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It’s Friday, April 27th, 2012 and welcome to episode 131 of Tech Talk for Teachers. I’m Tom Grissom and I’m Cindy Rich .  Welcome Cindy. Right Click Here to Download MP3 (39 minutes 0 seconds) News Items Facebook buys Instragram - hits 901 million users http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-501465_162-57419864-501465/facebook-grows-to-901-million-instagram-details-in-s-1-filing/ Insta-Rich –dozen employees http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303815404577333840377381670.html Cloud Wars – Skydrive, Dropbox, Google Drive, iCloud http://www.theverge.com/2012/4/24/2972228/cloud-storage-terms-of-service-comparison-avoid-google-drive http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/google-clones-dropbox-lock-stock-and-privacy-gaffe/4870 Ubuntu 12.04 Linux LTS out this month http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/ubuntu-1204-arrives-and-its-great/10836 New versions of Windows 8 – Apple Mountain Lion – Google – Google+ - Office 15 New version of Adobe CS6 – ebooks/EPUB3/iBooks Author Summer Plans ...

It’s Friday, March 30th, 2012 and welcome to episode 130 of Tech Talk for Teachers. I’m Tom Grissom and I’m Cindy Rich Welcome Cindy Thank you Well, this time I thought we’d talk a little bit about some of the new things going on in the world as well as some of the old so this will be a mixture of new and old Right Click Here to Download MP3 (24 minutes 10 seconds) Kind of pulling it all together And, we always spend a lot of time talking about primary resources, and one of the things I always like to do in my classes, in fact all my classes I start off with an in the news segment. So just kind of paying attention to what’s going on in the world, you know. And this week, the one thing that caught my imagination in things that were going on, and in my professional learning network on twitter, this is how I found out about it a lot of people talking back and forth. But this week James Cameron broke the solo dive record. That was amazing. And what he did was he did a submarine dive ...

It’s Wednesday, February 29th, 2012 and welcome to Episode 129 of TechTalk4Teachers, I'm Tom Grissom and I’m Cindy Rich. Welcome Cindy. Happy Leap Day! Right Click Here to Download MP3 (37 minutes 46 seconds) Show Notes: Teaching with Primary Sources Links on Preservation http://www.eiu.edu/~eiutps/topics_preserving.php https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/02/how-remove-your-google-search-history-googles-new-privacy-policy-takes-effect State of Utah Open Textbooks http://www.schools.utah.gov/main/INFORMATION/Online-Newsroom/DOCS/01252012OpenTextbook.aspx ebooks, stores and formats http://techcrunch.com/2012/02/29/apple-refuses-to-sell-book-that-links-to-amazon-store/ Technology Pick of the Week Cindy's Pick http://pinterest.com/ Simple Pinterest for Beginners (from coolcatteacher) http://coolcatteacher.visibli.com/share/vL4a2s Tom's Pick Open Educational Resources: Share, Remix, Learn http://www.livebinders.com/play/play/117659 Click on the tabs at the top of the livebinde...

It’s Tuesday, January 31st, 2012 and welcome to Episode 128 of TechTalk4Teachers, I'm Tom Grissom. First of all I would like to thank everyone, we do have enough students that our Students Involved with Technology Conference is a go for February 18th. So I want to thank all the teachers out there for getting the word out and all the students signing up and we look forward to a productive conference for the students. Thank you all for getting the word out on very short notice. Right Click Here to Download MP3 (24 minutes 06 seconds) With us in the studio today is Dr. Cindy Rich, and Dr. Rich is back again this time to talk a little bit about the Teaching with Primary Sources Program here at EIU, and our topic for today is the US Constitution. Our Constitution and Bill of Rights Podcast Notes (from TechTalk4Teachers) January 31, 2012 http://www.eiu.edu/eiutps/topics_constitution.php Technology Pick of the Week A Better Calculator HTML 5 Version https://www.abettercalculator.com/ ...

It’s Friday December 30th, 2011 and welcome to episode 127 of TechTalk4Teachers, I'm Tom Grissom. We have an abbreviated show for you this month as we are currently on semester break here at EIU but I do have some time-sensitive information to share with you. But first, as we transition from one semester to another many technology support personnel are working hard over the holidays to update and improve the technology infrastructure that we use daily. Right Click Here to Download MP3 (6 minutes 47 seconds) As you come back from break be sure to thank those that provide technology services, as it often goes unnoticed, and when done well is invisible to the average user of technology. This invisibility is the goal of every technology support person but it also means a lot of people go unrecognized for their efforts. Be sure to let someone you know in a support role that you appreciate all the efforts required so that we all can reap the benefits of a reliable and robust network. ...

