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Untitled Podcast was created to spotlight and celebrate the awesome educators in the great state of Kansas. Thank you for taking time to listen to these wonderful stories from outstanding educators. You can find this podcast at www.untitledPC.net and on the GEG Kansas Facebook and Twitter pages.
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Tech It Out

Untitled PodCastApr 16, 2021

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Holly Clark

Holly Clark

Episode #35. Travis chats with Holly Clark (hollyclark.org) about her work around the world with teachers using A.I. in the classroom and her upcoming keynote at the 2024 MACE-KS Conference.

February 29 & March 1, 2024

Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS

www.mace-ks.org


Music:Track: "Growing Up", Johnny MooreMusic provided by https://Slip.stream Free Download/Stream: https://get.slip.stream/D8NTnDListen on Spotify: https://go-stream.link/sp-johnny-moore

Jan 23, 202427:31
Diffit.me Updates, MagicSchool & QuestionWell

Diffit.me Updates, MagicSchool & QuestionWell

In today's episode, Carol and Travis share Diffit.me updates, 50+ content creation tools for teachers in MagicSchool.ai, and how to generate questions for severely popular quizzing tools using QuestionWell.org. Find our show notes at ⁠www.untitledpc.net⁠ Music: Track: "Growing Up", Johnny Moore Music provided by https://Slip.stream Free Download/Stream: https://get.slip.stream/D8NTnD Listen on Spotify: https://go-stream.link/sp-johnny-moore

Oct 24, 202328:05
A.I. in the Classroom

A.I. in the Classroom

In today's episode, Travis and Carol talk about Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) and how this new technology can be utilized by teachers. This is the first episode in a series that will focus on A.I. and A.I. embedded tools that teachers can use to create content and save time. Find our show notes at ⁠www.untitledpc.net⁠ Music: Track: "Growing Up", Johnny Moore Music provided by https://Slip.stream Free Download/Stream: https://get.slip.stream/D8NTnD Listen on Spotify: https://go-stream.link/sp-johnny-moore

Oct 03, 202342:47
WE ARE BACK Summer 2023 Updates

WE ARE BACK Summer 2023 Updates

WE ARE BACK!

The 2022/2023 school year was filled with many personal and professional challenges for us, but WE ARE BACK. Episode #32 focuses on Google Updates that were released over the summer of 2023.


Find our show notes at www.untitledpc.net

Music:

Track: "Growing Up", Johnny Moore

Music provided by https://Slip.stream

Free Download/Stream: https://get.slip.stream/D8NTnD

Listen on Spotify: https://go-stream.link/sp-johnny-moore

Sep 11, 202328:19
April 2022 Updates
Apr 22, 202227:39
Tabitha Hogan
Apr 15, 202233:32
March 2022 Updates
Mar 25, 202214:43
Jamboard w/ Holly Clark
Mar 12, 202234:56
January / February 2022 Updates
Feb 25, 202216:18
Winter Google Updates
Jan 25, 202223:19
Matt Miller
Jan 14, 202239:18
Back to School with Google Classroom

Back to School with Google Classroom

We are back for season 2 of Untitled Podcast. In this episode Carol and Travis share some of the recent Google Classroom updates you may find this year. Also, Travis shares how some Google Classroom settings in the Google Admin Portal work.

  • Updates to know? https://www.controlaltachieve.com/2021/06/google-updates-summer2021.html
  • Tips and Tricks - https://shakeuplearning.com/blog/google-classroom-tip-bookmark-the-classwork-page/
  • Verifying Teachers in Google Admin Console - https://support.google.com/edu/classroom/answer/6071551?hl=en&ref_topic=10301938#zippy=%2Cchange-a-users-role-from-student-to-teacher%2Cchange-a-users-role-from-teacher-to-student%2Cdecide-who-can-create-classes%2Cdecide-who-can-view-and-manage-guardians
Sep 01, 202125:46
Tech It Out #3 - End of Year Clean Up
May 28, 202129:12
Pilot
May 04, 202101:59
Dena Dellere

Dena Dellere

Dena Dellere is a creative and self-motivated Innovative Technology Integrationist with a passion for helping our teachers, students, parents and community gain the skills they will use throughout school, college, and careers. Her background is in teaching and technology support plus technology sales.

Dena’s certifications include Google Administrator, Google Educator Level I and II, and Google for Education Certified Trainer, Screencastify Certified, Wakelet Ambassador.

Dena and her husband reside in rural Selden, KS where we farm and ranch. They have two adult daughters that have pursued careers in nursing and accounting and our adult son helps on the farm. Dena’s absolute joys in the world is our granddaughter and two grandsons.

