EdTech Olympics – 15 Tools Compete for the Podium

Eric GuiseGot TechED Podcast

In this episode, in honor of the 2022 winter Olympics, we discuss 15 edtech tools in 5 Olympic themed categories as they compete for gold.

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Episode #105: EdTech Olympics – 15 Tools Compete for the Podium

Welcome back to GotTechED the podcast this is Episode 105 called “Edtech Olympics: 15 Tools Compete for the Podium” In this episode, in honor of the 2022 winter olympics, Guise and I will discuss 15 edtech tools in 5 olympic themed categories as they compete for gold. We’ll also discuss one of our recent blog posts on gotteched.com. This is another episode you don’t want to miss. Check it out.

15 #edtech tools and 5 categories... who takes the gold? Listen to check out how Guise and Nick tie edtech tools with Olympic events called: Cool Runnings, Quadruple Axle, Sean White, Gold Medal Emotions, and Dedication! Check it out! Click To Tweet

Segment 1: Recent Blog Posts

5 Audio-Recording Edtech Tools for Podcasting

Segment 2: 15 Tools Compete for the Podium

Cool Runnings: (Tools you wouldn’t expect to be there)

  1. https://annotate.net/
  2. https://radiooooo.com/
  3. Stormboard.com  

Quadruple Axle (Mega Tools that change the game)

  1. Allsides.com
  2. https://www.bakpax.com/
  3. Chalk

Sean White: (tools that have been around but still work great)

  1. FlipGrid
    1. Updates
    2. https://info.flipgrid.com/blog/product-updates/flipgrid-updates-timeline.html
      1. Ways to use Flipgrid
      2. Icebreakers
      3. Morning show
      4. Teacher Tips for PD
      5. Flipgrid Pair-ups
      6. Teachers giving directions for a project
      7. Reflections
      8. Exit tickets
      9. Making videos with multiple contributors
      10. Scavenger Hunts
      11. Mystery Readers
      12. Explain a math problem
      13. Places I’ve Never Been Project
      14. Workouts
      15. Music lessons
      16. Foreign language practice
      17. Improv down the line
      18. Murder Mystery
      19. Art/photography Contest
  2. Wakelet – giphy clips can now be integrated into wakelet board
  3. Google Lens

Gold Medal Emotions: (podcasts that got us fired up)

  1. Modern Classroom Project Podcast
  2. Host Zach Diamond
  3. Recommended by Dawn Dickerson @NewDawnEdTech
  4. Episode 75 Tools for Self Pacing
  5. The Lazy Genius
  6. Host and author Kendra Adachi
  7. @lazykendra
  8. 10 Minute Teacher Podcast
  9. Vicki Davis
  10. @coolcatteacher
  11. Episode 768 Rebound: How Do Schools Bounce Back after the Pandemic?

Dedication (Websites that are dedicated to providing great resources)

  1. Smithsonian Learning Lab
  2. Symbaloo – SymbalooEDU is the visual resource management tool that helps educators and students organize and share the best of the web. Users save their resources in the cloud and access them from anywhere with any device
  3. https://skewthescript.org/ – Skew The Script offers free curriculum that makes math what it already is: relevant. What is the relationship between police use of force and race? What was Kobe’s probability of scoring 81 points in a game? What is the most effective way to prevent strokes? These are all questions our curriculum tackles through statistics, mathematics, and critical thinking.

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