Resources can be found at:

http://bit.ly/jstpodcast01

In episode 1 of the Just Start Tech podcast, I introduce you to the SAMR model and provide some examples of what this might look like. 

I also share an interview with David Bothof, a 7th grade Bible and Spanish teacher at Central Valley Christian School. David shares with us a technology project he is working on with his students in Bible using Google Slides.

Finally, for jump starters, I share an idea from Matt Miller at DitchThatTextbook.com using Google Drawings, an image, and text bubbles. I also share how we might go deeper with vocabulary using the Frayer model.

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01 - David Bothof - Using Google Slides to Create a Digital Book

Resources can be found at:

http://bit.ly/jstpodcast02

In episode 2 of the Just Start Tech Podcast, I review Bloom's Taxonomy and Webb's Depth of Knowledge. I discuss how our classrooms might need to shift in order to engage these higher level thinking skills while also understanding the importance of lower level thinking skills. I also share a story about how choice boards created that shift in my classroom, allowing students to demonstrate higher level thinking skills.

I also share an interview with Bekah Lyzenga, a 4th-grade teacher at Central Valley Christian School. She shares with us how she used Google Slides to modify her traditional literature circle roles. We discuss a bit about the growth mindset, and Bekah shares how her desire to learn and understand that there is risk creates a positive classroom environment.

Finally, for jump starters, I share the value of formative assessment along with four different tools you might use to gather that data:

Kahoot
Quizizz
Nearpod
Peardeck

02 - Bekah Lyzenga - Lit Circles with Google Slides

Resources can be found at:

http://bit.ly/jstpodcast03

In episode 3 of the Just Start Tech Podcast, I share my opinion on homework and what that looks like in our classrooms. I reference two different blog posts, one from Dave Mulder, and another from Jennifer Gonzalez.

I also share an interview with Mike Bosma, a mathematics teacher at Central Valley Christian School. He shares how he uses technology in his math classes and how his projects and instruction have evolved with the change in technology.

Finally, for jump starters, I share different ways to provide feedback during and after a project.

03 - Mike Bosma - Tech in the Math Classroom

Resources can be found at:

bit.ly/jstpodcast04

In episode 4 of the Just Start Tech Podcast, I share a brief review of the book Teach Like a Pirate, authored by Dave Burgess. I explain what the PIRATE acronym stands for and what the Pirate mentality is.

I also share an interview with Irene Hooyer, a 2nd grade teacher at Central Valley Christian School. She shares her tech integration journey and how she has evolved a research project because she saw a need to improve student learning. Listen in as she shares how she app smashes with Book Creator and Seesaw.

Finally, for jump starters, I share different features of Google Slides that you may not have known about along with ways you might use these features in your class.

04 - Irene Hooyer - Book Creator with 2nd Graders!

The Just Start Tech Podcast is your source for growing in your teaching pedagogy. Hear stories from others who are growing in technology integration, as well as jump starters that will help you enhance your teaching the very next day. Because learning never stops, it just starts!