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Tech Talk Roundtable 09-04 | Asking the Right Questions
December 13, 2021 00:36 - 5 MBDescription How can we push students past simple recall into deeper thought and engagement? Is it about teaching content? Or should we be asking more questions? If so, what questions should we be asking? Do you think WE know? Would you like to listen to today’s podcast and see if we can find out? Lessons […]
Tech Talk Roundtable 09-03 | Lessons from Lasso
December 01, 2021 01:07 - 5 MBDescription What do you get when you take an American football coach, send him to England, and put him in charge of a professional soccer team? (You know, the other futbol.) Well, you probably get one of the most talked about television shows of the last two years, but you’ll also get some remarkable lessons […]
Tech Talk Roundtable 09-02 | ACAMIS Live – “Tech Well”
November 17, 2021 02:15 - 5 MBVIDEO: Live Podcast + ACAMIS Demo Slam Description How YOU doin’? Nǐ hǎo? Estas bien? Wie Gehts? We hope you are well. And we’re pretty sure if you’re here listening to us LIVE AT ACAMIS that you are well because you must already have the green code and the Covid test results to prove it. […]
Tech Talk Roundtable 09-01 | Will it Blend?
October 08, 2021 01:27 - 5 MBDescription Whether you’re back with students in the classroom or still working remotely, teaching and learning continues. As we begin our 9th Season of podcasting we know now, more than ever, that learning can’t happen without relationships. We’ve also learned the hard way that many of our traditional classroom practices fall flat when we face […]
Tech Talk Roundtable 08-12 | A World Without Tech, Amen!
June 10, 2021 02:59 - 32 minutes - 58.7 MBDescription In the establishing shot of the movie Transcendence, people use keyboards as door stops and discarded computers litter the streets. Mankind is slowly recovering from tech-addiction, returning to a life of face-to-face communication and the petty inconveniences of a tech-free world. While that world may be a dream for some and a nightmare for […]
Tech Talk Roundtable 08-11 | If Second Graders Can Make Video, So Can You!
May 19, 2021 00:47 - 34 minutes - 32.3 MBDescription During distance learning we all learned the importance of video for meaningful teaching and learning. A good video can teach and even inspire. A bad video . . . well we’ve all seen our share of those too. Today on the podcast we welcome special guest Dan Speed, who is not only doing great […]
Tech Talk Roundtable 08-10 | Is Email Making Us Dumber?
April 30, 2021 01:12 - 24.3 MBDescription Did you get my email? Oh! That was in the email that Bob sent last week? Can you send me an email about that? Email, Email, Email What would we do without email? But is email making us dumber, less efficient and poorer collaborators? In today’s podcast, we will delve down […]
Tech Talk Roundtable 08-09 | Drone On
April 23, 2021 06:52 - 27 minutes - 50.8 MBDescription Hey, if you’ve been with us since the beginning that means you have been listening to us drone on and on for eight whole years. We finally honor your stubbornness by addressing some fascinating applications of … drones. This week, NASA scientists flew the first drone on Mars. This amazing technology has changed the […]
Tech Talk Roundtable 08-08 | Technology vs. Biology
March 08, 2021 01:30 - 41.4 MBPodcast Video: https://youtu.be/aVnCyeZhZBw Description We get up in the morning, check our weather app, check our Facebook, check Instagram, check the top news feeds pushed to us on our mobile device, and scroll through the dozens of notifications we received over night. The volume of information that our technology pushes to us is greater than […]
Tech Talk Roundtable 08-07 | The “Covid Effect”
January 29, 2021 08:00 - 32 minutes - 27.6 MBDescription It’s happened to all of us. You’ve got a project you’re working on that needs to be done. A message from your friend pops up with a funny new Bernie Sanders meme, which inspires you with an idea for another meme. You start searching for memes. Your search results include a new music video […]
Tech Talk Roundtable 08-06 | Christmas Tech-Tacular 2020
