Episodes
Jan 16, 2019
Jan 16, 2019
TCAPSLoop Weekly Episode 72...COPPAiTunes Google Play Stitcher Tune-In RSSSettle down people! TCAPSLoop Weekly is finally back with the promise not to invade your privacy. We will, however, help you avoid others invading your students privacy. Danelle shares her thoughts on COPPA compliance and how to keep student data safe.Check out these links for more information:Common Sense Media Privacy EvaluationsCommon Sense Media - About Evaluation TiersProtecting Student Privacy for Teachers - Online Mini Course from Common Sense MediaWhat is COPPA?Danelle's favorite sites with solid Privacy Policies:Khan AcademySeesawRocketbook EverlastTranscripts are still in the works...getting there. Enjoy the show!A weekly podcast hosted by Danelle Brostrom and Larry Burden and a cast of thousands spreading the good word regarding Traverse City Area Public Schools, Public Education and Education Technology.Please subscribe to and rate our podcast on iTunes, or via email and join our conversation on twitter @tcapsloop or the tcapsloop facebook page and check out the what's new on the Loop.Music provided by Podington Bear
Jan 11, 2019
Jan 11, 2019
the TechNollerGist Episode 7...Buyer Beware!iTunes Google Play StitcherBuyer Beware!Before buying, downloading or installing the latest and greatest #Edtech goodie for your classroom, take a moment to make sure you know what's happening with your student's information. What is the Apps privacy policy, is it FERPA and COPA compliant? You may not have the answers to these questions but the TechNollerGist has some suggestions on where to find them and the appropriate workflow for getting that new Tech tool approved and installed.New York Times Student Data ArticleTCAPSLoop is a conversation starter spreading the good word regarding Traverse City Area Public Schools, Public Education and Education Technology.Please subscribe to and rate our podcast on iTunes, or join our conversation on twitter @tcapsloop or the tcapsloop facebook page and check out the what's new on the Loop.
Dec 21, 2018
Dec 21, 2018
TCAPSLoop Weekly Episode 70.2...LeadershipiTunes Google Play Stitcher Tune-In RSSTCAPSLoop' Exit Interview with TCAPS Director of Technology, Brandi Reynolds. We break down the ISTE Standards for Education Leaders in a rather lively but circuitous way allowing Brandi to reflect on what she's learned as an educational leader at Traverse City Area Public Schools. ISTE Standards for Education LeadersJimmy CasasMEMSPA18 Twitter feed Danelle's Twitter feedThe Big Life Journal• • •Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts. - Brene BrownTranscripts are still in the works...getting there. Enjoy the show!A weekly podcast hosted by Danelle Brostrom and Larry Burden and a cast of thousands spreading the good word regarding Traverse City Area Public Schools, Public Education and Education Technology.Please subscribe to and rate our podcast on iTunes, or via email and join our conversation on twitter @tcapsloop or the tcapsloop facebook page and check out the what's new on the Loop.Music provided by Podington Bear
Dec 18, 2018
Dec 18, 2018
the TechNollerGist Episode 6...No Fear!iTunes Google Play StitcherDon't Fear Student Agency in Ed TechThe TechNollerGist (David Noller) goes next level regarding how teachers can leverage technology in their classrooms. Below are a few examples allowing students to direct their own learning with the help of technology. Differentiated, even individualized?How can it be done without opening the floodgates?Example 1: Questions within a framework or project • Game: Escaping AfghanistanStudents select modes of transportation within the gameStudents select methods of information gathering Students decide how to report their findings - Econ/Business: Spreadsheets - English/Lit/Writing: narrative - Science/Math: statistics and graphs - Social Studies: comparison to historical examplesExample 2: Peer teaching • Sociology: Guided ResearchStudent groups become experts to teach classmates about variety of units not studied in classModels in class provide demonstrations of sociological thinkingSs choose mode of presentation, methods on inquiry, etc.How do you get there?Establish a culture of inquiry… throughout the course, offer opportunities for students to select methods, sources, topics, etc. Even if you’re all in the same unit, students can collect resources according to their interests.Topic: Race/Ethnicity • Avenues of research: Music—hip-hop, rap, rock, and folkSports--the language used to describe black and white athletesArts—Urban arts and artistic valueMedicine—diseases associated with POC tend to receive less fundingSkateboarding—history of a white kid’s sportDrama—racial disparity actor pay and participationMath—standardized testing and race/ethnicityPolitics—I mean, ... , there’s so muchCriminal Justice—there’s just so much • So I can have a goal of what I want my student to know, learn, understand, and demonstrate. And then I can have them discover and analyze sources that are of high interest to each of them, and these can be used in their own personalized assessment. Writing Prompt for AssessmentAs a sociologist, you have been asked “Is there a problem with race, ethnicity, nationality, heritage or culture that creates a system of institutional discrimination in the United States?” Based on the three articles you researched for this test, how would you respond? Connections to the videos on the Amish, the housing issue, Duane Buck case, and information related to the NBA Players research, or other materials have already been discussed. This is a chance for you to examine the issue in light of the information that YOU found to be interesting or worth looking into.Transcripts are still in the works...getting there. Enjoy the show!TCAPSLoop is a conversation starter spreading the good word regarding Traverse City Area Public Schools, Public Education and Education Technology.Please subscribe to and rate our podcast on iTunes, or join our conversation on twitter @tcapsloop or the tcapsloop facebook page and check out the what's new on the Loop.
A Potentially Useful, Nominally EdTech Podcast
The TCAPSLoop Podcast hopes to help make the Ed-tech landscape a little more interesting and much less daunting. Contributors to "the Loop" are fellow Educators and Specialists willing to act as your digital ed-tech tour guides. This is not meant to be a "White Paper" site replete with training videos and techno jargon (though there will probably be some of that), but a conversation starter and opportunity to have a bit of fun while sharing some potentially useful tips.