The Teachercast Podcast

Jeff sits down with Christopher Hoovler from CleverIOSApps.com and Cary Fields to discuss their favorite apps to use in the classroom. Topics Covered: What are the new technologies we will be introducing to our students this year? What technologies should we be promoting as teachers? Should we be teaching cursive in school? Should we ask our students to sign up for social media/file sharing sites the same way we ask them to go buy a pencil? Social Media in Education (Skype, Twitter, Google+ etc…) How do we as teachers demonstrate internet safety Using blogs, wiki's in the class Should we fear technology for privacy reasons? Using your iPhone in school vs using your iPad in class Websites and Apps Discussed: http://www.example.com/ (Keynote and Remote) Presentations on the Mac with a really amazing wireless remote that works on all Mac platforms http://www.example.com/ (iHourglass) Digital hourglass http://www.example.com/ (Bento) Personal Organizer and Filing System http://www.example.com/ (Dropvox) Rec