Toxic Tech? Let's Parlay! S2, Ep. 1.

Chris (Rock) Took My Phone; Can He Save Our Classrooms? S2, Ep. 4

This episode explores the tech fatigue many educators are feeling after a few years of tech overload. In addition, Tech Tami reveals how comedian Chris Rock modeled how educators can rein in cell phone distractions in the classroom. Finally, media literacy and a brief overview of Checkology.com are discussed.

Tech Won't Make Us Great. S2, Ep. 3

This week's episode tackles the belief that technology in the classroom makes teachers better. In addition, Tech Tami reflects on the best advice she has received from a colleague, and PETEC '22.

Netflix PD or Nah? S2, Ep.2.

This episode explores the value of teacher choice in professional development, the current [demoralized] state of education, and why student digital portfolios [still] matter. Digital tools featured: Sutori, Wakelet, Spaces Edu, Wix. Weebly.

Toxic Tech? Let's Parlay! S2, Ep. 1.

The InnovatEd Learning Podcast is back for 2022! In this first episode of season 2, Tech Tami (TT) shares thoughts on an opinion piece about the toxic nature of tech. Also, TT reviews a new-ish web tool for amping up student-led classroom discussions.  Finally, the Q & A segment [that no really asked for], "Ask Tech Tami", is back! Enjoy and thank you for listening.

Deconstructin' Reconstruction

This episode was created to loosely model my U.S History students' expectations for a podcast assignment. Students analyzed primary documents of the Reconstruction era, completed a graphic organizer to create a podcast script. Students will evaluate my podcast, per the project rubric, then produce their own episode for a summative Reconstruction assessment.