Episode 74 Can I Get a Little P-L-C?

Show notes:
Discussion @ 3:42
Dan and Jeff discuss Professional Learning Communities (PLC)
http://allthingsPLC.info

Tech Talk: @ 49:19
Jeff shares some great online museum exhibits
http://www.tenement.org/
http://www.benfranklin300.org/timeline/index.html
http://www.movingimage.us/site/online/index.html
http://www.ushmm.org/research/collections/

Media Integration @ 55:53
Jeff reviews http://www.livingroomcandidate.org/

Book Talk: @ 58:56
Dan reviews “Johnny Hiro” by Fred Chao

Didya See/Listener Feedback @ 1:06:07
TeachJ leaves a comment about teachers as role models. https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7100420518492265811&postID=3025902095627422247

Music in this week's episode comes from Penmachine Podcast. “Meltdown Man” intro music by Derek K. Miller. Bumper music, “Pizzaro & Cortez” by: Slim on the album “Interstate Medicine” available via Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike License at http://www.jamendo.com/en/download/album/3100

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Episode 73 Rolling out the New Models.

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Show notes:
Discussion @ 6:05
Dan and Jeff discuss the educator as role models.

Tech Talk: @ 58:06
Jeff shares some sites for iPhone/iPod/iTouch users.
www.ipod-notes.com
http://appshopper.com/education/free
http://online.movavi.com/
www.iear.org and the wiki http://iear.wikispaces.com

Book Talk: @ 1:07:09
Dan reviews “The Eternal Smile” by Gene Luen Yang & Derek Kirk Kim.

Media Integration: @ 1:12:33
Dan shares the DVD miniseries “From the Earth to the Moon”

Didya See/Listener Feedback @ 1:17:11
http://tinyurl.com/kstwza MSNBC story on “Tech in Schools: Federal Cuts Sow Concern”

Music in this week's episode comes from Penmachine Podcast. “Meltdown Man” intro music by Derek K. Miller. Bumper music, “Pizzaro & Cortez” by: Slim on the album “Interstate Medicine” available via Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike License at http://www.jamendo.com/en/download/album/3100

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Episode 72 Modeling School

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Discussion @ 3:26
Dan discusses the “ICLE Model Schools Conference” with Jeff. Check out the links that were discussed.

Conference Website http://www.modelschoolsconference.com/
Model Schools
http://www.dsusd.k12.ca.us/schools/LQHS/
http://www.generalmclane.org/
http://www.brocktonpublicschools.com/page.cfm?p=3
Featured Presenter http://www.leadered.com/aboutbrooks.html
Conference Downloadable Resources http://www.leadered.com/keynoterRelatedResources.html
http://www.leadered.com/rrr.html

Tech Talk: @ 57:25
Jeff shares some sites that provide grant resources for teachers.
http://www.grantwrangler.com/
http://www.neafoundation.org/grants.htm
http://www.donorschoose.org/teacher/index.html

Book Talk: @ 1:04:46
Dan reviews “This I Believe” and “This I Believe II” compilation by NPR and editors Jay Allison and Dan Gediman.

Media Integration: @ 1:08:23
Dan shares Design History.org’s History of Graphic Design (Thanks Austin Kleon).

Didya See/Listener Feedback @ 1:12:20
Listener comments from Jim Burke and Robert Courtemanche.
http://learninginmaine.blogspot.com/2008/03/who-was-your-favorite-k-12-teacher_9181.html is where Jim blogs about his favorite teachers.
RIVALS documentary opens MIFF.
http://www.thevalleyvoice.org/2009/06/29/maine-international-film-mifffestival/

Music in this week's episode comes from Penmachine Podcast. “Meltdown Man” intro music by Derek K. Miller. Bumper music, “Pizzaro & Cortez” by: Slim on the album “Interstate Medicine” available via Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike License at http://www.jamendo.com/en/download/album/3100

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Episode 71 Those Who Came Before

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Discussion @ 3:40

Dan and Jeff discuss teachers that influenced them.

Tech Talk: @ 58:45

Jeff shares some site tools for webmasters.

http://Whos.amung.us

http://www.computerhope.com/htmcolor.htm

http://gens.codezwiz.com/index.html

http://cooltext.com

Book Talk: @ 1:04:35

Dan reviews “Inhumans” by Paul Jenkins and Jae Lee.

