How to Create a Podcast With Spotify for Podcasters
Even though it was acquired by Spotify a few years ago, Anchor.fm remained it’s own platform until March of this year. Back in March Anchor was renamed Spotify for Podcasters. Spotify for Podcasters makes it incredibly easy to record, edit, and publish a podcast. You can do all of your recording and editing within the […]
Hear Me on the International Teacher Podcast
A few weeks ago Greg Lemoine invited me to be a guest on the International Teacher Podcast. I had a great time chatting with Greg and his co-host Kent about a wide range of topics including who I look to for information and inspiration, some of my favorite tools and tips, and how I got […]
How to Create a Podcast on Your Android Phone
The new year is here! If one of your goals for 2023 is to finally start that podcast you’ve been thinking about, Anchor offers an easy to get started. In fact, you can record, edit, and publish an entire podcast on your pone by using Anchor’s free Android app. To get started on creating a […]
Reducing Stress Through Tech – Podcast
Earlier this week I had the pleasure to be a guest on podcast hosted by Paulie Gavoni and Drew Carter. Their podcast is called The Crisis in Education Podcast. In the podcast they explore opportunities for sustainable improvements in schools. In the podcast I talked with Paulie and Drew about how technology can be used […]
The 2020 Great Thanksgiving Listen
The Great Thanksgiving Listen hosted by StoryCorps is back for the sixth year in a row. This annual event is intended to get people to record audio stories with family and friends. This year there might be a lot more remote recording than in the past, but the goal of the project is still the […]
Three Ways to Convert Video into Audio
Earlier this week I had a colleague ask me how she could extract the audio from a video that she had made. Some video editing tools, including iMovie and WeVideo, have an option to export just the audio from your video projects. But if the video was created by just filming with a smartphone or […]
Join Me for a Live Podcast Q&A Tomorrow at 3pm ET
Tomorrow afternoon at 3pm ET I’ll be a guest on Jeff Mao’s new podcast Edmoxie TL4Ed Live! Jeff, in his own words, is a recovering government bureaucrat, who successfully led the Maine Learning Technology Initiative for many years. I’ve talked to Jeff many times over the years including interviewing for a job that I didn’t get […]
The Practical Ed Tech Podcast – Episode 40 – For Real This Time
In this episode share some new and neat things from the world of ed tech, share a new way to support my work (if you want to), and answered some questions from readers, viewers, and listeners like you. The complete show notes can be found here. Shout-out to Tony Vincent and Mr. Charlwood for a […]
The Practical Ed Tech Podcast – Episode 39 – We’re All Online
In this week’s episode of The Practical Ed Tech Podcast I share some new resources for teaching online, some upcoming free PD opportunities, and some cool activities to pass along to parents who are looking for educational activities to do at home with their kids. I also shared my thoughts about teaching online and what […]
The Practical Ed Tech Podcast Episode 36 – Teaching Online and More
This episode of The Practical Ed Tech Podcast is a bit longer than the usual weekly episodes. The first ten minutes of this episode is spent explaining some strategies and tools for teaching online. I did this in response to all of the emails and Tweets I’ve received in the last week regarding teaching online […]
The Practical Ed Tech Podcast – Episode 35 – Snow Day!
