In this week's episode we visit with Teachers, Students and even Parents at Liberty Elementary School to discuss how, as an entire community, they have adopted Minecraft Education. As a Microsoft district we provide Minecraft for Education for all schools, at a district level, we are thrilled with Liberty that they have taken advantage of our Microsoft Partnership. Liberty Elementary is also a Showcase School for Microsoft, so they are all well versed in all the tools Microsoft offers. When you are listening to this episode, you will hear about a lot of different ways to use Minecraft: Education Edition within your classroom! You'll probably need to listen to it at least twice.



Tools mentioned:

Minecraft for Education



You can find me at:

WeLearn Blog (available to SPS District Employees only)

Website: Bearded Tech-Ed Guy

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beardedteched

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/beardedteched

Twitter: https://twitter.com/beardedteched

Episode 103: Minecraft @ Liberty Elementary

Join us this week for a special episode of our podcast as we sit down with some incredible interns from Putnam. These students have a unique story to tell as they transition from being students at Putnam to becoming future college students. We'll hear all about their journey, from their early days in elementary school to their current experiences as interns.

Throughout the episode, we'll dive deep into the valuable lessons and skills that they're learning and applying in their internships. One exciting topic we'll explore is how they are teaching teachers to use computer science tools in the classroom. From coding to problem-solving, these interns are gaining invaluable experiences that will serve them well in the future.

Tune in to hear their inspiring stories and learn from their experiences. Whether you're a student, teacher, or just curious about what it takes to become a successful intern, this episode is not to be missed!

You can find me at:

Website: https://www.beardedtechedguy.com
Instagram: @beardedteched
Facebook: @beardedteched
Twitter: @beardedteched


Tools Available in Springfield:

Office 365
23 Tools for 2023 (Springfield Teachers)
Nearpod
Newsela
Reading Progress


Music:

Music by AlexGrohl  from Pixabay

Episode 127: The Interns

With this week's episode we jump into module two of the very popular book, The Distance Learning Playbook, Grades K-12: Teaching for Engagement and Impact in Any Setting by Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, John Hattie. With the SPS Digital Learning Hour podcast, we are talking our learning out loud. If you do not own this book, get it now and join us on the journey of discovery. You will also hear my thoughts and takeaways from each module. This week's module was all about the start of the new school year. We discuss Routines, Norms, Procedures, Classroom Set-Up (Digitally of Course) and more on this episode. Join us on this journey of learning.

Do we have some of the same takeaway? Is there something else that you got out of the chapter? Follow us on this journey. Leave your thoughts in the comments or the future blog post.

Links:
https://resources.corwin.com/distancelearningplaybook/student-resources/reproducible-forms
https://winstonchurchill.org/resources/speeches/1941-1945-war-leader/give-us-the-tools/

Show Credits:

Tell Me (instrumental) by RYYZN https://soundcloud.com/ryyzn
Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0
Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tell-me-instrumental
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Episode 99: Digital Learning Playbook Module 2

We did it! We've hit 100 episodes! This week we interviewed Arturo De Bourbon, technology teacher and Tech Coordinator at Samuel Bowles Elementary School. Listen to how he got his start in education and the way he is keeping morning messages going through this remote time. You can hear his inspiring story here at the SPS Digital Learning Hour Podcast. 



Tools mentioned:
Flipgrid: https://info.flipgrid.com/
Schoology: https://www.schoology.com/
Class Dojo: https://www.classdojo.com/





Music:

Tell Me (instrumental) by RYYZN https://soundcloud.com/ryyzn
Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0
Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tell-me-instrumental
Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/IsDZxG0bExY

🎵 Track Info:

Title: Tell Me (instrumental) by RYYZN
Genre and Mood: Dance & Electronic + Bright

———

🎧 Available on:

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2UL9T7B
iTunes: https://apple.co/36VZlIw
Deezer: https://deezer.com/us/track/1019283902
YouTube: https://youtu.be/4FR8gZdiiWg
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/ryyzn/tell-me
YouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=4FR...