Episodes
06/29/2018 It’s Friday, June 29th, 2018 and welcome to Episode 213 of TechTalk4Teachers, I’m Tom Grissom and I'm Cindy Rich. Welcome to TechTalk4Teachers the show about teaching and learning with technology.  In this episode Cindy and I talk about some of the many changes that occur over summertime along with some professional development opportunities to explore over the summer. #edcampEIU #ISTE18 #NotAtISTE18 #vidcon2018 Your browser does not support the audio element. Right-click here to...
Published 06/29/18
05/30/2018 It’s Wednesday, May 30th, 2018 and welcome to Episode 212 of TechTalk4Teachers, I’m Tom Grissom, I'm Newton Key, and I'm Sace Elder. Welcome to TechTalk4Teachers the show about teaching and learning with technology.  In this episode Newton, Sace, and I offer a debriefing about the Faculty Summer Institute recently held at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, We attended several sessions and discuss some of the many ideas and practices shared at this years conference....
Published 05/30/18
04/30/2018 It’s Monday, April 30th, 2018 and welcome to Episode 211 of TechTalk4Teachers, I’m Tom Grissom and I am Brian Poulter. Welcome to TechTalk4Teachers the show about teaching and learning with technology.  In this episode Brian and I talk about Fake News and how we can help our students navigate this complex topic that is increasingly powered by the high-tech and social media worlds our students are living in. Your browser does not support the audio element. Right-click here to...
Published 04/30/18
03/28/2018 It’s Wednesday, March 28th, 2018 and welcome to Episode 210 of TechTalk4Teachers, I’m Tom Grissom and I am Zak Standerfer. Welcome to TechTalk4Teachers the show about teaching and learning with technology.  In this episode Dr. Standerfer and I talk about edTPA Day and the submission process for student teachers. Your browser does not support the audio element. Right-click here to download. Show Notes: edTPA Sway - Video Tips Technology Picks of the Week Tom's Tech Pick of the Week...
Published 03/28/18
02/01/2018 It’s Thursday, February 1st, 2018 and welcome to Episode 209 of TechTalk4Teachers, I’m Tom Grissom and I am Brian Poulter. Welcome to TechTalk4Teachers the show about teaching and learning with technology.  In this episode Brian and I talk about the new technologies available that are touching every phase of our lives. I was surprised by how much tech is being incorporated into bicycling. Your browser does not support the audio element. Right-click here to download. Show Notes:...
Published 02/03/18
12/31/2017 It’s Sunday, December 31st, 2017 and welcome to Episode 208 of TechTalk4Teachers, I’m Tom Grissom. Welcome to TechTalk4Teachers the show about teaching and learning with technology.  In this episode I talk about the Fourth Industrial Revolution, AR/VR/MR, and how we as educators must change and adapt to harness the rapid advancements that Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning are producing. Your browser does not support the audio element. Right-click here to download. Show...
Published 12/31/17
11/30/2017 It’s Thursday, November 30th, 2017 and welcome to Episode 207 of TechTalk4Teachers, I’m Tom Grissom. Welcome to TechTalk4Teachers the show about teaching and learning with technology.  In this episode I talk about the OneBoarding 3.0 project we have been working on in the ITC to improve the options available for online instructors. Your browser does not support the audio element. Right-click here to download. Show Notes: Introducing OneBoarding 3.0 Visit the EIU Instructional...
Published 11/30/17
10/31/2017 It’s Tuesday, October 31st, 2017 and welcome to TechTalk4Teachers, I’m Tom Grissom. Welcome to TechTalk4Teachers the show about teaching and learning with technology.  In this episode I talk about the upcoming free online Learn OneNote Conference 2017 organized by Jared DeCamp, a OneNote enthusiast. This podcast contains time sensitive material and a call to action to register for this free online conference. The event starts next week November 7th and runs through November 13th....