December 15, 2020 00:45 - 42 minutes - 77.8 MBDescription Twas the podcast before Christmas… and all through the school, Not a waveform was stirring, this holiday Yule. The headphones were hung by the micks with great care; In hopes that some podcasters soon would be there; The listeners were nestled all snug in their beds; While visions of webapps danced in their heads; […]
Tech Talk Roundtable 08-05 | Imagineering the School Experience
November 30, 2020 00:38 - 33 minutes - 61.8 MBDescription “To all that come to this happy place, welcome. (This school) is your land. Here you relive the fond memories of the past, and here youth may savor the challenge and promise of the future. (Our School) is dedicated to the ideals, the dreams, and the hard facts that have created (this reality)… with […]
Tech Talk Roundtable 08-04 | Zoom Burnout is Real
November 17, 2020 06:09 - 28 minutes - 51.9 MBDescription Can you hear me now? I think you froze. I can’t hear you. Unmute yourself. Whose dog is barking? Please mute yourself. Hey, do you realize we can see what you’re doing?!? Does this sound familiar? If it doesn’t then you’ve probably been living under a rock for most of the year. The […]
Tech Talk Roundtable 08-03 | Unpacking “The Social Dilemma”
October 27, 2020 01:45 - 30 minutes - 25.4 MBDescription Every breath you take, every post you make, every page you swipe, anything you type, they’ll be watching you. Woa! That’s really creepy! They’ll be watching ME? Who’s watching me? Social media of course! And what are they doing with all that information they collect on you? That’s the “Social Dilemma”. Today we’ll be […]
Tech Talk Roundtable 08-02 | Building Connections – ACAMIS Live
October 19, 2020 00:52 - 25 minutes - 35.1 MBNEW – Watch the Video Podcast: https://youtu.be/wpo5lfpJl-c See our presentation just like attendees at the ACAMIS Conference. Description Welcome to the 4th Annual LIVE podcast from the ACAMIS Tech Conference, hosted by Shen Wai International School, Shenzhen. It also happens to be season 8, episode 2, of the Concordia EdTech Roundtable. We hope you are […]
Tech Talk Roundtable 08-01 | Back in the Saddle Again
October 12, 2020 06:55 - 25 minutes - 34.6 MBDescription Well it’s been a quiet week here in Lake “Covid-Be-Gone” where the coffee is strong, the parents are good-looking, and all of the children are above average – wait a minute! Quiet is NOT the word for it! If jumping back in the saddle to start school in Fall of 2020 feels more like […]
Tech Talk Roundtable 07-21 | EdTech Ask Me 3.0
June 15, 2020 08:59 - 45 minutes - 63 MBDescription You’re awesome! You’ve done it! Today is your day! You’ve made it this far. You’re well on your way. You’ve Zoomed, and you’ve SeeSaw’d, and posted online. You’ve checked on your students to make sure they’re fine. You’ve stretched beyond limits and still haven’t snapped. You’ve taught in sweat pants and you’ve afternoon napped. […]
Tech Talk Roundtable 07-20 | Lessons Learned Through Online Learning – Part 2
June 01, 2020 06:11 - 34 minutes - 48 MBDescription On our last episode, we provided a plethora of pithy platitudes praising the technological proficiency we’ve procured through these problematic protective policies. Today we continue that conversation by deep diving to deliver some more specific examples of how we might do things differently as we return to our post lockdown classroom, where it will NOT […]
Tech Talk Roundtable 07-19 | Lessons Learned Through Online Learning
May 18, 2020 00:48 - 35 minutes - 48.4 MBDescription Imagine emerging from six months of complete isolation asking, “So, anything new?” Would you believe what people told you? From the ongoing horrors of the headlines to pithy memes like, “Imagine if you will a dystopic future in which Cinco de Mayo falls on Taco Tuesday, only to be ruined by a virus named […]
Tech Talk Roundtable 07-18 | Joy is a Choice
May 11, 2020 00:49 - 25 minutes - 35.3 MBDescription Quarantines, school closures, online school, shelter in place…if you watch the news you might think, what can I possibly be Joyful about? I can’t hang out at my favorite coffee joint, enjoy a meal at my favorite restaurant, I mean, even Disneyland is closed! The happiest place on earth just furloughed 48,000 folks. It’s […]
Tech Talk Roundtable 07-17 | What’s in Your EdTech Easter Basket?
