Episode 180 - Back-to-School, Edcamp, and Maker Projects

08/28/2015

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It’s Friday, August 28th, 2015 and welcome to Episode 180 of TechTalk4Teachers I’m Tom Grissom, I’m Cindy Rich. Welcome to TechTalk4Teachers the show about teaching and learning with technology. We have Cindy Rich back for todays show after a summer get away.

This episode Cindy and I will talk about back-to-school week, Edcamps, and summer Maker Projects. We will also share our Technology Picks of the Week.

Show Notes

EdCamp West Frankfort
http://edcampwestfrankfort.wikispaces.com/

Docs.com Summer Maker Project (Sways)
https://docs.com/tom-grissom-phd/5991/makers

Experienced Teachers Soar in Tech-Enabled Classrooms
http://www.edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2015/07/report-teachers-experience-soar-tech-enabled-classroooms

Technology Picks of the Week

Tom’s Pick
New Snipping tool for Windows with audio voice over and inking capability
https://mix.office.com/snip

Cindy's Pick
National Book Fair App
http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2015/15-146.html?loclr=blognbf

That wraps it up for episode 180 of TechTalk4Teachers. Show notes for this episode and archived episodes are available on the web at the EIU Instructional Technology Center website at eiu.edu/itc If you have a comment or suggestion please send an email to techtalk@eiu.edu or leave a comment on the TechTalk4Teachers blog. Until next time, I’m Tom Grissom, I’m Cindy Rich. Keep on Learning!

Keep on Learning,
Tom Grissom, Ph.D.

Twitter: @tomgrissom

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