Special Guests

• Danelle Brostrom, TCAPS Instructional Technology Coach
• Stephie Luyt, TCAPS Elementary Librarian Teacher

Topics Discussed on today's show:
Great tips and literacy resources you should embrace while teaching and learning remotely.

• Michigan eLibrary (MeL.org)
• International Education Week Read Alouds
• Live from the Opera House: It’s Storytime! Read Alouds and Activities
• Virtual Book Bags: Science
• Virtual Book Bags: Social Studies
• ASL Stories and Resources  
• Kate Messner’s Read Wonder and Learn

This Weeks Moment of Zen:
“Any fool can know. The point is to understand.”
- Albert Einstein

Tech Tool of the Week:
TCAPS Elementary Libraries Facebook Page

Special Guests

• Danelle Brostrom, TCAPS Instructional Technology Coach
  
  TCAPS UpNorth Virtual: Live Teachers:
• Catie Thomas
• Marie Willis
• Courtney Hanley
• Kristin Norman
• Katie Simons

Topics Discussed on today's show:
This is a special episode of the pod featuring TCAPS UpNorth Virtual Live Expert Educators sharing some hard won wisdom they have earned over the past months of remote teaching.

Useful Links:

• Assigning "Journey's" leveled readers in Think Central
• Teacher Tips from Katie Simons

This Weeks Moment of Zen:
“I will not follow where the path may lead, but I will go where there is no path, and I will leave a trail.”
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Tech Tool of the Week:
Wheel of Names

Special Guests

• Danelle Brostrom, TCAPS Instructional Technology Coach
• Heidi Skodack, TCAPS Director of School Improvement
• Evan O'Branovic, TCAPS Director of Technology

Topics Discussed on today's show:

Media literacy and critical thinking in digital world.

• What is a Learning Management System (LMS) and what will it do for our students and teachers?
• Where is TCAPS at with the roll out?
• What are some of the successes and hurdles so far?
• Where can you find help?

This Weeks Moment of Zen:
“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.”
- Rumi

Tech Tool of the Week:
What's Going On In This Graph?

Special Guests

• Danelle Brostrom, TCAPS Instructional Technology Coach
• Dave Johnson, Michigan Council for Social Studies President

Topics Discussed on today's show:

Media literacy and critical thinking in digital world.

• newslit.org
• checkology.org
• newseum.org
• misocialstudies.org
• allsides.com
• Media Literacy Week New York Times Lesson of the Day: How to Deal With a Crisis of Misinformation, Should Media Literacy Be a Required Course in School?
• Book Recommendation: The Future of Feeling

This Weeks Moment of Zen:
“Too often we...enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.”
- John F. Kennedy

Tech Tool of the Week:
Should This Exist Podcast: Deep Fake Episode

Special Guests

• David "the TechNollerGist" Noller, TCAPS Instructional Technology Coach
• Thomas Paolocci, TCAPS Network Systems Manager

Topics Discussed on today's show:

• What did we learn about internet access for our students?
• How are we overcoming the hurdles?
• With are students increasingly online how are we helping them stay safe?
• What tips can you give our students and parents to help stay safe online?

This Weeks Moment of Zen:
“Ethics and equity and the principles of justice do not change with the calendar.”
- D. H. Lawrence

Tech Tool of the Week:
Brightspace Support

Special Guests

• Danelle Brostrom, TCAPS Instructional Technology Coach
• Stephie Luyt, TCAPS Elementary Teacher Librarian

Topics Discussed on today's show:

Digital Parenting has changed dramatically over the past several months. Listen to the pod as we discuss some great tips to help parents and students navigate the new digital landscape. Danelle and Stephie have also revamped and revised their "Digital Parenting," presentation, which is full of great resources.

This Weeks Moment of Zen:
“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.”
- Anne Lamott

Tech Tool of the Week:
All the resources from the presentation! 

Special Guests

• Evan O'Branovic, TCAPS Director of Technology
• David "the TechNollerGist" Noller, TCAPS Instructional Technology Coach

Topics Discussed on today's show:

• Tools for remote learning
• Student access to better bridge the "Digital Divide"

This Weeks Moment of Zen:
"Equality is leaving the door open for anyone who has the means to approach it; Equity is ensuring there is a pathway to that door for those who need it."
- Caroline Belden

Tech Tool of the Week:
Brightspace Support 

Special Guests

• Andy Phillips, TCAPS Grand Pubah of Pedagogy
• Danelle Brostrom, TCAPS EdTech Coach Extrodinaire

Topics Discussed on today's show:

• What we learned last spring
• How is that knowledge being leveraged
• D2L and Brightspace & Google Apps for Education
• New devices: staff laptops & student chromebooks
• Media Literacy, Mindfulness & Empathy

This Weeks Moment of Zen:
"Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success."
- Dale Carnagie

Grand Pubah of Pedegogy's Moments of Zen:
"Fashion changes, but style endures."
- Coco Chanel

"A bend in the road is not the end of the road…Unless you fail to make the turn."
- Helen Keller

Tech Tool of the Week:
Google Meet Updates 

Special Guests

• Danelle Brostrom, TCAPS Instructional Technology Coach
• Stephie Luyt, ElementaryTeacher Librarian
• David Noller, TCAPS Instructional Technology Coach

Topics Discussed on today's show:

• What we learned last spring
• How is that knowledge being leveraged
• D2L and Brightspace & Google Apps for Education
• New devices: staff laptops & student chromebooks
• Media Literacy, Mindfulness & Empathy

This Weeks Moment of Zen:
"Why do you go away? So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colors. And the people there see you differently, too. Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving."
- Terry Pratchett

Tech Tool of the Week:
Google Meet Update and MEL.org updates