May 03, 2020 09:29 - 33 minutes - 46.4 MBDescription Online Learning, Virtual School, Home-Based Learning, whatever you want to call it, we’re all doing it. Some of us have been doing it longer than others. (sigh) Is it getting old yet? If so, maybe it’s time to try something new. What online tools do we recommend to inspire creativity and student engagement? Well, […]
Tech Talk Roundtable 07-16 | Lessons from Mister Rogers
April 06, 2020 01:06 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MBDescription Is it a beautiful day in your neighborhood? Or are you crawling the walls, feeling like you’re about to go out of your mind? How are YOU doing? What are you struggling with? Now, probably more than ever before, we need that calm, comforting voice telling us everything is going to be okay. That […]
Tech Talk Roundtable 07-15 | Seussian Cyber School
March 02, 2020 02:14 - 27 minutes - 37.4 MBDescription “The sun did not shine. It was too wet to play. So we sat in the house all that cold, cold, wet day. I sat there with Sally. We sat there, we two. And I said, “How I wish we had something to do.”” Does that sound familiar? Is your family weary Of […]
Tech Talk Roundtable 07-14 | When Virtual Learning is Your Only Option
February 21, 2020 11:03 - 35 minutes - 49 MBDescription It’s Tuesday so I must be in California. Or maybe it’s Malaysia. Or Hong Kong, or Beijing. If you’re not sure where you are, or when you’re going back, then odds are you’re an international teacher in China trying to navigate what school looks like when you can’t meet in person. If you are, […]
Tech Talk Roundtable 07-13 | I’ve Got a Feva’ for More Growth Mindset
February 21, 2020 10:59 - 28 minutes - 39 MBDescription Worried about catching the Novel Corona Virus? Well, Christopher Walkin’s got a message for you. “Guess what? I got a feva’, and the only prescription is more cowbell.” Walkin’s character knew instinctively how to apply what the academic community is still struggling to implement: a Growth Mindset. Walkin knew that to make a good […]
Tech Talk Roundtable 07-12 | To 2020 and Beyond!
January 22, 2020 00:13 - 31 minutes - 57 MBDescription Xinnian Hao! Happy New Year. This is the year of perfect vision, though it does seem strange to say it’s 2020. It sounds like that should still be in the future. But the FUTURE IS NOW and if you’re wondering what the future will bring, we’ll clarify for you, focusing on the techsperts and […]
Tech Talk Roundtable 07-11 | Christmas Tech-tacular 2019
December 20, 2019 00:00 - 27 minutes - 37.6 MBDescription It’s that most wonderful time of the year. Time to don those ugly sweaters, grab a mug of eggnog (or mulled wine), put on your comfy slippers and gather round the 4K Streaming YouTube virtual fireplace. If that doesn’t put you in the proper mood for an Ed Tech Christmas just think of these […]
Tech Talk Roundtable 07-10 | Robotics (Part 1)
December 06, 2019 06:00 - 25 minutes - 35.4 MBDescription (domo arigato Mr. Roboto) That’s right we’re talking about the rock band Styx … well, not really. But we are talking about … wait for it … robots! Not really the “Klaatu barada nikto” Gort-style robots of The Day The Earth Stood Still fame, but the less earth-threatening kind. You know, the kind that […]
Tech Talk Roundtable 07-09 | Student Engagement – The Good, The Bad, and the OMG!
