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EdListen 14: Jeff Utecht The Original Google Ninja Master

Host & Producer: Bjorn Behrendt ~ g+ | twitter
Show Website: http://www.edlisten.com/ & Google+ Community

Description:

Interview with Jeff Utecht an international educator and the creator of the Google Ninja program. http://www.ninjaprogram.com/, which is a training program for the Google Apps suite based on the concept of searching and earning badges as their skill grows. The program is free and designed as a resource for teachers to use.

Teachers looking to take an actual online class with Jeff should check out his course http://www.gafeclass.com/, which is designed to prepare educators to use Google Apps for Education in their classroom with students.

Jeff Utecht's contact info:
Twitter: jutecht
Blog: thethinkingstick.com
Google+: +Jeff Utecht

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EdListen 13: Interview With Principal Peter Iles

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Host & Producer: Bjorn Behrendt ~ g+ | twitter
Show Website: http://www.edlisten.com/ & Google+ Community

Description:

Interview Principal Peter Iles, Teacher, Tech Director, Coach, Principal, Parent, ... First school in the country to subscribe to Chromebooks. This was a great conversation where we talked about twitter, chromebooks, and more.

Twitter: @peteriles
G+: +Peter Iles

Links we talked about:
http://www.glogster.com/
http://typingclub.com/
http://groopt.com/
15 Lesson Plans For Making Students Better Online Researchers
http://www.thinkwave.com/
Diplomacy Game

Ed Communities:
EdListen (Of Course)
EdTech
Education Revolution
Educational Leadership
Google Apps in Education

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EdListen 12: Rob Greenlee, Microsoft Content Manager, Podcasts on Windows Phone / Zune

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Host & Producer: Bjorn Behrendt ~ g+ | twitter
Show Website: http://www.edlisten.com/ & Google+ Community

Description:
This week I was joined by Rob Greenlee who is the Microsoft Content Manager for Podcasts on Windows Phone / Zune. We talk about podcasting as a medium and how it can benefit schools.

Contact Rob:

Email: podcasts@microsoft.com
Website/Blog: http://www.robgreenlee.com
Twitter: @robgreenlee
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/robgreenlee
WebTalkRadio: http://www.webtalkradio.com

Links:

Plug: Maja's Podcast: http://mdbstudents2011-12.podbean.com/
How to podcast podcasts:

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EdListen 11: Using Calendars To Improve Productivity

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Host & Producer: Bjorn Behrendt ~ g+ | twitter

Description:

This week I am joined by Eric Curts, who is the technology director for North Canton City Schools in Ohio, creator of the www.appsusergroup.org, and host of The State Of Tech podcast. Being both podcasters we chatted for about 20 minutes on educational podcasting before we dove into the topic of using Calendars in schools.

Links:

~ Troy's Flipped Classroom Podcast

~ TeacherCast Podcast

~ Eric's article about Appointment Slot Alternatives: http://www.appsusergroup.org/news/appointment-slot-alternatives

~ Eric's use of Google Calendars for Middle School Homework: http://ms.northcantonschools.org/cal/hwcal

~ Eric's use of Google Calendars for lab sign up: http://tech.northcantonschools.org/calendars

~ Eric's use of Google Calendars for district-level and building-level calendars: http://nccs.northcantonschools.org/cal

~ Bjorn's template for educational calendar: https://sites.google.com/a/askbj.net/edlisten-resources/my-resources/school-calendar

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