May 04, 202136:55
Tech it Out - Our Favorite Chrome Extensions

Tech it Out - Our Favorite Chrome Extensions

In this episode, Carol and Travis share their favorite Chrome browser extensions. We have linked them in the Show Notes section below. We would love to hear about your favorite extension. Leave a comment sharing which extension is your go-to tool.

Show Notes / Resources:

ColorZilla - https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/colorzilla/bhlhnicpbhignbdhedgjhgdocnmhomnp

Eye Dropper - https://eyedropper.org/ https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/eye-dropper/hmdcmlfkchdmnmnmheododdhjedfccka

Screencastify - https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/screencastify-screen-vide/mmeijimgabbpbgpdklnllpncmdofkcpn

Awesome Screenshot & Screen Recorder - https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/awesome-screenshot-screen/nlipoenfbbikpbjkfpfillcgkoblgpmj

Emoji Keyboard -

Online - https://emojikeyboard.org/?utm_source=ekext_board

Insert Learning - https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/insertlearning/dehajjkfchegiinhcmoclkfbnmpgcahj

Giphy for Gmail - https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/giphy-for-gmail/andgibkjiikabclfdkecpmdkfanpdapf

Giphy for Chrome - https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/giphy-for-chrome/jlleokkdhkflpmghiioglgmnminbekdi

Tab Resize - https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/tab-resize-split-screen-l/bkpenclhmiealbebdopglffmfdiilejc

Use Immersive Reader on Websites [unofficial] - https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/use-immersive-reader-on-w/fmidkjgknpkbmninbmklhcgaalfalbdh

Apr 30, 202123:10
Tech It Out
Apr 16, 202125:11
Travisray Salyers

Travisray Salyers

Travisray Salyers is a cardigan wearing, coffee drinking, energetic high school educator who loves graphic design and spreadsheets. T-Ray, as he is commonly referred to as, teaches Business & Digital Media at Santa Fe Trail High School in Carbondale, Kansas. Travisray also advises the Charger Yearbook and Future Business Leaders of America, plus teaches 6 different classes a day. He is in his fourth year of teaching and his fourth year at SFT. Travisray graduated from Emporia State University in 2017 with a Bachelor of Science in Education degree with a major in Business Education. 

Travisray Salyers is a strong believer in Maslow before Bloom. Travisray loves to create a culture within his classroom that he likes to call “Mister T-Ray’s Neighborhood” as a play off from Mr. Rogers. He adds lots of social emotional aspects within his class as a way to strengthen the community of his classroom, students, and the school. T-Ray loves to incorporate technology into his classroom to help aid in lessons, build connections, and allow for social-emotional opportunities. 

Show Notes / Resources:

Twitter: @TravisrayS

Tech Tools:

  • Pear Deck
    • Daily Check In
  • Google Slides
    • Graphic Design
    • Posters
  • Google Classroom
  • Google Sheets
  • Adobe Suite

Pear Deck Templates - https://www.peardeck.com/templates

Social Emotional Template - https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1iBH_UtFw1xZqYyO_tPBTGYJ902uocq0uY5wRqzP1IvM/copy

Google Slides

Ideas for using Slides -- https://ditchthattextbook.com/google-slides/

Apr 09, 202129:13
Billie Esser
Apr 02, 202124:27
Dr. Amanda Harrison
Mar 26, 202121:57
Stacey Green

Stacey Green

Stacey Green began her tenure at Stockton Grade School (SGS) as a new principal with an ambitious goal: transform the school’s culture from an isolated, individual classroom focus to an integrated, responsive, and collaborative environment where teachers lead with the whole child and the whole school in mind. In just six years, Green has had remarkable success, not only because of her individual talents, but because of her belief that change happens when leaders “empower others to remove barriers and transform problems into opportunities.” Green has used this approach to lead SGS through the Kansas School Redesign process, earning the distinction of being named a Kansas Mercury School in 2017. On the path toward personalizing student learning, Green has supported teachers in aligning with school vision and purpose through personalized professional development. SGS teachers have since embraced trauma-informed practices, increasing connection with students across experiences, and improving staff’s capacity for mutual support, self-care, and vicarious trauma prevention. Today, SGS is known for high community and family engagement, regularly hosting visits and presenting at conferences on the power of redesigning instruction through research and evidenced-based practices. Green holds an M.S. from Fort Hays State University and a B.A. from Bethany College.

Stacey was recently awarded the Kansas District V Distinguished Principal, the Kansas National Distinguished Principal Class of 2020, and a Bethany College 2020 Alumni Award of Merit.