December 06, 2019 05:55 - 25 minutes - 35.5 MBDescription On today’s podcast we’re talking about STUDENT engagement. What does that mean? Are you paying attention? We hope you are! We also hope that you give us some of your attention as we look at the topic of engagement from three different perspectives. Lessons Learned Chris – Sometimes your dog really does eat your […]
Tech Talk Roundtable 07-08 | History of the Internet
November 15, 2019 05:04 - 23 minutes - 32.8 MBDescription Happy Birthday Internet! Or maybe it we should say Happy Birthday ARPAnet. 50 years ago this week the first data transmission was sent from room 3420 at UCLA’s Boelter Hall to another computer at the Stanford Research Institute. It was the beginning of the ARPAnet which laid the groundwork for what we now know […]
Tech Talk Roundtable 07-07 | Make IT Happen – LIVE from ACAMIS Tech Conference
October 25, 2019 07:04 - 22 minutes - 30.2 MBDescription Hey! Did you ever think we would be asked back to Podcast LIVE at another ACAMIS Tech Conference? I didn’t. Well, Despite their better judgement, we are MAKING IT HAPPEN live, here, at the home of our podcast – Concordia International School Shanghai. We’ve got a LIVE and lively audience and some amazing guests […]
Tech Talk Roundtable 07-06 | Technology and the 4 C’s with Ralph Emmerink
October 23, 2019 00:46 - 21 minutes - 30.1 MBDescription One if by land, two if by sea, and three if by dirigible … Just in case you haven’t heard, the ACAMIS Tech Conference is coming! (We might have mentioned it once or twice) In fact, it’s just around the corner. Today on the podcast we’re going to give a little preview of just […]
Tech Talk Roundtable 07-05 | Shadow IT
October 23, 2019 00:43 - 28 minutes - 39.5 MBDescription Picture this: it’s the middle of the night and you are thinking about how to make tomorrow’s lesson more engaging. You turn to the internet and search through endless lesson ideas and you find that perfect gem, that perfect idea. All you need to do is download a new application that can be downloaded […]
Tech Talk Roundtable 07-04 | Why Google Can’t Save Us
September 25, 2019 01:52 - 23 minutes - 31.8 MBDescription Can you imagine a world without Google? Our students just can’t even. For those of us who remember the days when you actually had to go to a library to do research, or remember how to use a card catalog or an ERIC search, we think kids these days have it so easy. But […]
Tech Talk Roundtable 07-03 | Face to Face PD with Matt Kelsey from ACAMIS
September 12, 2019 00:22 - 22 minutes - 30.8 MBDescription In our last episode we debated the advantages of Face to Face versus Online Professional Development. Here to continue that discussion, we are bringing in an expert or should we say tech-spert?. One who sees the value in Face to Face learning, Matt Kelsey is an Educational Technology Director and Chair of the ACAMIS […]
Tech Talk Roundtable 07-02 | How Do You Take Your PD?
September 12, 2019 00:20 - 27 minutes - 38.1 MBDescription You step up to the counter to order your Professional Development. “Will your learning be here or take-away? Would you like a hot apple pie with that?” On Today’s Podcast we tackle the persistent question: What is better professional development – Online or Face to Face? Do you have an opinion? I know some […]
Tech Talk Roundtable 07-01 | Wired Differently
August 29, 2019 03:28 - 27 minutes - 37.2 MBDescription Does the institution we know as “modern education” encourage and celebrate the outliers? How do you think a young Albert Einstein, Mozart, or Nikola Tesla would do as students in your school? Would their curiosity be celebrated or scolded? Would they be encouraged to pursue their passions, or forced to conform to the curriculum? […]
Tech Talk Roundtable 06-22 | Technology, Teamwork, and Excellence – with Rushton Hurley
August 29, 2019 03:24 - 39 minutes - 53.6 MBDescription When talking about teaching and technology, terrific teachers tell tales of transformative teamwork. Today on the podcast we’ll talk with the talented Rushton Hurley who is back in Shanghai and joining us once again to share ways to bring excellence to our schools and classrooms. Lessons Learned Daniel – If you buy an iphone […]
Tech Talk Roundtable 06-21 | The Wheel of Awesome Topics
May 31, 2019 01:14 - 28 minutes - 39 MBDescription So many topics. So Little time. On today’s show we couldn’t decide on a single topic so we’ve decided to leave it up to … fate? Chance? Dumb luck? Rest assured no matter what topic comes up you – our loyal listener – are going to be a winner. Join us today as we […]
Tech Talk Roundtable 06-20 | Too Much of a Distraction?
