Welcome to The TechTeacher podcast with your host Brad Niessen. Brad Niessen is an Instructional Technology Specialist and a Technology Rich Classroom Facilitator for the largest school district in the state of Kansas. In addition to providing training for his own district, Brad has been invited by other districts to present at in-services and has been asked present at technology conferences. He has also begun to do some independent work for the Kansas Department of Education's Technology A ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
MIT's $100 LaptopWhat impact will the release of the MIT $100 laptop have on education and on the computer industry. What do you think? Send Brad your input at niessen@cox.net and for additional technology trends, news, and professional development, go to http://members.cox.net/niessen/Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Becoming a Classroom without Walls with Marratech Video Conferencing SoftwareIn this professional development session, join Brad as he presents to a group of educators on how to use Marratech video conferencing software to break the barriers of distance between schools.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Introduction to Blogs and WikisDuring this professional development session, teachers learn first hand the power of Blogs and Wikis.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Thinking Outside the Box- Creative Ways of Using Microsoft Office in the Classroom.This is a presentation from the MACE Conference in Manhattan, Kansas. This presentation is called "Thinking Outside the Box- Creative Ways of Using Microsoft Office in the Classroom by Cammy Todd and Marcia Jeans from Wichita Public Schools.
For presentation notes and activity templates please go to:
Creative Ways to Use Microsoft Office in the Classroom
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The SMARTBoard QueenIn this podcast, I get the chance to sit down with Marcia Jeans an Instructional Technology Specialist, who is an expert on the SMARTBoard. Listen as she shares the benefits of using the SMARTBoard interactive whiteboard.
For more information:
http://technology.usd259.org/resources/whiteboards/index.htm
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The Death of the ChalkboardIn this brief episode, I will discuss the impact and benefits of using interactive whiteboards in the classroom.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
The iRiver T30 ReviewIn this episode I take a look at the iRiver T30 with its built in microphone. How can a device like this be beneficial in the classroom. Also, please make sure that you stop by my web site for more integration ideas and to put a pin on my Frappr map. http://members.cox.net/niessen/Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Intel's Online Thinking ToolsIn this session, Jana Craig Hare shares with us the online thinking tools from Intel. For more information, got to: http://www.intel.com/education/tools/
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Extreme Makeover- The Classroom EditionAn extreme classroom makeover does not require a lot of expensive technology. Listen today as I share with a group of teachers some strategies and resources that can make this happen.
Also, if you are subscriber, please drop me a line.... I would love to hear from you. My e-mail is niessen@cox.net. Don't forget to drop by my site at: http://members.cox.net/niessen/Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
iProjectsEngage your students by taking your current projects online with iProjects.
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Technology Rich Classrooms- Teacher Roundtable SesIn this episode, I am joined in a roundtable session with the Wichita Technology Rich Classroom Project teachers. My e-mail is niessen@cox.net. Don't forget to drop by my site at: http://members.cox.net/niessen/Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Podcasting- Just Another Classroom Tool for the 21st Century LearnerLearn about podcasting and all of the benefits it has to offer to the 21st Century Learner. Also, if you are subscriber, please drop me a line.... I would love to hear from you. My e-mail is niessen@cox.net. Don't forget to drop by my site at: http://members.cox.net/niessen/Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Digital Storytelling- Giving Your Students a New VoiceThere are many strategies to engage the 21st Century learner...digital storytelling is just another. For more information about digital storytelling and to take my podcasting survey, please visit my site at: http://members.cox.net/niessen/Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
WoW - ClusterMapsWelcome to the first edition of WoW- What's on the Web. In this episode I will be sharing an awesome web tool called ClustrMaps. For more information about this site, please visit my web site at: http://members.cox.net/niessen/ or go to www.clustrmaps.com Please don't forget to take my podcast survey and add a flag to my Frappr Map.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
WoW - SurveyMonkeyWelcome to WoW- What's on the Web. In this episode I will be sharing the web tool called SurveyMonkey. For more information about this site, please visit my web site at: http://members.cox.net/niessen/ or go to www.curveymonkey.comListen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
ALTEC Web ToolsToday I am joined by two members of ALTEC. Listen as they walk me through just a few of their FREE web tools located at: http://www.4teachers.org. For more information about this site, please visit my web site at: http://members.cox.net/niessen/ or go to www.clustrmaps.com While you are at my site, take the TechTeacher Podcast survey and get your name added to the summer t-shirt drawing.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Interactive Distance Learning IDLIDL or Interactive Distance Learning is nothing new, but with the integration of new technologies, it is truly becoming interactive. For more information about this site, please visit my web site at: http://members.cox.net/niessen/.
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Podcasting for Little or NothingLearn how you can start podcasting for Little of Nothing. For more information about this site, please visit my web site at: http://members.cox.net/niessen/. Also, if you would like to help contribute to caffeine addiction- go to my web site and learn how to reload my Starbucks card....it helps with those late night podcasts.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
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