TCAPSLoop Podcast

Episode 5.15 Hello and Welcome to another potentially useful episode of the TCAPSLoop Podcast!! My guest today is perpetually dealing with white-out conditions, it’s the TechNollerGist, David Noller!     TCAPSLoop Moment of Zen “Trust is built with consistency” - Lincoln Chafee   The Agenda: Teachers and learners need things to be available in the same way in expected patterns and in repeated cont...

Episode 5.14 Hello and Welcome to another potentially useful episode of the TCAPSLoop Podcast!! Joining me on todays podcast is Stephi Luyt and the Traverse City Central High School student hosts of the "Decisively Useful" podcast, Tuesday Talks with Team 1711 , Lauren and Gwen?    Moment of Zen: “You're only as young as the last time you changed your mind.”   The Agenda: We ask Lauren and Gwen th...

Episode 5.12 Hello and Welcome to another potentially useful episode of the TCAPSLoop Podcast!! My first guest is refusing to succumb to temptation or bitterness, it’s Danelle Brostrom and though she often experiences finite disappointment, she never loses infinite hope, it’s Stephi Luyt!      Moment of Zen This weeks Moment of Zen is not an occasional act, it is a permanent attitude.   “Life’s mo...

Episode 5.11 Hello and Welcome to another potentially useful episode of the TCAPSLoop Podcast!! Joining me after using all her multi-versal edtech abilities to bend one hour of code into a full week, it’s Danelle Brostrom and streaming in from an undisclosed location outside the Matrix, pulling all the TCAPS strings, it’s Sophie Legault-Bradly!   Moment of Zen   The first step to expanding your re...

Episode 5.10 Hello and Welcome to another potentially useful episode of the TCAPSLoop Podcast!! Joining me from a construction site…in your mind, it’s the Technollergist, David Noller and Danelle Brostrom. After the holidays many schools begin Research Project season. With that in mind we revisit the ISTE Standard 1.3 - Knowledge Constructor, and it's importance in gathering and curating reliable...

Episode 5.9 Hello and Welcome to another potentially useful episode of the TCAPSLoop Podcast!! Joining me from TCAPSLoops' North Pole Office is our own well-read, gift giving EdTech elves, Danelle Brostrom and Stephie Luyt!   Moment of Zen “It’s not how much we give but how much love we put into giving.” –Mother Theresa The Agenda   Teaching Books 3 Minute Video Introduction for Teaching Books   G...

Episode 5.8 Hello and Welcome to another potentially useful episode of the TCAPSLoop Podcast!! Virtually packed into this pods Google Meet like digital sardines is Danelle , David and TCAPS Seneschal of STEM, our Constable of Coding, it’s Heidi Skodack. All here to herald the arrival of this years Hour of Code.   TCAPSLoop Moment of Zen: You get the best effort from others not by lighting a fire b...

Episode 5.7 Hello and Welcome to another potentially useful episode of the TCAPSLoop Podcast!! Though autumn is her favorite time of the year because all the leaves turn from green to maize however after last weekend she may be feeling blue it’s Stephi Luyt! Joining us on this, "Getting to Know You," is possibly the most important guest we’ve ever had…because she’s my boss,it's TCAPS' Executive Di...

Episode 5.6 Hello and Welcome to another potentially useful episode of the TCAPSLoop Podcast! I’m joined by TCAPS own Mentat, the Technollorgist, David Noller and special guest Mitch Heethuis, who directed TCAPS Credit Recovery Program this past summer. Mitch shares his insights on specially designed teacher created courses created on BrightspaceD2L, used for credit recovery.    Moment of Zen "The...

  Episode 5.5 Hello and Welcome to another potentially useful episode of the TCAPSLoop Podcast!! Joining the pod today is the ever effervescent,  Danelle Brostrom to discuss some of the newest Google Apps for Education updates!    TCAPSLoop Moment of Zen “Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.” ― Thich Nhat Hanh   The Agenda Google C...

  Episode 5.4 Hello and Welcome to another potentially useful episode of the TCAPSLoop Podcast!! I’m cautiously optimistic that I won’t regret inviting our guest the TechNollergist , David Noller on this weeks show.      TCAPSLoop Moment of Zen “I think 99 times and I find nothing. I stop thinking, swim in silence, and the truth comes to me.”  - Albert Einstein   The Agenda I'd like to introduce y...

    Episode 5.3 Hello and Welcome to another potentially useful episode of the TCAPSLoop Podcast!! The episode guest list includes a proud Wolverine, Stephie Luyt and joining us finally, an alum of the Library of Alexandria, HicksBo@tcaps.net, Mr. Bob Hicks!      Moment of Zen “Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. " - Izaak Walton     It was an honor to accompany Mr. Hicks for a s...

