A few weeks ago, after many attempts trying to find a time we could all make, Mark and Shawn at The Tightwad Tech managed to coral Lisa Parisi and myself across timezones long enough to interview us about how we utilize a changed pedagogy utilizing tech (usually for free – hence the “tightwad” connection). Here is a link to the podcast. We had a great time. Give it a listen … and Thanks to Mark and Shawn for inviting us!
Learning is messy!
Hi Brian,
I started graduate school about 8 months ago. I’m specializing in integrating technology in the classroom. Your blog was one of the first ones I stumbled across and have really enjoyed! I love your up front attitude about everything in education and really admire all that you’ve been able to accomplish using technology with your students.
I listened to most of your podcast (sorry, I was multi-tasking) and wanted to share another communication tool with you. I am sure your students are great at commenting now, so this tool might be perfect for them. It’s called Voice Thread and it offers people a chance to comment using visual, audio, or text. Have you heard of it? I’ve only used it once, but I immediately thought of your class. I don’t think it is free, but you get a few free trial posts, so you can try it out and see what you think (unless of course Voice Thread is nothing new to you).
http://voicethread.com/
Thanks for your time and thanks for your blogs!