School was cancelled yesterday (our 98th snow day, or so it felt) so I recorded my weekly installment of The Practical Ed Tech Podcast a day early. In this episode I highlighted a couple of new resources for pictures, videos, and audio files to use in your multimedia projects. The first part of the podcast […]
The Practical Ed Tech Podcast – Episode 33 – Larry Bird
In this week’s episode of The Practical Ed Tech Podcast I’m back from the flu and from a short vacation. Highlights of this episode include new Google Docs tools, a new way to make videos from text, and a cute app for little kids like mine. As always, I answered a handful of questions from […]
The Practical Ed Tech Podcast – Episode 30 – New Game Templates and More
I usually publish The Practical Ed Tech Podcast on Friday or Saturday, but this weekend I got a little sidetracked by a couple of other projects and didn’t record until Sunday night. In this episode I highlighted some Microsoft and Google EDU product updates that were announced in conjunction with the BETT show. More interesting […]
The Practical Ed Tech Podcast Episode #28
This evening after my toddlers went to bed I sat down to record the 28th episode of The Practical Ed Tech Podcast. This episode follows the same format as most of the others. I shared some news and notes from the world of ed tech, gave a little update on what’s happening in my classroom, […]
The Practical Ed Tech Podcast Episode 26 – Old Decade, New Decade
This afternoon I recorded the 26th episode of The Practical Ed Tech Podcast. In this episode I shared some important news about how I’m publishing new content in 2020, highlighted some “decade in review” articles, and answered questions from readers and viewers like you. The complete show notes can be read here. Listen to episode […]
The Practical Ed Tech Podcast – Episode 21 – 12 Years of Reflections and Questions
This afternoon I recorded the twenty-first episode of The Practical Ed Tech Podcast. In this episode I share some reflections on 12 years of blogging about educational technology, share some news from the world of ed tech, and answer a few questions from readers and viewers like you. Get the full show notes in this […]
The Practical Ed Tech Podcast – Episode 20 – Cool Updates and Q&A
This afternoon I recorded the twentieth episode of The Practical Ed Tech Podcast. In this podcast I shared five Google product updates teachers should note, a Microsoft Forms update that should prove to be super handy, and a new way to use Padlet. As always, the episode concludes with me answering a handful of questions […]
The Practical Ed Tech Podcast Episode #17 – Ninjas, Gladiators, and Copyright
It’s Friday afternoon and I’ve just finished recording the seventeenth episode of The Practical Ed Tech Podcast. In this episode I address some questions around a Tweet I made last Saturday, discuss my infuriating experience of defending my copyright rights, and share my thoughts about talking with students about topics that can be a bit […]
The Practical Ed Tech Podcast – Episode #11 – Reflections, News & Notes, Q&A
Last night I released the eleventh episode of The Practical Ed Tech Podcast. In this episode I shared some reflections on my first full week of teaching computer science in a full-time role, shared some news and notes from the world of education, and answered a handful of questions from readers and listeners. The complete […]
Practical Ed Tech Podcast #8 Featuring Dr. Beth Holland
At the end of the last episode of the Practical Ed Tech Podcast I mentioned that I had recently recorded a great conversation that I had with Dr. Beth Holland. That recording is now available as episode #8 of the Practical Ed Tech Podcast. In the episode Beth and I talked about her work at […]
Join Me Tomorrow for a Live Q&A
Tomorrow afternoon at 3pm ET I’m recording the next episode of my Practical Ed Tech Live series in which I answer batches of questions that readers like you send to me throughout the week. This school year I’m opening each broadcast with a recap of some ed tech news that you might have missed in […]
International Podcast Day Stickers – How to Make a Podcast
International Podcast Day (I didn’t know that was a thing until today, either) is September 30th. Synth is one of the sponsors of International Podcast Day. Synth is a free service for recording and publishing short podcasts. I’ve been writing and talking about it since its launch last fall because it is so simple for […]
Practical Ed Tech Live – Episode #2 Now Available in Six Places
Earlier today I recorded the second episode of Practical Ed Tech Live for the new school year. As I mentioned last week, this year I’m starting each episode with five to ten minute overview of new and interesting things in the world of educational technology. The second half of the episode is when I answer […]
8 Epic Tools to Try This School Year – A Podcast With Vicki Davis
A few weeks ago I Vicki Davis invited me to be a guest on her fantastic 10 Minute Teacher Podcast. As the title implies, in the podcast I shared an overview of eight educational technology tools that can be used in almost any classroom. You can find the 10 Minute Teacher Podcast on all major […]
New! The Practical Ed Tech Podcast
Last spring a reader named Tiffany asked me if I would ever consider publishing my Practical Ed Tech Live episodes as podcasts instead of just on my YouTube channel. It was a good idea. Thanks to Tiffany’s suggestion I am now publishing the audio of my Practical Ed Tech live episodes as a podcast. I’m […]
How to Create a Podcast
Last week Anchor.fm launched a new and improved site that makes it easy for anyone to create and publish a podcast. I liked the redesigned site so much that I featured it as my tip of the week in the Practical Ed Tech newsletter. If you’re not subscribed to that newsletter or you are and […]
How to Add Audio, Video, and Picture Notes to Padlet Walls
Padlet has a new audio recording option that allows you to record for up to fifteen minutes at a time. This is a great addition to the video and picture note options that Padlet already offered. In my video embedded below I demonstrate how to create audio, video, and picture notes on Padlet. Applications for […]
Anchor Adds New Features for Simple Podcasting
Anchor is a simple and free platform for creating short podcasts. I started using it in December to publish occasional podcasts. A couple of things initially drew me to Anchor. First, recording is simple of matter of just holding down the record button on your phone then releasing it when you’re done talking. Second, when […]