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It’s Wednesday, July 31st, 2013 and welcome to episode 153 of Tech Talk 4 Teachers. Welcome to Tech Talk for Teachers the show about Teaching and Learning with Technology. This month we have stories about summertime hacks, what it was like to be a Railroad mail person in the 1960's and the debut of Wego the Wonder Dog! Click on the Player to listen to this podcast (requires Adobe Flash) TechTalk4Teach ers or Right Click Here to Download MP3 (38 minutes 30 seconds) Wego the Wonder Dog! Subscribe to the TechTalk4Teachers podcast by using our  RSS Feed Show Links: Phishing scam piggybacks on Apple Dev Center hack http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57595511-83/phishing-scam-piggybacks-on-apple-dev-center-hack/ Railroad Postal Clerk Links  http://eiu.edu/~eiutps/clerks/index.php http://eiu.edu/~eiutps/clerks/001.php Technology Picks of the Week Cindy's Pick http://beta.congress.gov/ Mike's Pick Keeper Password Vault (Be Careful) https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/...

Hi all! I have found another new and amazing resource.  This website:http://www.howtosmile.org/ is a collection of all the best science and math activities (tech and not) on the web.   There are three great thing about it. 1. You can create your own free account and set up lists to come back to at any time.  2. You can also search by common core standards and connect to activities that hit that standard.  Wow!   3. You can then visit lists created by other educators.  I spent far too much time on this website planning my next storyline that has a science focus.  To check out my first SMILE list, look for my username: mrsspeed. Click here to visit SMILE

Hi all! So I have been bopping around online looking for additional practice resources for specific reading comprehension skills.  Since the common core requires a more rigorous understanding and application of these strategies, I need to be constantly adding to my arsenal of resources.  I came upon this site and it definitely is rigorous.  It is listed as a social studies skills tutoring website, but these skills are definitely cross-curricular. I like this site for a few reasons First, I like that each strategy is clearly defined.  Next, I appreciate that there are varied levels of difficulty for each strategy.  You can also choose to have the directions and passages read to you.  That is great for kiddos who may not have the fluency, but still need to practice the skills.  Finally, I appreciate that there are three options for mastery: learn, practice, and apply.  I definitely plan to have my students access this site next year.  It shoul...

It’s Tuesday, June 25th, 2013 and welcome to episode 152 of Tech Talk 4 Teachers. Welcome to Tech Talk for Teachers the show about Teaching and Learning with Technology. Click on the Player to listen to this podcast (requires Adobe Flash) TechTalk4Teach ers or Right Click Here to Download MP3 (28 minutes 40 seconds) Subscribe to the TechTalk4Teachers podcast by using our  RSS Feed Show Links: Technology Picks of the Week Tom’s Pick Windows 8 app - FOTOR  (works on Surface RT) http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/en-us/app/fotor/6f797ba2-500d-4dee-9c5a-13c2d818c958 Mike's Pick Screen Protector for Mobile Phones http://www.clarivue.com/ Cindy's Pick The Answer Pad and Tap It http://theanswerpad.com/ Keep on Learning, Tom Grissom, PhD

There is a great new website for interactive timelines, called Timetoast.com .  It is a super easy place to make and share timelines.  I have used this site with my students.  They created timelines to show the major battles of the American Revolution.  It is amazing how much more they work when they know people out in the world will be viewing their work.  I believe this is a great website to use with your students. 

Hello edtech friends! So, we can talk all day about the cool things you can do with your students.  But, there is one topic that often gets left out until a student comes to us with a report/research that is a bit wonky.  Maybe the only cited website is wikipedia, or maybe the website is not a reputable one.  How can we teach our kids to use their inquisitive natures to question their resources?  Well, an article at teachbytes.com will help.  Here are 11 hoax websites that you can use with your students to evaluate websites.     I have created a website evaluation printable that your students can use as they learn to stop and think before they believe everything they read online.  Click here to download that form.   Have a great day!

It’s Friday, May 31st, 2013 and welcome to episode 151 of Tech Talk 4 Teachers. Welcome to Tech Talk for Teachers the show about Teaching and Learning with Technology. Click on the Player to listen to this podcast (requires Adobe Flash) TechTalk4Teach ers or Right Click Here to Download MP3 (40 minutes 40 seconds) Subscribe to the TechTalk4Teachers podcast by using our  RSS Feed Show Links: Google I/O https://developers.google.com/events/io/ Google Photo Search + http://techcrunch.com/2013/05/23/google-starts-using-computer-vision-to-let-you-search-your-google-photos/ Xbox One Entertainment Demo Video (worth a watch) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWWZaERtgto Xbox One http://www.xbox.com/en-US/xboxone/meet-xbox-one What is Ransomeware? http://www.eiu.edu/its/security/RansomwareTraining.php Technology Picks of the Week Tom’s Pick OneNote Travel Example Template for OneNote users http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/onenote/onenote-travel-wedding-remodel-FX102665185....