Teacher Tech Bites

About this original series

This show is all about bite sized bits of technology that educators (and some others) might find useful. My intent is to keep them under 5 minutes each and to cover a wide variety of tools and applications.Educators today have enough to do just trying to keep up. I'm hoping my tech bites will make their job or life easier. I know they've doen that for mine.

# Episodes
19 episodes
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Episodes of Teacher Tech Bites

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  Teacher TechBites ep 019 - iPad AirSketch
  
  In this episode I show AirSketch a cool whiteboard program that allows you to project what you're doing on your iPad through your classroom projector wirelessly. Basically, what AirSketch does is create a web page that another computer can access. All you need to do is point a web browser at your iPad and then the magic happens. As you write or draw on your iPad the writing appears on the projector. You can be anywhere in your room as long as you have a Wifi connection.In the free version all ...
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    Nov 9, 2010
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    04:29
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  Episode 018 - Camtasia Mac: Callouts and Filters
  
  Part three of our introduction to TechSmith's Camtasia Mac. Topics covered: Callouts and how to use them, we also look at filters and use them to change the collor of our callouts.
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    Nov 2, 2010
  - Runtime
    
    09:21
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  Camtasia Mac: Transitions and Actions
  
  This video is part two in the series on Camtasia Mac that I'm making for the MI-Learning section of iTunesU. In this episode I explore the use of actions, particularly the "Custom Action". This is where some of the real power in Camtasia Mac lives. You can record your whole screen, but rarely do you need to show the whole screen at any given time. Hence TechSmith has given us the power to easily zoom in on what we need to show.
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    Oct 29, 2010
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    08:13
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  Episode 016 - Tracking Student Progress with Goo...
  
  This year I've started teaching differently. I've embraced a teaching methodology called Modeling Physics . The largest component of this style is Socratic Dialog. Basically, we end up having a lot of class discussion where I ask questions without directly giving answers. I've started using Google Forms to not only track who I've been calling on, but also what they know. So far it's working well, but I'll know more once I get enough data. ;
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    Oct 25, 2010
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    03:19
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  Teacher TechBites Ep 015 - Twitter-FlipBoard
  
  So, I got a new toy. It's an iPad. It really has helped me to rediscover Twitter. I've used Twitter on an off for a couple of years, but FlipBoard on my iPad has gotten me addicted to it.For all the haters out there I need to say it's not about stalking or public exhibition. For me, it's about learning and collaboration. I don't follow people who obsessively tell me what they are doing. I follow people who tweet interesting, relevant stuff. And now I follow them in a really easy to read attrac...
  - Release date
    
    Oct 22, 2010
  - Runtime
    
    04:35
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  Episode 014 - Camtasia Mac: Rolling Credits
  
  Create custom credits in TechSmith's Camtasia Mac by using "Custom Video Actions"
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    Oct 20, 2010
  - Runtime
    
    05:50
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  Teacher TechBites ep 013 - Wii-Uniboard
  
  So, in episode 12 I showed off Uniboard. In this episode I show that it functions with the Wiimote Whiteboard. This really does make it possible to get most of the functionality of a traditional Interactive Whiteboard at a fraction of the cost.
  - Release date
    
    Jun 15, 2010
  - Runtime
    
    03:01
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  Teacher Tech Bites Ep 012 - Uniboard
  
  Uniboard (getuniboard.com) is a great piece of software for doing screen writing. You can use it with an Interactive Whiteboard, Wacom Tablet, or tablet pc. There are Windows and Mac versions available.
  - Release date
    
    Jun 10, 2010
  - Runtime
    
    05:09
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  Teacher TechBites Episode 011 - Podcast with Gcast
  
  Podcasting is the hip new thing. OK, it's not really new, but it is fairly new in education. For more on a description of what podcasting is and some other resources you should check out the page from a summer program I ran (it also includes links to information on copyright). One thing to remember is that podcasting is a very specific word that is often used very generally. Don't sweat it. If you want to make audio or video available on the net then just do it and don't worry if it is technic...
  - Release date
    
    Feb 10, 2009
  - Runtime
    
    04:34
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  TeacherTechBites Episode 010 - Free DVD Burning
  
  Need a sub plan? Don't have a projector? No reliable internet connection at school? Why not burn your videos to a DVD?DVD Flick is a free program for burning DVDs. It is very easy to use, but like any other DVD creation solution the encoding does take time.I also recommend trying a test DVD to make sure your burned DVD will play in your classroom prior to counting on it for your day's lesson.
  - Release date
    
    Jan 28, 2009
  - Runtime
    
    04:27