It is difficult to make a blanket statement about whether or not artificial intelligence (AI) is bad for students to use. The potential impact of AI on students will depend on several factors, including how it is used and the specific context in which it is used. AI in the Balance. AI can enhance students' learning experience significantly. For example, AI-powered tutoring systems can provide personalized and tailored feedback to students, allowing them to learn more effectively and efficiently....
Dec 11, 2022•4 min•Season 2Ep. 5
The actual practice of a fully funded esports program will include a curriculum for different classes, not just CTE courses. This episode will cover getting started for those with many limitations. Funding will be an essential aspect as your esports program grows. This is how we started the program in a limited environment. First, without administrative support, there is no esports program district-wide. However, any program that benefits students will ultimately benefit the school district. Tha...
Dec 07, 2022•5 min•Season 2Ep. 4
One common misconception is that video games are for boys. My daughters participated in a previous district tournament at 6 and 8 in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Squad Strike 3v3. My eight-year-old daughter took third place in the Elementary Tier. My students took first place in the Secondary Tier, led by a female team captain who is also the club president. In that competition, we had students who were labeled 504 and SpEd. One of those students was playing with his feet. I will not explain why b...
Dec 07, 2022•2 min•Season 2Ep. 3
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Dec 07, 2022•7 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Before examining some studies, we need to dispel some misconceptions about esports. Moral Panic is a fear of a new cultural change that exceeds the threat posed to people—the 19th century vilified reading, specifically novels, that were once thought to corrupt the reader. Similarly, other media went through moral panic during its respective timeline, from comic books to movies and, not so recently, video games. Video Games tend to get vilified for inciting violence, corrupting the players, and c...
Dec 07, 2022•4 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Video Games are misunderstood but are great for education. Primary, secondary, and district administrators should understand the importance of an esports program in a school environment.
Dec 07, 2022•56 sec
For complete Show Notes, visit: https://wke.lt/w/s/4P5KTH Chrome under attack for second time this month — here's what to do Grow with Google Discover professional certificates developed by Google and designed to connect you to over 100 top employers who are hiring for related roles. Recorder for Google Pixel instantly transforms audio into text so you can search, edit and share your favorite audio moments. And it all works offline too. Google Workspace for Education rebrand toolkit Learn to cod...
Mar 16, 2021•39 min•Season 1Ep. 37
Livestream will be available by others here: After editing, we will air the podcast. Guest info (anything you want to share, feel free to add): High School CTE Teacher Google for Education Certified Trainer & Innovator Leader for Google Educator Group of South Texas Ambassador to WeVideo, Flipgrid, Wakelet, & DonorsChoose Social media contacts: (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Website): Twitter @eduGOOGdroid ACEd.Tech Intro: Today’s guest is Mr. G, who will be talking to us about how to cr...
Feb 23, 2021•53 min•Season 1Ep. 36
Dr. Bonnie Shaver-Troup Bonnie is the founder of LEXEND and the creator of the LEXEND fonts. She has a particular interest in reading performance, typography, perception, cognition, and the visual field. ACEd Topic Visit Lexend — Change the way the world reads. The tool is Lexend fonts. The purpose is to improve an individual's reading experience, including the experience of those with dyslexia, struggling readers, early readers, multi language learners, for eye strain, aging eye readers, visual...
Jul 17, 2020•27 min•Season 1Ep. 35
FamilyBookform is an education technology product for Social Emotional Learning Projects. Children complete story collecting projects to create books and complete curriculum aligned SEL Projects. Ambassador code is: 6KFM6P Carey created FamilyBookform as a writing & communication tool for students to easily collect personal oral stories, family histories & photos, using speech-to-text & collaboration, to create polished books for personalized PBL. The process is educational, developi...
Jul 14, 2020•47 min•Season 1Ep. 34
Bruce Reicher Hawthorne, NJ USA Upper Saddle River Schools/ Cavallini Middle School Technology Teacher Computer Apps Teacher (Digital Leadership, Python Coding and Video Production) Google Level 1 and 2, Ambassador for Wakelet, WeVideo, Codesters and Brainpop Board Of Education Member for the Hawthorne Board of Education Since 2013. @breicher Google The Bruce Reicher PD page is all about sharing all the resources I have from various PD sessions. My philosophy is to learn, teach, share and repeat...
Jul 10, 2020•37 min•Season 1Ep. 33
Kim Mattina Hi, my name is Kim Mattina, and I am a Google Certified Trainer and Educator, a Gold Product Expert for the Google for Education team, and the host of my own show, The Suite Talk. I am from New Jersey and I am a middle school technology teacher in southern New Jersey. ACEd Topic Visit my website, www.thesuitetalk.com and click on the Jamboard page. You will see my Ideaboard 4 Jamboard , and my Wakelet Collection. Get on the Jamboard Train! - Wakelet Wakelet This collection will conta...