Stacey is the wife of Kirk and they recently celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary. They have two children, Audrey, husband, Cory, and granddaughter, Lola, and a son, Joel.

Show Notes / Resources:

Twitter: @usd271sgs

Greenbush PD

Favorite tools:

  • Google Tools: Gmail, shared docs, Keep, Slides, Meet
  • Flipgrid
Mar 19, 202123:47
Jessica Mossman
Mar 05, 202124:27
Lori Hower
Feb 26, 202125:47
Mallory Jacobs & Hanna Kemble
Feb 19, 202143:01
Tara Matin

Tara Matin

Tara Martin is an enthusiastic educator, national speaker, and author who thrives on change and refuses to settle for the status quo. She has served as a classroom teacher, an instructional coach for several years, and most recently, a district administrator.

As the founder of #BookSnaps, the latest reading comprehension strategy currently implemented in seventeen countries, she is always seeking unique ways to make learning fun, relevant, and meaningful.

Tara is the author of the inspirational book, Be REAL: Educate from the Heart and Cannonball In, a motivating children's book illustrated by Genesis Kohler. Tara firmly believes machines and artificial intelligence will never replicate an individual’s REAL identity–the unique strengths, talents, and life experiences of every human. Tara's passion for education and love of writing led her to a new role where she coaches and serves educational authors as the Director of Public Relations and Communication for DBC, Inc.

Tara’s ambition is to lead a culture of innovative change, keep social-emotional learning at the heart of our work, and encourage others to Cannonball In and fulfill their true potential!

Show Notes / Resources:

Twitter - @TaraMartinEDU

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tarammartin.real/

Website - http://www.tarammartin.com/

Be REAL: Educate from the Heart : https://www.amazon.com/Be-REAL-Educate-Tara-Martin/dp/1946444901

Cannonball In : https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1949595641/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1

The Real Journey Show Podcast - https://www.tarammartin.com/podcast/

YouTube - Keep it Real with Tara https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu8Fvq6vhxHplySiiRztTQQ

Feb 12, 202132:50
Belinda O'Dell

Belinda O'Dell

Belinda O’Dell has spent her 25 year professional career working with diverse student populations.  She began her career at Anderson County Jr/Sr High School in Garnett, Kansas where spent three years.  Belinda then worked at Ottawa High School where she served on various school and district level teams and was the Department Chair for the Special Education Department.  Belinda left Ottawa after 8 years to become the Transition Specialist in De Soto.  Belinda spent nine years in the De Soto District helping students and families plan and prepare for life after high school.  While in De Soto, Belinda developed the 18-21 special day school known as The Bridge.  This program was developed to help students who needed additional time to learn daily living and employability skills and was a showcase program for De Soto schools.  Belinda’s family relocated to McPherson, Kansas where she found herself back in the classroom teaching Functional Academics at McPherson High School.  During her time at McPherson, Belinda focused on inclusive educational opportunities for her students.  In partnership with the Business teacher, she created a student-run business known as Pup Prints that paired students in General Education with students in Special Education to design, create and manage every aspect of an apparel company.  Belinda also created opportunities for students to spend more time with their general education peers by using a mentoring system and placing her students in general education classes with these mentors to help expose them to grade level content.  Belinda also co-taught classes with general education teachers..  Belinda’s family once again relocated, this time to Topeka, Kansas where she is currently a Special Education teacher at a Special Day School for students with significant behavioral and emotional challenges.

Show Notes / Resources:

Twitter: @BelODell

Collaborative Problem Solving:   https://thinkkids.org/

Inclusive Classrooms:  https://www.paulakluth.com/

Presuming Competence Article:  https://home.edweb.net/presuming-competence-essential-for-true-inclusion/

Emotional Poverty by Ruby Payne: https://www.ahaprocess.com/product/emotional-poverty-book/

Feb 05, 202125:21
Eric De La Rosa

Eric De La Rosa

Eric De La Rosa is a Technology Integration Specialist in Bonner Springs, Kansas. Google Educator, Flipgrid-Wakelet-Genially Ambassador, and a consultant with Educational Collaborators. Helped develop Wyandotte County's first ever #WyCoEdCamp. Presentations on state, regional and national levels, KSU (EdCat EdFest 2017), KASBO 2016, 2017, 2018 (Kansas Association of School Business Officials), KSDE Annual Conference 2017-18 (Kansas Department of Education), MACE 2018-20 (Mid-America Association for Computers in Education) and TCEA 2018 (Texas Computer Education Association). OCIC (Osage County Interlocal Community) Conference 2019.


