TCAPSLoop Podcast

Today's introduction is composed by ChatGPT... "Today we're delving into the fascinating world of Artificial Intelligence in Education. AI is transforming the way we learn and teach, and we're here to explore the potential, challenges, and opportunities it brings to our educational landscape. In this episode, we'll discuss how AI is personalizing learning, enhancing classroom experiences, and even...

It's a Bonus TCAPS Loop Podcast!  Jennifer Ehalt from Common Sense Education hosts Matt Smith from MACUL and our very own Danelle Brostrom as they kick off DigCit week. Thank you Jen for allowing us to repurpose your content for the podcast! Check out Common Sense Education for all the DigCit content and stay plugged into the TCAPS socials for more info regarding TCAPS' own DigCit week .    

Shortly after the Wall Street Journal published the article " Chromebooks were once good for schools now there becoming e-waste, " TCAPS' Executive Director of Technology and todays co-host Evan O'Branovic had a conversation with the Ticker’s Craig Manning for his article “ The Chromebook Question: Do School Laptops Cost Too Much For What They Offer?" On today's podcast we dive a bit deeper into t...

Did you know Common Sense Education’s Digital Citizenship Week has occurred every 3rd week in October for the last 11 years? That's shockingly longer than this podcast has been potentially useful and certainly longer than TikTok has been a thing. In those years this topic has only become more relevant to our students and there well being and education. Today's pod is a sneak peak into what to expe...

We are back for the 7th year of potentially useful TCAPSLoop EdTech Podcasts. This week's episode set's up some of the topics we will likely be covering throughout the year as Danelle and I countdown our "Top 3 Topics in Education for 2023/24". The Rundown 00:59 - Moment of Zen  Maybe it’s not about trying to fix something that’s broken. Maybe it’s about starting over and creating something better...

TCAPSLoop Pod Topic: Summer Opportunities for Professional Development and Fun! The Run Down: (02:58) WIREDTC - wiredtc.net Highlights include sessions on AI, esports, SEL, digcit, powerschool, computational thinking, Canva, etc.   (07:05) Doodle for your Noodle More information and sign up: Doodle For Your Noodle - Professional Learning - REMC Home   (08:55) TCAPS Digital Wellness Choice Board Le...

TCAPSLoop Pod Topic: Making sure students are "Tech Ready" post graduation. The Run Down: (00:21) Diversity through exploration   (04:29) How do you teach "Resiliency" (07:31) Employers want "Collaborators" (8:37) Tech Skills (10:27) TCAPS Portrait of a Graduate, "Collaborator" (11:53) TCAPS Portrait of a Graduate, "Resilient" (13:20) The stats that back it up. (17:30) Backpack of tech survival to...

Topic for the Week:  Virtual Experiences   There's nothing quite like a field trip: That day when permission slips grant students golden tickets to an experience outside the classroom.   Although virtual field trips don't physically bring kids to new locations, they make use of the web and video to amplify online learning in an experiential way. Virtual field trips can be informative and inspiring...

TCAPSLoop Pod Topic: Large-scale Classroom A/V update district-wide. (Large scale Tech Projects in general) The Run Down: (01:50) Tackling a major project  (06:12) Keeping up with technology (08:00) Where do you start (16:20) Making sure it's manageable (19:30) Replacement cycles (21:00) Involving teacher and students (25:00) When is good, good enough Tech Tool of the Week: (27:37) Wireless Projec...

TCAPSLoop Pod Topic:  Apps & Extensions We Love - Join us for a fun discussion of the apps and Chrome extensions we love! Chrome Extensions We Love: (02:23) Library Extension   (05:03) Toucan (learn a language while you browse) (07:48) https://coolors.co/  - Coolers has a Chrome extension ! (09:38) For students especially - Block Youtube Feed Apps We Love: (11:19) Headspace Meditation App - FREE f...

TCAPSLoop Pod Topic: FREE EdTech Tools to Try Now! (4:08) Chat GPT - use AI as a teacher to give kids examples, and help secondary students figure out how to use it as a starting point to expand from. (10:43) Canva - A free-to-use online graphic design tool for schools!  https://blog.tcea.org/student-podcasting-canva/ (15:13) Talking Points - allows teachers to more easily communicate with familie...

Episode 6.4 Greetings and Welcome to another potentially useful TCAPSLoop EdTechPodcast!! Today's episode focuses on the future of Artificial Intelligence in education, specifically the updates to the OpenAI ChatGPT . While we discuss the concerns and drawbacks of AI there is also a realization that it's not going anywhere and will only increase in prevalence. David and Danelle provide possible us...

Episode 6.3 - A DigCit Doctors Appointment Greetings and Welcome to another potentially useful TCAPSLoop EdTechPodcast!! Today's show features Larry Burden, the ed-tech twitter famous, Danelle Brostrom, and a Lake Woebegon expatriate, Stephie Luyt.      TCAPSLoop moment of zen “The most important thing an institution does is not to prepare a student for a career but for a life as a citizen.” – Fra...