It’s Wednesday, November 30th, 2011 and welcome to episode 126 of TechTalk4Teachers, I'm Tom Grissom. This month we will be talking about social media and how educators are using it to great advantage for sharing information and resources and also in developing personal and professional learning networks, commonly referred to as PLNs. Right Click Here to Download MP3 (36 minutes 33 seconds) First up we have an interview with Dave Meister, a local principal from Paris Cooperative High School located about 30 minutes from EIU. Mr. Meister recently participated in a job fair for new teachers held at EIU and he shares how he uses Twitter and other social media to connect with other educators. We discuss the importance of having a professional digital footprint and what considerations go into the hiring process of new teachers. We also discuss the importance of collaborating with other educators and continually updating your knowledge and skills as an educator. Social media tools when...

It’s Monday, October 31, 2011 and welcome to episode 125 of TechTalk4Teachers, I'm Tom Grissom. Well you can probably tell by the intro that today marks Halloween in the United States. Many cities have already hosted trick or treat nights around the country where children (and adults) dress up in their costumes and visit neighborhood houses for the annual ritual of trick or treat night and/or attend Halloween parties. Tonight is the official night for Halloween so if you see a few characters dressed up in some unusual costumes don’t be too afraid. Right Click Here to Download MP3 (24 minutes 15 seconds) In a couple of weeks we will observing Veterans Day here in the United States so we have invited Dr. Cindy Rich back with us today to discuss and share some of the patriotic music resources that are available from the Library of Congress. Dr. Rich is the Director of the Teaching with Primary Sources program here at EIU and her office has created a couple of web pages with resourc...

It’s Friday September 30th, 2011 and welcome to episode 124 of TechTalk4Teachers, I’m Tom Grissom. This episode we have an excerpt from a recent presentation given by the 2011 Illinois Teacher of the Year to a group of EIU preservice teachers from earlier this month. The Teacher of the Year event was organized by the EIU chapter of the Association for Childhood Education International.  We also have another Teaching with Primary Sources segment where we will be talking with Dr. Cindy Rich the Director of the Teaching with Primary Sources program here at EIU about natural disaster resources available from the Library of Congress. September has also had a large number of technology related announcements so I will also share my Technology Pick of the Week. Right Click Here to Download MP3 (46 minutes 24 seconds) First up we have Annice Brave, the winner of the 2011 Illinois Teacher of the Year Award. She recently talked about a variety of topics related to education at an evening ev...

It’s Wednesday August 31, 2011 and welcome to episode 123 of TechTalk4Teachers, I’m Tom Grissom. It is the end of August and thousands of educators are going back to school all across the nation. This month we have some September 11 th resources to share with you as this year marks the 10 year anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.  Dr. Cindy Rich is back again to share resources from the Library of Congress that teachers may be interested in using in the classroom. But first I want to take a moment to recognize the many individuals that have worked very hard over the summer to prepare for the first week of school. Right Click Here to Download MP3 (27 minutes 03 seconds) Before teachers and professors return to school there is an invisible army of support staff that have been working away all summer to make the first week of back to school a successful one for students. From building service workers that have been doing maintenance, cleaning, and waxing of floors to the technical supp...

It’s Friday, July 29th 2011 and welcome to episode 122 of TechTalk4Teachers, I’m Tom Grissom. This month we have a couple of special segments to share with you, first I have a debriefing with Brian Poulter, we had Brian on the show a couple of episodes ago back on Episode 120 when he was about to leave on a motorcycle trip to follow the Oregon Trail. Brian is now back from his trip and has some interesting stories to share with us. Right Click Here to Download MP3 (33 minutes 43 seconds) Following the Oregon Trail segment I will have an interview with Dr. Cindy Rich from the Teaching with Primary Sources grant here at EIU who I have invited back again to share more about digital resources available from the Library of Congress. In talking with Dr. Rich after last months show we thought we would try to make a new recurring segment called Teaching with Primary Sources to incorporate into the TechTalk4Teachers podcast to share the many things made available to teachers from the TPS gran...

It’s Thursday, June 30th 2011 and welcome to episode 121 of TechTalk4Teachers, I’m Tom Grissom. We have another great interview lined up for you and this month we will be talking about using primary sources with your students and where you can find millions of resources to use with your classes. This episode mentions a few links throughout the interview so be sure to check out the show notes to learn more about all the resources that are shared. Right Click Here to Download MP3 (32 minutes 13 seconds) For those of you wondering about the adventures of Brian Poulter and his motorcycle trip following the Oregon Trail be sure to checkout his blog at brianpoulter.com Seems Brian has run into a bit of a snag and the best laid plans have hit a glitch. I hope to talk with Brian again soon so until then you can follow his blog to find out the latest. http://brianpoulter.com/ End of the Trail http://brianpoulter.com/?p=438 We have a lot of resources to share with you today so let’s get right ...