WIT Podcast - Episode #14

In this episode we return to the Student Technology Showcase in Lansing Michigan. In our first interview we chat with a member of the State Board of Education and discuss the new requirements for teaching online. We also talk with a group of students who participated in a Video Conferencing Bookclub.

More information about the Lamphere Book Club may be found at the school's site.

Episode 12 - Student Technology Showcase

Each fall, there is a K-12 student technology showcase held at the state capital building in Lansing, Michigan. The event is sponsored by the Michigan Association of Computer Users (MACUL) and AT&T. This event is held to allow state legislatures to talk to and view student work in the area of technology use in the classroom. Episode 12 is an introduction to the event and a school interview. WIT will continue to feature student interviews from the Showcase on future episodes.

Episode 13 - Google Earth

Frank Miracola, Technology Consultant at Macomb Intermediate School District, Clinton Township, Michigan shares his knowledge of Goodgle Earth. Good way to get started with Google Earth. Frank may be c ontacted at fmiracola@misd.net. Frank's pageflake page may be found at http://www.pageflakes.com/fmiracola.

Witpodcst Episode #11

PageFlakes in the K-6 environment. Angela George, an elementary school technology consultant at Fraser Schools in Fraser, Michigan has created a PageFlake for the teachers and computer lab assistants. The purpose of the page is to keep everyone up to date and on the same path in the use of technology in the schools. It also provides a place for teachers to post items from their schools.
To see Angela's page go to http://www.pageflakes.com/ageorge. Angela's interview on pageflakes can be heard at http://labeau.podshowcreator.com/feed.aspx?feedId=1137

WIT Podcast Episode #10

"Toys are Russ" and Barbara had some time over the summer to find a couple of useful additions to our collection of tech gadgets. Episode 10 gives the pros and cons of our new found items.

• The Califone jackbox - Califone Jackbox Link
  http://www.califone.com/products/1216usb-6.php
  
• Aiptek Website
  http://www.aiptek.com/
• Aiptek Video Example
  http://www.screencast.com/users/gvsuedtech/folders/WIT%20Podcast/media/81cba06d-b66f-4395-88e2-2793710bfdda
• Aiptek Evaluation
  http://www.screencast.com/users/gvsuedtech/folders/WIT%20Podcast/media/e33bdeea-3ad1-4ec4-8218-60ccff2e3ea0

• Belkin add mic for the Apple iPod found at your local Apple Store
  
  

WIT Podcast Episode #9

• The WIT podcast for August takes a look at blogs, podcasts, and wiki created by K-12 classroom teachers during sessions of summer short courses. Many of these are first trial events for the teachers.
  
  Blogs
  
  Andrew and Thomas' Summer Journal
  Blog 2.0
  English 10
  Library Media
  Mr. Foley's AP Blog Site
  Mrs. Smith SLP Corner
  Tales of Kindergarten Art
  Technology Class News
  TK's Blog page
  Wandering, Wondering Writing
  
  Wikis
  
  Many particpants in the class found that a wiki served their purpose better than they had thought. So what they may have started in blog was moved over to their wiki.
  
  Course Offering - Business Education
  AP Language Syllabus
  General Aviation News and Hot Topics
  Special Education Services
  HS Media Center
  4th Grade wiki
  RP Theatre
  Wiki2.0 - Blogging in Education
  Kindergarten Art

Podcasts
Great Lakes Elementary Blog
Portage Public Schools Database

Digital Stories

Grease
Enhanced Podcast Version
Windows Media Version

A Clear Blue Day
Enhanced Podcast Version
Windows Media Version

Rodger
Enhanced Podcast Version
Windows Media Version

Hope
Enhanced Podcast Version
Windows Media

WIT Podcast #8

WIT Podcast #8
Professional Development

In today's episode we interview Kim Kenward. Kim is an Instructional Designer at GVSU. She is very active in "Technology Professional Development." We discuss many different strategies that Kim has used with our staff.

The staff development website at Grabd Valley State University is http://www.gvsu.edu/it/itech/

WIT Podcast Episode #7 - Google Documents

Charlie Lowe, Writing Department of GVSU discusses the use of Google Doc in his classes.


Andy Mann has created documentation for Google Docs are posted to my website. Visit: http://www.techforschools.com/ at the Web 2.0 and Ajax Resources link http://www.techforschools.com/web20/web20.htm You will find .pdf documents to Google Home Page, Google Docs, and Google Spreasheets (and an updated Skype in the Classroom document.)

WIT Podcast - Episode 6

John Rumery from the GVSU School of Business. John is a new user of Educational Technology and discusses how he is using Blogs and other social networking tools in his marketing classes.

WIT podcast - Episode 5 - Italian Fairytales

Gisella Licari, a professor of Modern Languages at GVSU, is our guest and discusses the creation of orginal Italian Fairytales by her language students. The illustrations of the Fairytales were created by fifth grade students. The Italian language students at GVSU used iMovie to create the stories.

A quicktime of one of the Fairytales

WIT Podcast - Episode 4

Using Skype in and out of the classroom

Andy Mann from Ottawa Area ISD (http://www.oaisd.org/oaisd/site/default.asp) talked to WIT about assisting K-12 teachers in the use and concerns of Skype in the classroom.

The resources that were mentions in Episode 4:
Skype - http://www.skype.com/helloagain.html - free download
Pamela - http://www.pamela-systems.com/ - limited use free download

Student/Teacher Collaboration
Global Schoolhouse Foundation - http://www.globalschoolnet.org/index.html
Xlingo - http://www.xlingo.com/ - Foreign Language exchange
Taking it Global -http://www.takingitglobal.org/
EPals - http://www.epals.com/index.tpl - free to join - request schools with chat, audio, video voice capabilities

User Groups
Blog on Skype
World Class Schools - http://worldclassschools.00politics.com/mexico.html

Vicki David - http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/

Polycom Communicator - http://www.polycom.com/products_services/1,,pw-14992,00.html - information from Ploycom

Imagination - http://imagination3.com/LaunchPage - collaborative illustration application

WIT - Episode 3

Second Life in the Literature Classroom

Robert Rozema (http://faculty.gvsu.edu/rozemar) talks about his plans to create a 1984 society for his students in Second Life.

WIT - Episode 2

Digital Storytelling

Barbara's page containing more about digital storytelling may be found here: http://faculty.gvsu.edu/labeaub

Russ's page on Microsoft's Photo story 3 tutorals may be found here: http://rbarneveld.net/ps3tutorials/ps3tutorials.htm

Our storage site for some of our digital stories and classroom videos: http://www.screencast.com/users/GVSUEDTECH

WIT (We Integrate Technology)

Welcome to WIT Podcast

WIT (we integrate technology) comes to you from Grand Valley State University, in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

GVSU is a 23,000 student liberal arts university, with a wide varitey of degree programs.

The purpose of WIT is to share the integration of technology in a vareity of classes at the university and in K-12 education.


You may listen to the WIT podcasts here:http://labeau.podshowcreator.com/


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You may contact us by email at: witpodcast@gmail.com

Barbara's website: http://faculty.gvsu.edu/labeaub

Russ's website: http://rbarneveld.net