Media Integration: @ 1:09:19

Dan shares Alec Couros’s Open Thinking Blog http://educationaltechnology.ca/couros/1480

Didya See/Listener Feedback @ 1:13:11

An update on Bonney Eagle Graduation incident.

Baldacci backs off on penalties for schools that didn’t regionalize.

http://tinyurl.com/mmkb69

Music in this week's episode comes from Penmachine Podcast. “Meltdown Man” intro music by Derek K. Miller. Bumper music, “Pizzaro & Cortez” by: Slim on the album “Interstate Medicine” available via Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike License at http://www.jamendo.com/en/download/album/3100

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Episode 70 Here, Here. I'm Open.

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Discussion @ 8:50

Dan and Jeff discuss the open source movement and it’s possible impact on education.

What to know what kind of stuff we are talking about? Check this video out http://www.ted.com/talks/richard_baraniuk_on_open_source_learning.html


Tech Talk: @ 1:04:09

Jeff shares some sites dealing with open source applications and resources.

Open Source Living http://osliving.com/index.php

Alternative To http://alternativeto.net/

The Top 50 Proprietary Programs that Drive You Crazy & Their Open Source Alternatives http://tinyurl.com/2xju2m

Academic Earth http://academicearth.org/

Open Learn http://www.open.ac.uk/openlearn/home.php

Open Education Resources http://www.oercommons.org/oer

Connexions http://www.cnx.org

Book Talk: @ 1:22:38

Dan reviews “Shift” by Charlotte Agell


Didya See/Listener Feedback @ 1:32:23

Twitter used in Iranian Protest Organizing

http://tinyurl.com/nfs3kh

AppleBatch.com update

Bonney Eagle Graduation Commotion

http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/story.php?id=263373&ac=PHnws

http://www.wmtw.com/video/19807521/index.html


Music in this week's episode comes from Penmachine Podcast. “Meltdown Man” intro music by Derek K. Miller. Bumper music, “Pizzaro & Cortez” by: Slim on the album “Interstate Medicine” available via Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike License at http://www.jamendo.com/en/download/album/3100


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Episode 69 Summertime and the PD is easy.

Episode 69- Summer Time and the PD is easy.
Show notes:
Discussion @ 3:04
Dan and Jeff discuss their summer plans.

Tech Talk: @ 43:05
Jeff shares some random useful websites
http://www.chartle.net/
http://www.farkie.com/
http://www.catpin.com/bubbletest/

Book Talk: @ 48:33
Dan reviews Jeffrey Brown’s “Funny Misshapen Body” and his other works.

Media Integration: @ 54:16
Dan talks about the documentary “Rip”
http://opensourcecinema.org

Didya See/Listener Feedback @ 1:05:12
http://www.Applebatch.com
Shane Morin comments
http://www.imperialvalleynews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5773&Itemid=1
Colbert’s plugging http://www.Donorschoose.org

Music in this week's episode comes from Penmachine Podcast. “Meltdown Man” intro music by Derek K. Miller. Bumper music, “Pizzaro & Cortez” by: Slim on the album “Interstate Medicine” available via Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike License at http://www.jamendo.com/en/download/album/3100

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Episode 68 Get a Haircut and Get a Real Job

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Discussion @ 3:01

Dan and Jeff offer some advice on the job search for educators. Check out www.servingschools.com for education job listings in Maine.

Tech Talk: @ 58:57

Jeff shares some random useful websites

http://www.bookglutton.com

http://2pl.us

www.backtweets.com

http://alefo.com/


Book Talk: @ 1:06:51

Dan reviews “Keys to Drawing with Imagination” by Bert Dodson


Media Integration: @ 1:16:08

Jeff reviews http://www.wingclips.com


Didya See/Listener Feedback @ 1:23:32

Elluminate free webinars http://2pl.us/elum

http://tinyurl.com/mxkfde Maine DOE fined for false data.

Music in this week's episode comes from Penmachine Podcast. “Meltdown Man” intro music by Derek K. Miller. Bumper music, “Pizzaro & Cortez” by: Slim on the album “Interstate Medicine” available via Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike License at http://www.jamendo.com/en/download/album/3100

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