May 18, 2020•25 min•Season 1Ep. 32
Alfonso Mendoza Jr. Edinburg, Texas Instructional Software Specialist for Sharyland ISD. Share Captain for GEG-SOUTX ACEd Topic Stay Healthy Visit COVID-19 Tips Google Here is some advice from the experts at the Child Mind Institute. Don't be afraid to discuss the coronavirus. Most children will have already heard about the virus or ... Hankerchiefs & Gloves Remote Learning Low SES No food No shelter Parents don't have the money for daycare Things to Consider No New Tech Tools Digital Divide...
Mar 19, 2020•47 min•Season 1Ep. 31
Kristina Holzweiss 2015 School Library Journal and Scholastic School Librarian of the Year, author of Scholastic makerspace books and co-author of Hacking School Libraries Location (Long Island, NY, USA) Syosset High School Job Title: Educational Technology Enrichment Specialist Subject or Department: Innovation Lab, Library, News Production (coming in September 2020) Blog/website/social media/etc Hacking School Libraries (and other classrooms!) Facebook group, twitter @lieberrian bunheadwithduc...
Mar 13, 2020•24 min•Season 1Ep. 30
STEM Summit 2020 In this episode, I attended the STEM Summit hosted by ESC Region One. This allowed me to have some fun conversations with some who attended. This is what they had to say: Conversations I'm going to start first with Gus Perez and would like to introduce yourself. Sure. So, my name is Gustavo Perez. I am a stem specialist for the original one education service center. I've been there about almost 11 years. Yeah. Do you have a Twitter handle? Yes, I do at. Gus underscore stem.And w...
Feb 25, 2020•9 min•Season 1Ep. 29
Apps of the Year Android: Live Transcribe Chrome: ColorZilla Visit 📱 Aced Apps Aced Check out ACEd Tech apps of Previous Years Google Updates Visit Propose a new meeting time or add a note to Calendar invites from Gmail G Suite Updates Blog Update (December 12, 2019): We've adjusted the rollout for this feature for Scheduled domains - rollout will now begin on January 13, 2020. Rollout for Rapid Release domains will continue as planned. Visit Send emails as attachments in Gmail G Suite Updates ...
Feb 08, 2020•20 min•Season 1Ep. 28
Stadia - Games, without a console or downloads - Google Store Google Play Stadia with Premiere Edition. Get access to Stadia at launch, three free months of Stadia Pro and play in up to 4K on your TV with Chromecast Ultra. Visit Stadia - One place for all the ways we play Google 1 Code needed to access Stadia will be sent upon shipment of your Premiere Edition. Codes must be redeemed within one year of shipment to redeem three month trial of Stadia Pro. Offer only available to new subscribers up...
Jan 15, 2020•10 min•Season 1Ep. 27
Episode 26 http://aced.tech/26Talking with Attendees How to leave a recorded lesson Aaron AlvaradoCTE Instructor SHARYLAND ISD MOS in Word, Google Level 1 https://sphs.sharylandisd.org/faculty/AaronAlvarado Notes Using Screencastify 3PR: Pause, Perform, Play, Review Using Podcasts Equipment for podcasting Don't Ditch That Tech Matt Miller Author Ditch That Textbook GEI, MIE Expert, Skype Master Teacher ditchthattextbook.com @jmattmiller Notes Differentiating Instruction Change approach with tech...
Nov 30, 2019•35 min•Season 1Ep. 26
G Sweet Ideas Google for Educations Updates The first major announcement. Google Stadia will be available November 19th. $130 pre order Founder’s Edition 3 mo Stadio Pro + 3 mo buddy pass Chromecast Ultra Night Blue exclusive controller Founder’s badge Sold Out $130 Premiere Edition No buddy pass Non-exclusive controller (Clearly White) No mention of a badge. $10 / mo Pro Up to 4K 5.1 Surround sound Destiny 2: The Collection - with additional free games. Deals & savings Free Basic Up to 1080...
Oct 23, 2019•14 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Guest Star Jennifer Scott Bakersfield, California Compton Jr. High, Bakersfield City School District Classroom teacher English, history, yearbook Slidesyearbook.com, @JenTechnology Jennifer@SlidesYearbook.com Google Innovator with #MEX16, Google Innovator Coach #MEX18, and Google Innovator Mentor with #BRZ17, #MEX18 #LON19. Jennifer is competing the 59 Days of Code Project. Wish her luck! Luis Pertuz Barranquilla, COlombia Colegio Marymount Technology Integrator twitter.com/pertuzluisfer Credent...
Oct 08, 2019•53 min•Season 1Ep. 24
G Suite Ideas Visit All classes moving to Google Classroom with the Classwork Page in September G Suite Updates Blog Last year, we introduced a new version of Classroom that provides additional features, including a Classwork page to help teachers better organize assignments. Newly created classes automatically include this Classwork page, with the option for instructors to revert classes back to the version of Classroom without Classwork. Visit Google for Education launches originality reports ...
