Welcome to another episode of Somethin’ to Tech About. Angie and Dru are really excited about this episode because we have put together a panel of Google for Education Certified Educators, Trainers, Innovators, and Coaches as well as the Google for Education Program Manager for Trainers and GEG (Google Educator Groups) Programs to discuss certifications and benefits.  We hope today’s episode will excite and inspire you to perhaps pursue Google for Education certifications. Our participants today are: Dana Gibbs GCE Educator Level 2  Jessica Horton Google Certified Coach  Hollie Sisk Innovator  May Jue Google for Education Program Manager of Trainers and GEG Programs Stay safe and invite your teacher friends to subscribe and download our podcast so they can also give us Somethin’ to Tech About. Thanks for listening! More resources: ISTE Standard(s) for Educators and Students Newspapers In Education Common Sense Media Find out more about Somethin' To Tech About at: Website Facebook Twitter

Welcome to another episode of Somethin’ to Tech About. Today, we are talking with Natalie Muthersbaugh who teaches in Savannah. Natalie teaches at Johnson High School in the Adaptive program. This is her 23rd year teaching. She said she likes to teach students how to use technology for real world problem solving. Stay safe and invite your teacher friends to subscribe and download our podcast so they can also give us Somethin’ to Tech About. Thanks for listening! More resources: ISTE Standard(s) for Educators and Students Newspapers In Education Common Sense Media Find out more about Somethin' To Tech About at: Website Facebook Twitter

Welcome to another episode of Somethin’ to Tech About. Today we are talking with Richard Smith, Executive Director of First District RESA.  Smith is a veteran educator who began his career as a teacher and coach. During his career, he has also served in the roles of assistant principal, director of CTAE, principal, assistant superintendent, and superintendent.   Stay safe and invite your teacher friends to subscribe and download our podcast so they can also give us Somethin’ to Tech About. Thanks for listening! More resources: ISTE Standard(s) for Educators and Students Newspapers In Education Common Sense Media Find out more about Somethin' To Tech About at: Website Facebook Twitter

Welcome to another episode of Somethin’ to Tech About! Today we are focusing on three big take-a-ways from the virtual Georgia Educational Technology Conference held recently.  Virtual hugs and high fives to the coordinators of GAETC Connect!  They pulled off an amazingly organized and user friendly conference experience for everyone involved.  This year, I attended solely as a participant, while Dru represented Somethin’ to Tech About(woot woot) by sharing her expertise in one of the concurrent sessions.  As we reflected on the conference experience, we found ourselves revisiting three major themes which are so important for educators - not only during remote or hybrid learning, but even when we are working in the classroom with students. Getting the right Gear, Getting - and Keeping Students Involved, and Getting Students Producing their own learning. Stay safe and invite your teacher friends to subscribe and download our podcast so they can also give us Somethin’ to Tech About. Thanks for listening! More resources: ISTE Standard(s) for Educators and Students Newspapers In Education Common Sense Media Find out more about Somethin' To Tech About at: Website Facebook Twitter

Welcome to another episode of Somethin’ to Tech About. Today we are talking with Dr. Monica Burns of classtechtips.com and EasyEdTech Podcast about creativity in the classroom, engaging formative assessment strategies, asynchronous/synchronous strategies. Dr. Burns is an EdTech and Curriculum consultant, author, and former New York City public school teacher. She works with schools and organizations around the world to support PreK-20 educators with thoughtful technology integration. Monica’s website and Podcast help educators place “tasks before apps” by promoting deeper learning with technology. Stay safe and invite your teacher friends to subscribe and download our podcast so they can also give us Somethin’ to Tech About. Thanks for listening! More resources: ISTE Standard(s) for Educators and Students Newspapers In Education Common Sense Media Find out more about Somethin' To Tech About at: Website Facebook Twitter

Welcome to another episode of Somethin’ to Tech About. Today we are talking about Google Earth and some ideas for classroom use.   WHAT?  Google Earth is a web-based app that brings the world to your fingertips. It has up-to-date satellite imagery showing street views, space views, oceans, topography, global temperatures, wind speed, precipitation, and so much more.  WHY? Immerses students in the learning experiences.  Provides connections to the real world. Promotes inquiry-based lessons and learning. Data can be visualized in new and more engaging ways Critical Thinking Creative Communicators If you are just getting started here are some quick ways to get your students comfortable with using Google Earth. We will have tons of resources on our blog so be sure to visit somethintoteachbaout.com to check those out! One of the easiest but effective activities to do with your students is to navigate and explore the wonders of Google Earth together. This would be a great introduction for demonstrating some of the features of Google Earth and would work to pull your students into a remote lesson! If you click on the person icon in the bottom right-hand side of Google Earth, your students will get the ‘street view’. Demonstrate how they can explore a particular destination from the street view and get up close and personal with the view. Some locations even allow you to enter the buildings! Stay safe and invite your teacher friends to subscribe and download our podcast so they can also give us Somethin’ to Tech About. Thanks for listening! More resources: ISTE Standard(s) for Educators and Students Newspapers In Education Common Sense Media Find out more about Somethin' To Tech About at: Website Facebook Twitter

