HiTech Podcast

Get ready to listen to us talk about talking in a talkative and albeit roundaboutly talkable manner: sorry, I'll stop.  This interview finds us chatting with the CEO and Founder of Parlay , Bobby McDonald. During our chat, we hear about the origins of the name of the product, the intentionality behind the product design, and a few hints towards the future. For more info, check out the episode...

Josh and Will discuss the impact of inclusive practices in digital spaces. The goal of physical and virtual learning spaces is to ensure that learners feel safe and respected. To help us accomplish this goal, we suggest a tool called Equity Maps for reviewing and reflecting on the impact of equity in your classroom discussions. For more information on these tools and our conversation, check o...

This episode brings us into the world of Skills-Based Instruction: we suggest that audio/video is the primary tool to make this happen in online education. Tune in to the conversation to hear why we are so adamant about this idea. Even better, we suggest how VoiceThread might be your one-stop-shop to accomplish this! For more information on these tools and our conversation, check out the epis...

Josh and Will discuss the background and value in Digital Storytelling as an activity and as a genre, which sets them up to discuss Adobe Spark for all of the ways it can support the creation of digital stories. For more information on these tools and our conversation, check out the episode page here. For all of our episodes and resources for each app we discuss, head over to our website at h...

It's happening. We're finally finding out what's inside Josh's brain: or rather, what contains it. We survey the landscape of wikis and discuss one of our favorite apps, Notion . For more information on these tools and our conversation, check out the episode page here . For all of our episodes and resources for each app we discuss, head over to our website at hitechpod.us .

This interview takes us in depth with Brian Lukoff, CEO and Founder, at Perusall . Pedagogy, statistics, Optical Character Recognition, and much, much more are the focus of this episode. Bring a cup of coffee and settle in for the wonderful insights on Perusall and its future. For more info, check out the episode page here. Make sure to listen to our original episode on Perusall before you check t...

Soapbox alert! Josh and Will wrestle with assessments and how to make them more effective. Drawing on personal experiences in college and theories learned later on, they advocate for one more tool in your tool box. Add some Twitter for Education into the mix, and you've got a full house experience. For more information on these tools and our conversation, check out the episode page here . For...

Josh stokes Will on for a good ol' soapbox on how to teach language online! The conversation leads the two through many examples and ideas about what it would take to teach a language online. For an app, they talk about how Duolingo is great for personal study of languages or for assigning in a classroom.  For more information on these tools and our conversation, check out the episode page he...

Part 2 of a two-part conversation on student engagement. We wrap the conversation by broadening the topic from assessment to the wide-world of engagement: the buzz word, the research concept, the marketing ploy. The conversation takes us into some interesting options for considering engagement in our educational practices. Afterwards, we introduce the tool ThingLink : it creates interactive videos...

Part 1 of a two-part conversation on student engagement. Josh and Will start the conversation on the idea of interactivity for assessment: if we want students to engage then we should find good ways to observe the engagement. Then they turn to EdPuzzle for ideas on how to do this with video-based learning content.. For more information on these tools and our conversation, check out the episode pag...

In this round, Josh and Will focus on the actual practice of finding apps: resources like Twitter, Alternativeto.net, professional communities, and Will. After that, they chat about one of their favorite research and resource repository apps: Mendeley . For more information on these tools and our conversation, check out the episode page here . For all of our episodes and resources for each app we...

Josh and Will share some jokes and thoughts with Don Carney, CEO and Founder, from MathWhiteBoard . They discuss the product, how it came to be, the complex ideas of AI and annotation software, and how it all brought us one fantastic (and free) tool. For more info, check out the episode page here . Make sure to listen to our original episode on MathWhiteBoard before you check this one out. Co...

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 students' quiz grades through engagement practices. This week, we tackle some of the assumptions behind engagement and offer up the Nearpod tool as one simple solution to help. For...

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. For more information on these tools and our conversation, check out the episode page here . For all of our episodes and resources for each app we discuss, head over to our we...

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 information on these tools and our conversation, check out the episode page here . For all of our episodes and resources for each app we discuss, head over to our website at...

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 but good for all folks who are trying to improve their comprehension of reading materials. For more information on these tools and our conversation, check out the episode page here . F...

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 company approaches, and insights into what it takes to make Coggle so great! For more info, check out the episode page here . Make sure to listen to our original episode o...

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 your effort to create excellent video lectures. For more information on these tools and our conversation, check out the episode page here . For all of our episodes and resources for eac...

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 Google Drive suite, can operate as a Content Management System. For more information on these tools and our conversation, check out the episode page here . For all of our episodes and res...

Josh and Will define and describe the idea of "Freemium" to help you with your EdTech decision-making. Then, they talk about the tool that saved education from COVID-19: Zoom . Tune in to hear their take! For more information on these tools and our conversation, check out the episode page here . For all of our episodes and resources for each app we discuss, head over to our website at hitechpod.us...

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 students, making several points about how the tool is also more about the technique. For more information on these tools and our conversation, check out the episode page here . For...

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 and our conversation, check out the episode page here . For all of our episodes and resources for each app we discuss, head over to our website at hitechpod.us .

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, check out the episode page here . For all of our episodes and resources for each app we discuss, head over to our website at hitechpod.us .

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 of our episodes and resources for each app we discuss, head over to our website at hitechpod.us .

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. For more information on these tools and our conversation, check out the episode page here . For all of our episodes and resources for each app we discuss, head over to our web...