Published 10/31/17
09/30/2017 It’s Friday, September 29th, 2017 and welcome to Episode 205 of TechTalk4Teachers, I’m Tom Grissom and I'm Brian Poulter. Welcome to TechTalk4Teachers the show about teaching and learning with technology.  In this episode we talk about current video projects we are involved with and how we look at the past, present, and future to get better no matter what content area we teach. We also discuss some of the routine things we do, like backups, to keep things running smoothly...
Published 09/29/17
08/31/2017 It’s Thursday, August 31st, 2017 and welcome to Episode 204 of TechTalk4Teachers, I’m Tom Grissom. Welcome to TechTalk4Teachers the show about teaching and learning with technology.  I am in a bit of a reflective mood today as the TechTalk4Teachers podcast has hit a major milestone. This episode I want to reflect upon why I chose to start the TechTalk4Teachers podcast and be sure to listen to the entire show as I also discuss why recorded audio is such an important tool for any...
Published 09/01/17
07/31/2017 It’s Monday, July 31st,, 2017 and welcome to Episode 203 of TechTalk4Teachers, I’m Tom Grissom. Welcome to TechTalk4Teachers the show about teaching and learning with technology. I'm going solo today as we are at the apex of summer vacation for many teachers across the country and many are starting to think about the start of another school year. In today's episode I thought I would provide an overview of what every school and university in America is going through right now. Here...
Published 07/31/17
06/30/2017 It’s Friday, June 30th,, 2017 and welcome to Episode 202 of TechTalk4Teachers, I’m Tom Grissom, and I'm Brian Poulter. Welcome to TechTalk4Teachers the show about teaching and learning with technology. This episode Brian and I discuss our a project based learning unit we are calling "The Great Bike Race". This is a brainstorming session where we share some of the many ways you can take a local event and a data set to integrate into a learning unit. We share the data set and a...
Published 06/30/17
4/26/2017 It’s Wednesday, April 26, 2017 and welcome to Episode 200 of TechTalk4Teachers, I’m Tom Grissom. Welcome to TechTalk4Teachers the show about teaching and learning with technology. This episode Darrell Webster from tomorrowland (New Zealand) joins us to discuss the many, many updates that have occurred to Office 365 products over the course of this semester. Your browser does not support the audio element. Right-click here to download. Show Notes: RE: Office 365 (VideoCast of Episode...
Published 04/26/17
3/31/2017 It’s Friday, March 31, 2017 and welcome to Episode 199 of TechTalk4Teachers, I’m Tom Grissom, and I’m Brian Poulter. Welcome to TechTalk4Teachers the show about teaching and learning with technology.  Your browser does not support the audio element. Right-click here to download. Show Notes: InfraRed Photography An introduction to InfraRed Photograpy The Learning Garden OneNote Notebook Technology Picks of the WeekTom’s Pick of the Week OneNote Online Digital Ink Coming Soon.......
Published 03/31/17
1/30/2017 It’s Tuesday, February 28, 2017 and welcome to Episode 198 of TechTalk4Teachers, I’m Tom Grissom, and I’m Cindy Rich. Welcome to TechTalk4Teachers the show about teaching and learning with technology.  Your browser does not support the audio element. Right-click here to download. Technology Picks of the Week Tom’s Pick of the Week Logitech Brio Webcam Samsung Gear 360 Camera Cindy's Pick of the WeekSnap Chat That wraps it up for Episode 198 of TechTalk4Teachers. Show notes this...
Published 02/28/17
1/30/2017 It’s Monday, January 30, 2017 and welcome to Episode 197 of TechTalk4Teachers, I’m Tom Grissom, and I’m Darrell Webster. Welcome to TechTalk4Teachers the show about teaching and learning with technology.  We have a special guest from New Zealand with us this time! Darrell Webster is a long time online friend and Office 365 expert. Darrell joins us today via Skype to discuss the many new things that are happening with OneNote. This month Microsoft announced several major updates to...
Published 01/30/17
12/21/2016 It’s Wednesday, December 21st, 2016 and welcome to Episode 196 of TechTalk4Teachers, I’m Tom Grissom, and I’m Brian Poulter. Welcome to TechTalk4Teachers the show about teaching and learning with technology.  This time we discuss the end of the semester and reflect back on some of the different technologies implemented in the classroom and how they helped improve the teaching and learning process. We wrap things up with our Technology Picks of the Week. Keep on Learning! Your...