Episode 6.2 Greetings and Welcome to another potentially useful TCAPSLoop EdTechPodcast. Pod guests include the TechnNollerGist, David Noller, and TCAPS Director of Technology, Evan O'Branovic. We usher in Digital Citizenship week with a discussion around a recent study out of the University of Colorado, Boulder regarding "screentime" and it's effects on our children. The study has some surprising...

Well, hello there! It's time for another season of the TCAPSLoop Edtech podcast, where once again we attempt to demystify educational technology and inspire our fellow educators, parents and any other sentient beings to embrace these amazing educational tools and ideas.    TCAPSLoop Moment of Zen: Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.  - Frederick Douglass   On Today's Agenda: Stephie...

Episode 5.24 Hello and Welcome to another potentially useful episode of the TCAPSLoop Podcast!! Joining this three ring circus; she’s not too MACUL for school, it’s Danelle Brostrom! The Bass Baron of the Bari Sax, it’s the TechNollerGist, David Noller! and she’s having to add another wing to her house to hold all her kiddos, well deserved, end of year awards, it’s Stephi Luyt!      TCAPSLoop Mome...

Episode 5.23 Hello and Welcome to another potentially useful episode of the TCAPSLoop Podcast!! Today's pod features Stephi Luyt and Andy Schuck from the Traverse Area District Library discussing local Public Library Summer Reading Programs!     TCAPSLoop Moment of Zen “Reading one book is like eating one potato chip.” - Diane Duane   The Agenda TADL's Summer Program Offerings Public School and Pu...

Episode 5.22 Hello and Welcome to another potentially useful episode of the TCAPSLoop Podcast!! Joining the pod today your summer tour guide of this EdTech paradise, Danelle Brostrom !        TCAPSLoop Moment of Zen “Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value." - Albert Einstein   The Agenda Not much to add to this weeks agenda but encouraging the Loopheads to go to: Wiredtc.net and sig...

Episode 5.21 Hello and Welcome to another potentially useful episode of the TCAPSLoop Podcast!! Joining the pod today is a model of uncommon sense, the TechNollerGist , David Noller and balancing the scales of law and chaos, the ever pragmatic, Danelle Brostrom !        TCAPSLoop Moment of Zen “Once a new technology rolls over you, if you're not part of the steamroller, you're part of the road.” -...

Episode 5.20 Hello and Welcome to another potentially useful episode of the TCAPSLoop Podcast!! Traverse City Area Public Schools Elementary Library Coordinator, Stephie Luyt and Middle School Librarian, Melissa Baumann join me for this weeks pod!         TCAPSLoop Moment of Zen I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book. ― Grou...

Episode 5.19: Making Good Edtech Choices I'm joined on the pod by a legendary coach that won’t lose her last game to their arch-rival, It’s Danelle Brostrom! And also joining the pod is the Sultan of Seesaw, the Scion of Spiceworks, the Pontiff of Powerschool, Mr. Evan O'Branovic!          TCAPSLoop Moment of Zen “Life is a web of intersections and choices. Your 1st choice is to recognize an inter...

Episode 5.19 Hello and Welcome to another potentially useful episode of the TCAPSLoop Podcast!! Like Tom Holland, her Career Exploration is Uncharted, It’s Danelle Brostrom joining me on the pod along with the STEM Career Sherpa of Northwest Michigan, It’s Shelly VanderMuelen.         TCAPSLoop Moment of Zen: “If You Aim At Nothing, You Hit Nothing.” ― Zig Ziglar   The Agenda: What does the STEM C...

  Episode 5.18 Today's cast includes your humble podcast host, Larry Burden, an "Optional Expression of Learning," the TechNollerGist, David Noller, and his tag team partner coming off the top ISTE turnbuckle, Danelle Brostrom!     TCAPSLoop moment of zen: “To banish imperfection is to destroy expression, to check exertion, to paralyze vitality.” ― John Ruskin, The Stones of Venice   The Agenda: I...

Episode 5.17 Hello and Welcome to another potentially useful episode of the TCAPSLoop Podcast!!    Stephie has invited Kara Gregory, the founder of PoWeR Book Bags , to be our special guest on the pod. PoWeR Book Bags is a non-profit organization that provides books and much more to the area's underprivileged families. Our hope is that this conversation will inspire you as much as it did Stephie a...

Episode 5.16: All the Love for Seesaw Hello and Welcome to another potentially useful episode of the TCAPSLoop Podcast!! My co-host is so engaged in the shiny silver lining she’s pleasantly unaware of the ominous cloud it is attached to, it’s DBro?, Danelle Brostrom!     Moment of Zen: A well-developed sense of humor is the pole that adds balance to your steps as you walk the tightrope of life. -...