Welcome to Episode 1, Season 4 of Somethin’ to Tech About! Today, we have Daniel Rivera, a numbers and data guru visiting with us. Daniel currently serves as the Technology Director for First District RESA (Regional Educational Service Agency) located in Brooklet GA and serves 17 districts.  Stay safe and invite your teacher friends to subscribe and download our podcast so they can also give us Somethin’ to Tech About. Thanks for listening! More resources: ISTE Standard(s) for Educators and Students Newspapers In Education Common Sense Media Find out more about Somethin' To Tech About at: Website Facebook Twitter

My name is Sarah Clark and I’m a Savannah transplant with SoCal roots (by way of Indiana, North Carolina, and Virginia in between!). I've got over a decade of family engagement, volunteer facilitation, and community involvement experience. I've trained for the United States Navy as an Ombudsman and Certified Ombudsman Trainer, but also worked heavily with family and community engagement efforts in Virginia and Georgia public schools as a volunteer.  I now serve as the Family Engagement Facilitator for Pooler Elementary School. Stay safe and invite your teacher friends to subscribe and download our podcast so they can also give us Somethin’ to Tech About. Thanks for listening! More resources: ISTE Standard(s) for Educators and Students Newspapers In Education Common Sense Media Find out more about Somethin' To Tech About at: Website Facebook Twitter Email

Episode 13 focuses on the remote learning experiences from the perspective of our guest, Tiana Keels, Academic Coach of The School of Humanities in Savannah, Georgia. Tiana Keels was the winner of our first Anniversary Give-A-Way which  included several techie prizes, one of which was a guest spot on episode 13.  We are interested to reflect with Tiana on the remote learning experiences that impacted the students and teachers in her urban community during the Covid-19 pandemic. Stay safe and invite your teacher friends to subscribe and download our podcast so they can also give us Somethin’ to Tech About. Thanks for listening! More resources: ISTE Standard(s) for Educators and Students Newspapers In Education Common Sense Media Find out more about Somethin' To Tech About at: Website Facebook Twitter Email

Welcome to episode 12 of Somethin’ to Tech About! We are excited to be recording again and hope everyone is staying happy and healthy! In our weekly newsletter, we share Timely Tidbits and thought we would share them with our listeners! And if you haven’t subscribed to our newsletter,  fill out the info in the footer to begin receiving our weekly newsletter full of tips, tricks, and those timely tidbits. Dualless-Split/Merge Windows - quickly split your screen.  Nod Reactions- emoji reactions for muted members in Google Meet. Sir Links A-Lot- one click for Force Copy, Preview Template and more Google Meet Attendance- collect attendance during Meet. Google Sites Updates: When we posted S1 E7  Writing Portfolios that Wow!, Google Sites did not have portfolio templates. We are happy to share that as of 4/23/2020, Google Sites now has templates and one specifically for portfolios. Also added were Announcement Banners to highlight important information. Find out more at G Suite Updates.  Draftback Extension: Shout out to Meri New for bringing this one to our attention! Version history in video form. Draftback lets you play the Version history of any Google Doc you can edit. It's like going back in time to look over your own shoulder as you write. Add the extension Draftback.  Open Dyslexic Font for Chrome: With just a simple click, you can change the fonts used on websites to the OpenDyslexic font, a font to increase readability for readers with dyslexia.  Add the Open Dyslexic Font extension today.  Pear Deck Power-Up: This extension is a must-have if you use Pear Deck to add interactivity to your slide decks. This week, we both presented Pear Deck remotely and were sure to mention the Pear Deck Power Up because the Power-up ensures that videos, animations, and GIFs embedded in your Pear Deck slides, play the way they should.  Stay safe and invite your teacher friends to subscribe and download our podcast so they can also give us Somethin’ to Tech About. Thanks for listening! More resources: ISTE Standard(s) for Educators and Students Newspapers In Education Common Sense Media Find out more about Somethin' To Tech About at: Website Facebook Twitter Email