Sep 02, 2019•21 min•Season 1Ep. 23
Misbah Gedal Head of Partnership Wakelet.com @MisbahGedal ACEd Topic Wakelet Quick history Jamil Khalil Curation for students Digital Storytelling Curation for teachers Share resources From social media Curation for administrators & other educators Newsletters Curation in the business world E Pluribus Unum From many links, share one Ambassador Program Educators guide the program Future: free is not a business model Current free features will remain. Future features are to be decided. Ad Brea...
Jul 24, 2019•27 min•Season 1Ep. 22
G Suite Ideas Visit Inbox by Gmail shutting down at the end of March 2019 G Suite Updates Blog Inbox by Gmail has been a great place to experiment with new ideas like snoozing emails to later, as well as try the latest AI-powered experiences like Smart Reply, Nudges and high-priority notifications to help you stay productive. Visit Create and insert image carousels in new Sites G Suite Updates Blog We're making it easier for site editors to share a selection of images in new Sites by creating a ...
Jul 18, 2019•22 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Kimberly Franklin Long Beach, CA Montebello Unified School District Teacher, Tech Mentor Author: “Max and The Mouse” Elementary 4th/5th Grade https://sites.google.com/view/max-and-the-mouse/home Google Certified Educator Level 1 & 2 https://www.instagram.com/p/BoYHQ5vHv1i/ ACEd Topic Topic Main Ideas QR Codes are very easy to generate or “make” - all you need is an QR app and a link to what you want attached to it - it can be an image, a message, something online. Ways to use at school Schoo...
May 14, 2019•30 min•Season 1Ep. 20
G Sweet Ideas What are the Google April Fools for 2019? Say: "Hey Google, April Fools" Gboard Spoon Google Files Screen Cleaner Google Maps Snake Game Google Tulip Not Cover In This Episode Google Calendar Playgame This only works on Gmail accounts and not G Suite https://calendar.google.com/?playagame
Apr 01, 2019•4 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Luis Pertuz Colegio Marymount in Barranquilla Colombia Technology Coach Teacher and Integrator IT Twitter: @pertuzluisfer Google Certified Trainer Masters Degrees: Global Entrepreneurship Educational Management ACEd Topic Organizing Docs Mail Merge Google Sheets Add-on Docs Slides Sheet Ninja (pulling data from different sources) to Autocrat Certificates Ad Break Twitter: @pertuzluisfer aced.tech/Amazon ACEd Apps Review Previous Apps Chrome Remote Desktop Used to port into another computer from ...
Mar 25, 2019•24 min•Season 1Ep. 18
ACEd Topic What is a Podcast? Downloaded Audio Files Categories Stories, Instruction, News, Music, anything RSS Podcatcher Apple Google RadioPublic https://radiopublic.com/ Podcast VS Blog VS Video Channel Anytime, Anywhere Limitations: Partially Audio Only Pedagogy Student: Checking for understanding or giving them a voice. Teacher: Alternative to Lecture Ed Tech Coach and Admins: Self-paced training. You choose the purpose. TELPAS English Learners: My New American Life TPaCK What is your podca...
Mar 15, 2019•29 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Jennifer Scott Compton Jr. High School in Bakersfield, CA Classroom Teacher English, History Yearbook SlidesYearbook.com Twitter: @JenTechnology 19 years in the classroom, Google Innovator with #Mex16 Google Innovator Coach with #Mex18 Ad Break SlidesYearbook.com RadioPublic.com ACEd Topic Topic Yearbooks are too expensive Cut out the middlemen (yearbook companies) and have students create their own yearbook in Google Slides Need to teach graphic design skills, which can be applied to other subj...
Feb 28, 2019•21 min•Season 1Ep. 16
G Sweet Ideas Google for Educations Updates Just like Google Classroom, the new Material Design will be available for most Drive services. https://gsuiteupdates.googleblog.com/2019/01/material-design-for-google-docs-sheets.html The new Google Contacts will now be the default on stage 3. https://gsuiteupdates.googleblog.com/2018/11/timeline-to-move-users-to-new-google.html Coming soon. Gradebook lets teachers view and analyze all of the grades for a class. Students can see their overall progress ...
Feb 01, 2019•9 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Emmanuel Pacheco Juarez-Lincoln High School English Teacher Department Head ACEd Topic Newsela An online database full of thousands of articles taken and adapted for the Washington Post and the New York Times for students By adapted I mean that they are broken down into 5 different lexile levels for our students This helps to adjust and differentiate lessons by adjusting to an individual students reading capability The quizzes are also aligned to our TEKS to Common core Other features include vo...
Jan 22, 2019•13 min•Season 1Ep. 14