May 10, 2019 00:36 - 27 minutes - 37.4 MBDescription It’s late at night. You’ve just settled down to sleep. Then you hear a vibration from the smartphone on your nightstand. Can you resist the urge to check it? Smartphones and now smart watches are – or at least seem to be – an essential part of our life. We look at them frequently […]
Tech Talk Roundtable 06-19 | It’s Not About the Tech, It’s About the Learning
April 26, 2019 06:38 - 21 minutes - 30.1 MBDescription Learning is all about relationships. If this is the first time you’ve heard us say that then you are new around here. Welcome to our podcast! Today we take that mantra and apply it to Professional Development (PD) because, as educators, if we are not connecting with others we are missing out on an […]
Tech Talk Roundtable 06-18 | The Pressured Child with Dr. Michael G. Thompson
March 29, 2019 03:04 - 36 minutes - 50.4 MBDescription Do you remember what it was like to be a student in grade school? Are you getting flashbacks of Field days, recess, team sports and Mrs. Scranton’s music recorder class or…are you among the many that are breaking out in cold sweat thinking about tests, group projects, bullying and peer pressure! Well today we […]
Tech Talk Roundtable 06-17 | Wired to the Web and Beyond – with Hall Davidson
March 29, 2019 03:02 - 30 minutes - 41.2 MBDescription Virtual Reality. Augmented Reality. Global Online Collaboration. Smart Phones. Smart TV’s. Smart Watches. Smart Cars. Artificial Intelligence. Does trying to keep up with today’s technology make your head spin? How did we get here? What’s next? Today we bring in an expert on the technology of education past, and the digital tech that’s going […]
Tech Talk Roundtable 06-16 | Happy Anniversary WWW
March 22, 2019 02:23 - 28 minutes - 39.3 MBDescription Ring the bells! Sound the trumpets! Crank up the party machine! It’s time to celebrate! This week, that wonderful invention, that thing we could not live without, turns 30 years old. What are we talking about? The WORLD WIDE WEB of course! Can you remember what you life was like before the web? Can […]
Tech Talk Roundtable 06-15 | Design Thinking with Ariel Raz
March 05, 2019 05:03 - 37 minutes - 52 MBDescription Do you live spur of the moment? …. by the seat of your pants? Take it as it comes? Well, turn off the radio, because today we are talking about living by design … the latest in Design Thinking by Ariel Raz. Lessons Learned Chris – Forgive. You need it, too. And not forgiving […]
Tech Talk Roundtable 06-14 | EdTech Ask Me – Version 2.0
February 21, 2019 03:08 - 24 minutes - 34 MBDescription Roses are Red, Violets are Blue, it’s that time of year, and because we LOVE you… It’s Baaaaacck!! Because you loved it before – and because we couldn’t come up with a better topic for today’s show – it’s time for another edition of EdTech Ask Me! Version 2.0! Dennis is once again taking […]
Tech Talk Roundtable 06-13 | Embracing a Culture of Joy – with Dean Shareski
January 29, 2019 01:15 - 38 minutes - 53.1 MBDescription Picture your school. Your classrooms. Your staff meetings. Your professional development. Do you see the JOY? Is joy an integral part of your day, or something you only do if you have extra time? Today we welcome our special guest, Dean Shareski, an expert on Joy and the author of “Embracing a Culture of […]
Tech Talk Roundtable 06-12 | Your Well of Inspiration
January 18, 2019 02:57 - 25 minutes - 35.3 MBDescription We’ve got a question for you. Where do you go for inspiration? When you need something to energize or refocus you, or perhaps you just need to turn the Shang-lows, back into Shang-highs, what resources do you tap? Today we will share some of our top sources for inspiration and also some inspirational resources […]
Tech Talk Roundtable 06-11 | Get The Hook!
January 07, 2019 05:35 - 26 minutes - 36 MBDescription Well, it is that most wonderful time of the year, With the kids jingle belling, And everyone telling, you be of good cheer… So, be of good cheer! Today we gleefully and cheerfully explore the art and science of creating lesson hooks that are sure to grab students’ attention and heighten their interest in […]
Tech Talk Roundtable 06-10 | Top Ten Techie Things We’re Thankful For
December 18, 2018 00:08 - 23 minutes - 32.7 MBDescription It has been said that there is a time for everything. a time to search and a time to give up, a time to keep and a time to throw away, a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak. Well today it is […]