TCAPSLoop Podcast

TCAPSLoop Podcast Episode 113: Brightspace D2L

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 Support
TCAPS247.com for Student and Parent Support
TechNollerGist on Youtube with a bevy of tutorials
 

TCAPSLoop Podcast Episode 112: Critical Thinking

Episode 112
Danelle 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. Kennedy
Pod 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 111 - Internet Safety

Pod Topic: Internet Safety and Access
Guests: David Noller and Thomas Paolocci
Questions:
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 Episode 111: Digital Parenting 2020

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 110: Remote Learning and Student Access

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 Support
TCAPS247.com for Student and Parent Support
Storytime: A Rock is Lively, Read by NMC President Nick Nissley
One Final Question: 
Is there an #edtech tool you tried last year that you can’t live without this year?
 
Thanks for listening and inspiring!

Episode 109: TCAPSLoop Podcast - Flexibility part 2

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! 

TCAPSLoop Episode 109: Flexibility in a Time of Change

Welcome back to another Potentially Useful Episode of the  TCAPSLoop Edtech 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 Devices
Staff Laptops
Student Chromebooks
New Projectors coming?
 
Media Literacy, Mindfulness & Empathy?
Tech Tool of the Week:
Google Meet Update 
and MEL.org updates
Tutorials and Updates:
Google Meet “Chrome Tab” Tutorial
Live at the Opera House: It's Storytime!
www.tcaps.net/safestart
TCAPSTech Help Site
Light the Path to a Happy Kid series
TCAPS 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!

Tech Tool of the Week Episode 1

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. 

EdTech Loop Episode 108: Vote Digital Literacy 2020

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 Links
Civic 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 

BiblioTech Episode 9: School Libraries and ALA Awards

Our favorite Library Media Specialist makes here triumphant Awards Season return in episode 9 of the BiblioTech podcast. Stephie breaks down the ALA awards and shares some of her favorite selections from the list of amazing children's literature. We also touch on what's new in our own school libraries, and how our librarians do so much more than just promoting literacy.