Jan 30, 202127:38
Jennifer Mahin

Jennifer Mahin

Jennifer Mahin is a technology integration specialist, and a kindergarten through fifth grade STEM teacher in Belleville, KS. She has recently started a STEM program and maker space classroom.

Jan 22, 202121:21
Lori Rice

Lori Rice

Lori Rice is a fourth-grade teacher at West Elementary in Wamego, Kansas, who has taught K-2 reading as well as kindergarten, first grade and fourth grade since 1996. She has a passion for creativity, learning, questioning and the whole child. This year she is teaching remote fourth grade and organized the elementary remote program for her district. Lori is a published author, KCSS Teacher of the Year, Region 2 KTOY semi-finalist, and has received many grants for education. Her classroom is a place of acceptance and celebrating differences.

Jan 15, 202117:10
Dr. Virginia Duncan & Marie Henderson

Dr. Virginia Duncan & Marie Henderson

Dr. Virginia Duncan has been an Instructional and Technology Coach since August 2011. Before coaching teachers full time, Ginny taught English, History, and Drama at the middle school level in CA. She received her Ed.D. in Teacher Leadership from Walden University in 2012, her Masters in Literacy in the Content Areas in 2007, and her Masters in Educational Leadership/Administration in August of 2016. She graduated with a Bachelors in English and Secondary Education from Lubbock Christian University in 1998.

Ginny is most passionate about helping teachers through their professional journey. She loves assisting teachers in their individual professional growth and helping them become teacher leaders. Ginny has worked to transform professional learning by implementing flexible and personal professional learning models and strategies that change the way teachers learn and grow. She continues to refine professional learning plans with innovative professional learning ideas and environments.

Marie Henderson is the Instructional Technology Specialist for Hays Unified School District in Hays, KS where she serves local teachers as a technology trainer and instructional coach. She designed and continues to facilitate a flexible professional learning model for district staff. She’s passionate about adult learning theory and empowering adults to implement student-centered, research-based instructional practices. In her free time, she’s a wine enthusiast, sings in two local ensembles, and enjoys activities at her church. Marie earned her Bachelor’s degree in Secondary Mathematics Education in 2003 and her Master’s degree in Instructional Technology in 2018.

Jan 09, 202146:07
Carmen Zeisler

Carmen Zeisler

Carmen Zeisler is the Director of the ESSDACK Learning Centers, an Educational Consultant/Coach, and a co-founding member of the ESSDACK Resilience Team. In Learning Centers, she has been instrumental in leading a Redesign process through Project-Based Learning. In schools, Carmen loves collaborating with teachers on Trauma-Informed practices and she leads The Restorative Justice in Schools effort on the ESSDACK Resilience Team. Her other passion as a Consultant and Coach is supporting teachers to build a strong reading culture in their classroom. One of her favorite ways to do this is to use picture books with science and social studies to make these content areas come alive for students! Carmen is also well versed in integrating technology tools and platforms into the elementary classroom and she has supported and coached countless teachers as they implement new tech. Some of her favorites are Seesaw, Flipgrid, and Classkick.

Carmen has traveled the world as a teacher. She spent ten years in Mexico at the American Institute of Monterrey teaching 9th and 10th grade English literature and helped build the gifted and talented program that was used as a model for all of the state of Nuevo Leon. Carmen fell in love with the Mexican culture through language, food, dance, music, and people.

She started getting antsy and wanted a new adventure so she headed off to Brasilia, Brazil where she spent three years at the American School of Brazil teaching kindergarten. During this time, she had students from 16 different countries in one classroom! Her time in Brazil left her with a passion for writing and languages.

She landed back home in McPherson, KS where she taught for 10 years prior to coming on board at ESSDACK. Carmen has been to 33 countries and loves infusing her travels into her teaching.

Carmen’s is a natural at building relationships with students and teachers so that she can then ask powerful questions that help ignite passions!

Dec 18, 202035:48
Ryan Stephans & Jordan Billings

Ryan Stephans & Jordan Billings

Ryan Stephans is a middle school educator with more than a decade of experience in the public schools as a Social Studies teacher.  He is a graduate of Kansas State University, with a Bachelor's degree in Secondary Education, and Emporia State University with a Master's in History.  He began his teaching in 2005 at the high school level, before leaving for Turner Middle School in Kansas City, Kansas in 2007.  He spent eleven years at TMS, the majority of the time teaching 8th grade United States History.  During those eleven years he served as the Building Improvement Chair, Professional Development Council Representative, and Social Studies Department Chair.  In 2013, he was selected as an Abraham Lincoln Fellow by the Horace Mann Corporation.  Beginning in 2018, he joined the staff at Summit Trail Middle School in Olathe, Kansas, continuing to teach 8th grade United States History.