Published 12/21/16
11/30/2016 It’s Wednesday, November 30th, 2016 and welcome to Episode 195 of TechTalk4Teachers, I’m Tom Grissom, and I’m Cindy Rich. Welcome to TechTalk4Teachers the show about teaching and learning with technology.  This time we discuss the culture of learning and how our attitudes affect the way we learn new things. Professional Development is often approached as something to be "done" to teachers instead of "with" teachers. A slight adjustment to a perpetual professional learning culture...
Published 11/30/16
10/31/2016 It’s Monday, October 31st, 2016 and welcome to TechTalk4Teachers I’m Tom Grissom and I’m Newton Key. Welcome to TechTalk4Teachers the show about teaching and learning with technology. This time we share information about a couple of Faculty Development workshops coming up in November. Dr. Newton Key, Director of the EIU Faculty Development program is our guest. We wrap things up with our Technology Picks of the Week. Your browser does not support the audio element. Right-click...
Published 10/31/16
09/30/2016 It’s Friday, September 30th, 2016 and welcome to TechTalk4Teachers I’m Tom Grissom and I’m Cindy Rich. Welcome to TechTalk4Teachers the show about teaching and learning with technology. This time we share our mid-semester checkup as we near the middle of the semester. Cindy has returned to the classroom and she shares some of her classroom practices. We wrap things up with our Technology Picks of the Week. Your browser does not support the audio element. Right-click here to...
Published 09/30/16
08/31/2016 It’s Wednesday, August 31st, 2016 and welcome to TechTalk4Teachers I’m Tom Grissom and I’m Brian Poulter. Welcome to TechTalk4Teachers the show about teaching and learning with technology. This time we share our back to school episode and talk a little teacher shop with combing technology and pedagogy and new possibilities for personalized learning with OneNote. We wrap things up with our Technology Picks of the Week. Your browser does not support the audio element. Right-click...
Published 08/31/16
07/30/2016 It’s Saturday, July 30th, 2016 and welcome to TechTalk4Teachers I’m Tom Grissom. Welcome to TechTalk4Teachers the show about teaching and learning with technology. I am going solo this time with a quick summer update of the many things that are happening over the summer to improve the learning environment of our students. We wrap things up with our Technology Picks of the Week. Click on the Player to listen. Your browser does not support the audio element. Right-click here to...
Published 08/01/16
06/30/2016 It’s Thursday, June 30th, 2016 and welcome to TechTalk4Teachers I’m Tom Grissom, and I’m Brian Poulter. Welcome to TechTalk4Teachers the show about teaching and learning with technology. Cindy is out of the office this week so we have invited Brian Poulter, long time friend of the show, to be on the TechTalk4Teachers podcast. This time we talk about Personal Weather Stations and the possibilities for teaching and learning. We wrap things up with our Technology Picks of the Week....
Published 07/30/16
05/27/2016 It’s Friday, May 27th, 2016 and welcome to TechTalk4Teachers I’m Tom Grissom, and I’m Cindy Rich. Welcome to TechTalk4Teachers the show about teaching and learning with technology. This time we talk about our upcoming edcampEIU that will be happening on June 21st. We also have a special guest, Lisa Dallas, talking about the Padlet app for classroom and online uses of this tool. We wrap things up with our Technology Picks of the Week this time featuring Virtual Reality. Click on the...
Published 05/27/16
04/29/2016 It’s Friday, April 29th, 2016 and welcome to Episode 188 of TechTalk4Teachers I’m Tom Grissom and I'm Cindy Rich. Welcome to TechTalk4Teachers the show about teaching and learning with technology. This episode we discuss the end of the semester and OneNote digital class notebooks, a new smartphone for Dr. Grissom and announcing edcampEIU this summer! We will also share our Technology Picks of the "Week". Your browser does not support the audio element. If player does not work in...
Published 04/29/16