS247.com for Student and Parent SupportStorytime: A Rock is Lively, Read by NMC President Nick NissleyOne Final Question: Is there an #edtech tool you tried last year that you can’t live without this year? Thanks for listening and inspiring!

TCAPSLoop Episode 110: Remote Learning and Student Access

Welcome to another Potentially Useful Episode of the TCAPSLoop EdTech Podcast! My name is Larry Burden and coming to us virtually from a land far far away it’s Danelle Brostrom, and from across the hallway we are joined by the Grand Poobah of Pedagogy it’s Andy Phillips! 

Episode 109: TCAPSLoop Podcast - Flexibility part 2

Welcome back to another Potentially Useful Episode of the  TCAPSTechLoop Podcast!  This weeks Moment of Zen:"Why do you go away? So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colors. And the people there see you differently, too. Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving." - Terry Pratchett Topics Discussed on today's show: What we learned last spring How is that knowledge being leveraged D2L and Brightspace + Google Apps for Education New DevicesStaff LaptopsStudent ChromebooksNew Projectors coming? Media Literacy, Mindfulness & Empathy?Tech Tool of the Week:Google Meet Update and MEL.org updatesTutorials and Updates:Google Meet “Chrome Tab” TutorialLive at the Opera House: It's Storytime!www.tcaps.net/safestartTCAPSTech Help SiteLight the Path to a Happy Kid seriesTCAPS SafeStart  “The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking.”― Albert Einstein Thanks for listening and inspiring!

TCAPSLoop Episode 108: Flexibility in a Time of Change

We're Back!!! Kinda. Over the next several weeks we will be sharing some of Danelle's best TechTools of the Week and an occasional Moment of Zen. Stay tuned and stay healthy. 

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Episode 108 of the EdTech Loop Podcast takes on Digital Literacy without going full "Black Mirror." Danelle and Stephi share information gathered from the Traverse Area District Library and Northwestern Michigan College collaborative presentation on "Media Misinformation." We also share some tips for parents, students, and teachers on navigating media mindfully.Useful LinksCivic Misinformation Presentation: http://bit.ly/civicmisinfo All Sides Website: https://www.allsides.com/unbiased-balanced-news Media Bias Charts:  https://www.adfontesmedia.com/?v=402f03a963ba https://www.allsides.com/media-bias/media-bias-ratings   Chris Yiu Data Tracking Twitter Thread:https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1004754363745734656.html More Articles:https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/12/10/social-media-outpaces-print-newspapers-in-the-u-s-as-a-news-source/  https://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2016/12/05/503581220/fake-or-real-how-to-self-check-the-news-and-get-the-facts https://newslit.org/educators/checkology/ https://www.remc.org/classroom-resources/media-literacy/ http://factitious.augamestudio.com/#/  Tech Tool of the Week:https://learn.kqed.org/discussions?page=1 

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