Episode 5.2 Hello and Welcome to another potentially useful episode of the TCAPSLoop Podcast! Joining today's podcast is the paragon of podcast partners, Danelle Brostrom and crashing this Google Meet is the Baron of Brightspace , aka the Captain of Classlink , aka the Grand Admiral of Google Apps, Evan Obranovic .    TCAPSLoop Moment of Zen “The secret to getting ahead is getting started.” ― Mark...

Episode 5.1 Hello and Welcome to another potentially useful season of the TCAPSLoop Podcast!! I’d like to reintroduce the TCAPSLoop Cabinet, Our Prime Minister of Powerschool, Danelle Brostrom, The Secretary of Digital Literacy, Stephie Luyt, and our own Special Agent of Chaos, The TechNollerGist, David Noller.       TCAPSLoop Moment of Zen It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task w...

Episode 129   Hello and Welcome to another potentially useful episode of the TCAPSLoop Podcast!! Danelle and I are joined by a very special guest from a real honest-to-goodness classroom that will very shortly have actual teaching and learning happening in it. 4th grade teacher Sam Walter shares how he makes meaningful connections with his students and finds joy n his craft!         TCAPSLoops Mom...

Episode 128 Hello and Welcome to another potentially useful episode of the TCAPSLoop Podcast! I’m not entirely sure if I’m legally allowed to introduce the co-hosts without first asking their consent so you'll have to listen for that reveal.     TCAPSLoops Moment of Zen A little consideration, A little thought for others, makes all the difference. - A.A. Milne Turns out Social Media isn’t all bad....

Hello and Welcome to another potentially useful episode of the TCAPSLoop Podcast!! My name is Larry Burden and I’m joined remotely by the ever inspiring Danelle Brostrom, the TechNollerGist, David Noller and our very special guest, TCAPS UpNorth Virtual Teacher. Marie Willis.     Moment of Zen Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere.    Marie joined us prior to the break and w...

Episode 126 Hello and Welcome to another potentially joyful episode of the TCAPSLoop Podcast!! I’m filled with gratitude to be joined by Ted Lasso of EdTech Coaches, Danelle Brostrom and the TCAPS Director of Joyfulness (unofficial title) Heidi Skodak.      Moment of Zen Happiness is a direction. Not a place. - Sydney J. Harris    We continually return to the fact that this has been an unprecedent...

Episode 125 Hello and Welcome to another potentially useful episode of the TCAPSLoop Podcast featuring a chat with Certified TCAPSLoop host from a Long, Long time ago at a Middle School Far, Far away, Traverse City West Middle School Spanish Teacher, Mr. Andy Baumann!     Moment of Zen Train yourself to let go of everything you fear to lose. - Yoda   We’ve mentioned several times recently that our...

Episode 124 Hello and Welcome to another potentially useful episode of the TCAPSLoop Podcast! Today I’m joined by Danelle Brostrom and  Grand Poobah of Pedagogy, Mr. Andy Phillips (que the triumphant entrance music)!    Moment of Zen You don't have to worry about burning bridges, if you're building your own. - Kerry E. Wagner I recently saw a tweet celebrating the first day of March 2021 and a rep...

Episode 123 We’re Back! for another potentially useful episode of the TCAPSLoop Podcast!! I’m joined, not in the studio, by the Master of the EdTech Arts Danelle Brostrom and her partner in Pedagogical Mysticism, The TechNollerGist,, David Noller!     Moment of Zen Don’t confuse aptitude with mastery   We took a short break but the edtech world kept spinning so it seems like we should attempt to c...

TCAPSLoop Episode 122: Tech Tools Hello and Welcome to another potentially useful episode of the TCAPSLoop Podcast!!  We all know that January through March is the meat of our educational year. It’s where we see some amazing gains in our kiddos learning and where we settle into the rhythms of our classrooms. It can also be where we get stuck in old habits and mired in repetition. So this week we a...

Episode 121 Hello and Welcome to another potentially useful episode of the TCAPSLoop Podcast with the "D" in D2L, Danelle Brostrom!    Moment of Zen “We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” –Walt Disney   Potentially Useful Info Find the latest Brightspace D2L tips and tricks on the TCAPS EdTech Help Sit...

Episode 120 Hello and Welcome to another potentially useful episode of the TCAPSLoop Podcast! Joining the pod today is our favorite ALA Awards Red Carpet Correspondence team, Danelle Brostrom, and Stephie Luyt to discuss Stephie's pick for the 2021 Caldecott and Newberry Book Awards!    Moment of Zen   The unread story is not a story; it is little black marks on wood pulp. The reader, reading it,...

Episode 119 "Hello and Welcome" to another potentially useful episode of the TCAPSLoop Podcast! The only way he could get on was by Meet Bombing the show, we're joined by the TechNollerGist, David Noller !    Moment of Zen It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to.   TechNollerG...