Jordan Billings has been a Social Studies teacher for 14 years.  He went to Emporia State University, where he earned Bachelor's degrees in Social Sciences and Speech and Theater Education as well as a Master's in American History.  He began his teaching career in 2006 at the high school level, before leaving for a position in higher education.  He spent six years as a professor for the University of Phoenix, the majority of the time teaching United States History.  During that time he also served as the History and Humanities Area chair for the Midwest region. In 2012 he joined the faculty at Indian Trail Middle School where he currently serves as the Co-Department Chair for the Social Studies Department.  In 2019, he received an Outstanding Educator award from Ottawa University.

Dec 11, 202049:53
Ariel Jankord

Ariel Jankord

Ariel Jankord is a K-5 STEM teacher in Spring Hill, KS. She spent the previous 11 years teaching 1st, 2nd, and 4th grade. She runs after school programs for computer science, and makerspace. Ariel is the founder of the Johnson County Edcamp. She is an ISTE Certified Educator and received the Making It Happen award from ISTE and MACE-KS in 2019. Apple Teacher, Google Certified Educator, Microsoft Innovative Educator, Seesaw Ambassador, and Flipgrid Certified. And serves as an ISTE PLN leader for STEM.

Dec 04, 202041:28
Jerri Kemble

Jerri Kemble

Jerri Kemble has been a public school educator for three decades serving as a teacher, school counselor, K-12 principal, assistant superintendent, and district superintendent. She has a successful track record of disrupting the status quo and working with stakeholders to create positive change. Jerri has received numerous awards for her seasoned leadership, including Kansas School Counselor of the Year, eSchool News Tech-Savvy Superintendent, Kansas State University's Educational Administration Student of the Year, and most recently Tech and Learning Magazine's Technology Leader of the Year. Whatever task is given to Jerri, she does it with a warm Midwestern smile, grace, and a tireless work ethic.

Jerri Kemble's most potent asset is her ability to work with a diverse group of people, connecting them to other passionate and imaginative people. She is an exuberant presenter and has trained teachers and administrators throughout the United States. In 2017 she was invited to Shanghai to teach STEM and Social-Emotional Learning to teachers, students, and parents. In January 2020 she spent time in Kenya, Africa working with schools on global collaboration and supporting the telemedicine program initiated to bring health care to rural African villages.

Jerri Kemble has been invited to the White House on three occasions. Twice to share her knowledge with Vice President Joe Biden's top aides on virtual education and to attend President Obama's rollout of the Future Ready Initiative for Schools.  Jerri pioneered the Kansas Online Learning Program to provide virtual education opportunities for students in kindergarten through 12th grade and to adults wishing to receive a high school diploma.  Mrs. Kemble has also served as an adjunct professor providing graduate-level courses in educational technology and leadership.

Most recently, Jerri has been involved with the Kansas School Redesign Project. As part of the original Redesign Think Tank, she helped generate ideas for the Kansas Commissioner of Education.  She has worked with the Think Wrong Institute to redesign schools by utilizing the design thinking process. This work focuses on today's students and building the skills they will need for their future.

Jerri Kemble is now serving as the National Advisor and Evangelist for ClassLink.

Nov 27, 202056:23
Josh Stock

Josh Stock

Josh Stock is currently a 6th grade Language Arts teacher at Santa Fe Trail Middle School in Olathe, KS and an Awesomeness Expert. He is also a co-chair of the Building Leadership Team during the Mercury phase of the school’s Kansans Can School Redesign project. In his free time he hosts the Kansas Moonshot Podcast highlighting the amazing things educators are doing in their classrooms across the state of Kansas.

Josh writes for websites such as Edutopia, is a contributing author in The Best Lesson Series: Literature, and also writes on his blog, https://mrstockrocks.com. Josh loves getting great books into the hands of kids who want to read them. Over the past five years he has given away over 4000 used books and 2500 new books to kids across the district.

Josh is also the author of the book Awesome Sauce: Create Videos to Inspire Students, Engage Parents and Save You Time, giving tips and tricks for creating videos for the classroom.

Josh was selected as one of the National School Board Association’s “20 to Watch” educational tech leaders in 2016, and received the Make IT Happen award from the International Society for Technology in Education in 2017. In 2018 he received the Emerging Young Educator award from ISTE. He has presented at conferences across the country including MACE, ISTE, and NCTE.

Nov 20, 202018:37
Tim Vesco

Tim Vesco

Listen to Tim Vesco share about the origins of KSEdChat and EdCampKS. He also share his, and his district’s, journey through the KSDE Redesign process. 

Nov 13, 202030:36