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Somethin' To Tech About
Playlist by From the Newsroom: Savannah NowSomethin’ To Tech About is a weekly podcast hosted by Angela LaPlante and Dru Piersol. Dru and Angie are Google for Education Certified Trainers who created and host The Academy and The Academy 2 to s…43 clip(s) in playlist
Episode 7: Google Educators, Trainers, Innovators, Coaches Panel
Welcome to another episode of Somethin’ to Tech About. Angie and Dru are really excited about this episode because we have put together a panel of Google for Education Certified Educators, Trainers, Innovators, and Coaches as well as the Google for Education Program Manager for Trainers and GEG (G…
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Episode 6: Interview with Natalie Muthersbaugh
Welcome to another episode of Somethin’ to Tech About. Today, we are talking with Natalie Muthersbaugh who teaches in Savannah. Natalie teaches at Johnson High School in the Adaptive program. This is her 23rd year teaching. She said she likes to teach students how to use technology for real world …
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Episode 5: Interview with Richard Smith
Welcome to another episode of Somethin’ to Tech About. Today we are talking with Richard Smith, Executive Director of First District RESA. Smith is a veteran educator who began his career as a teacher and coach. During his career, he has also served in the roles of assistant principal, director o…
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Episode 4: GaETC Takeaways: Instructional Gear, Tools, and Design
Welcome to another episode of Somethin’ to Tech About! Today we are focusing on three big take-a-ways from the virtual Georgia Educational Technology Conference held recently. Virtual hugs and high fives to the coordinators of GAETC Connect! They pulled off an amazingly organized and user friendl…
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Episode 3: Interview with Dr. Monica Burns
Welcome to another episode of Somethin’ to Tech About. Today we are talking with Dr. Monica Burns of classtechtips.com and EasyEdTech Podcast about creativity in the classroom, engaging formative assessment strategies, asynchronous/synchronous strategies. Dr. Burns is an EdTech and Curriculum cons…
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Episode 2: Using Google Earth in the Classroom
Welcome to another episode of Somethin’ to Tech About. Today we are talking about Google Earth and some ideas for classroom use. WHAT? Google Earth is a web-based app that brings the world to your fingertips. It has up-to-date satellite imagery showing street views, space views, oceans, topogr…
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Episode 1: Numbers and Data in the Classroom with Daniel Rivera
Welcome to Episode 1, Season 4 of Somethin’ to Tech About! Today, we have Daniel Rivera, a numbers and data guru visiting with us. Daniel currently serves as the Technology Director for First District RESA (Regional Educational Service Agency) located in Brooklet GA and serves 17 districts. Stay…
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Episode 14: A Parent Perspective with Sarah Clark
My name is Sarah Clark and I’m a Savannah transplant with SoCal roots (by way of Indiana, North Carolina, and Virginia in between!). I've got over a decade of family engagement, volunteer facilitation, and community involvement experience. I've trained for the United States Navy as an Ombudsman and…
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Episode 13: Reflections on Remote Learning with guest Tiana Keels
Episode 13 focuses on the remote learning experiences from the perspective of our guest, Tiana Keels, Academic Coach of The School of Humanities in Savannah, Georgia. Tiana Keels was the winner of our first Anniversary Give-A-Way which included several techie prizes, one of which was a guest spot…
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Episode 12: Timely Tidbits Challenge
Welcome to episode 12 of Somethin’ to Tech About! We are excited to be recording again and hope everyone is staying happy and healthy! In our weekly newsletter, we share Timely Tidbits and thought we would share them with our listeners! And if you haven’t subscribed to our newsletter, fill out th…
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