Season 1

July 20, 2021

15 | Student Engagement & Nearpod

One of our favorites! Engaging our students with effective technology. Much like advertisements, the tools and methods out there are ubiquitous: gain your students attention; keep them engaged; five ways to improve your stude...

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July 13, 2021

14 | Online-Hybrid-Face-to-Face & MathWhiteBoard

The conversation focuses on the variety of educational models today: online education, hybrid teaching, and the traditional face to face experience. Then, Josh and Will introduce MathWhiteBoard and its many, magical features....

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July 6, 2021

13 | Discussions & Parlay

Will and Josh talk about... talking! This episode finds the duo discussing the value of and challenges around online discussion forums. Then, they look at Parlay as an idea for changing your online discussion forums. For more...

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June 29, 2021

12 | Digital Annotation & Perusall

We digest the ideas of digital annotation and the impact it can have on learning. Then, we talk about a big player in the digital annotation movement, Perusall . This idea and tool is not only good for your students …

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June 24, 2021

Interview 1 | James at Coggle

Josh and Will sit down with James Crosby, CEO and Co-Founder, from Coggle to discuss the product, its background, and their thoughts for the future. The conversation takes fun twists and turns with submarines, small-but-big c...

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June 22, 2021

11 | Multimedia Lectures & Loom

Josh and Will open up the conversation on multimedia video lectures and sort through some of the difficulties and benefits of the idea. After that, Josh brings us some great info on Loom , a tool that might help in …

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June 15, 2021

10 | Interactive Syllabus & Google CMS

New style, new edits! Welcome to a fresh new episode format. In this episode, we dig into the idea of Interactive Syllabi: what they are, and why you might use them. Then we think about how Google Slides, and the …

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June 1, 2021

8 | Formative and Summative Assessments & AnswerGarden

This week, Josh and Will dig into assessments and how to use them to monitor your students and eventually provide the grade. Thereafter, they look at how AnswerGarden works as a tool to get formative feedback from your studen...

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May 25, 2021

7 | Third Spaces & Discord

Enter into a conversation with Josh and Will as they dig into the idea of Third Spaces and how to cultivate them in online education, potentially even using the Discord app to do so. For more information on these tools …

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May 18, 2021

6 | How to Pick an App & Hypothes.is

Today, Josh and Will discuss their methodology for picking apps to use. Then they dig into their literary theme by discussing Hypothes.is , the social annotation tool. For more information on these tools and our conversation,...

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May 11, 2021

5 | EdTech Frameworks & WordPress

Josh and Will dig into edtech integration frameworks (TPACK, SAMR, RAT) and talk about how WordPress works for the classroom. For more information on these tools and our conversation, check out the episode page here . For all...

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May 4, 2021

4 | Mind Mapping & Coggle

Tune in for insights into Will and Josh's professional development communities and how they develop their practice. Our conversation focuses on mind mapping activities and suggests the tool Coggle for use with your students. ...

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April 27, 2021

3 | Collaborative Document Tools

Josh and Will take a trip down memory lane as they detail why Google Docs is their winner for current collaborative document tools. With big names like Microsoft Word thrown in the ring, this episode of HiTech digs into the …

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April 20, 2021

2 | Digital Whiteboarding & Background

In this episode, Josh and Will dig into the edtech space of digital whiteboarding. With a number of tools on the market, they turn to their top two to meet your general needs: Google Jamboard and Miro . For more …

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March 30, 2021

1 | Canva & Conversations

Welcome to the world of HiTech. In this episode, hosts Josh and Will set up shop and break down the vision for the podcast. Join in for a little back story and insights into our first app review of Canva.com …

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