Technology Times Live

Episode #168: Using Garage Band to Make Audio Recordings for Developing Reading Fluency

Mon, 06 Jul 2015 10:37:10 -0400

John demonstrates recent versions of GarageBand on the Mac and iOS for making multiple audio recordings.

Episode #167: Constructing Knowledge: Rationale for a 1:1 Program

Wed, 26 Nov 2014 08:36:14 -0500

This is a narrated presentation by John Hendron in November 2014 about an instructional vision behind a 1:1 computing program. This will be presented at Virginia ASCD with Dr. Stephen Geyer on December 4, 2014.

Episode #166: A Computer Club at Goochland Elementary

Wed, 12 Mar 2014 10:04:42 -0400

For the 2013-14 SY, Goochland's elementary ITRT Zoe Parrish established a computing club at GES. I interviewed a number of the students on their projects in March of 2014 after school.

Episode #165: Supporting Virtual Learning

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:42:05 -0400

John discusses how to support virtual learning experiences through tools that can be used in traditional classrooms, including Edmodo, blogging, Moodle, and GoogleApps for Education.

Episode #164: MERC - Project Based Learning and 21st Century Skills

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 11:17:24 -0500

My keynote presentation for the 2012 MERC conference held at VCU on March 13, 2012.

Episode #163: The Polar Express

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 11:57:47 -0500

John sat down for 5 minutes with Dr. Geyer, our director of elementary education, to talk about his motivation for visiting classrooms in person and virtually this year to share his love of quality literature.

Episode #162: YouTube for Education

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:26:00 -0500

What can YouTube do for you? http://www.youtube.com/education

In this short video, John introduces signing-in to YouTube with your Goochland e-mail address. This will allow teachers to mark videos and comment on videos. Create a YouTube persona (username and channel) and you can also upload videos directly from iMovie into YouTube.

Episode #161: Graphics, Visuals, and More!

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 09:20:22 -0500

John talks about the use of visuals, graphic organizers, and opportunities for project-based learning when creating infographics in this video podcast. Links are available on John's blog: http://blogs.glnd.k12.va.us/teachers/jhendron/

Advance organizers, David Ausubel, Inspiration, infographics

Episode #160: Student Podcasts with PhotoBooth

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:55:08 -0400

Instructional Technology Resource Teacher Bea Cantor offers our 160 episode of TechTimes Live! with tips on creating cool student videos using Apple's PhotoBooth software. Photobooth offers "green screen" type functionality to feature student work along with their dialog. This 4-part series breaks down the easy-to-do steps for teachers working with students in elementary grades through middle school.

Episode #159: Flipping with Screencasts

Fri, 03 Jun 2011 10:11:03 -0400

We've put together a page on 'flipping the classroom' on our wiki (http://www.glnd.k12.va.us/wiki/index.php/Handouts/PodcastFlipping) and this video details a process teachers can use to generate a video file that is delivered to students to present new information. The "flipping" comes when class time is used to practice skills, have a discussion, or participate in an extended activity. Students can use these podcasts to in lieu of homework to prepare for class.

This podcast demonstrates the use of Keynote and Quicktime Player in Mac OS X 10.6, Snow Leopard.

Episode #158: Integrating Keynote with Garage Band for Podcasts

Thu, 02 Jun 2011 09:57:49 -0400

Podcaster John Hendron gives tips for using Keynote slides as images for an enhanced podcast with Garage Band 6 on the Mac.

Episode #157: GarageBand 6 Podcasting

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 16:20:35 -0400

John gets into some of the editing and creation of a podcast episode using Apple's latest version of Garage Band on the Mac.

Episode #156: GarageBand 6 Interface

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 16:19:47 -0400

John introduces the interface to Garage Band 2011 from Apple. We set up the interface to create a podcast episode.

Episode #155: GarageBand 6 Intro

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 16:18:52 -0400

Super Basic! Intro to creating the right template in Garage Band '11 for a podcast.

Episode #154: Blogging for Educators 2011

Mon, 28 Mar 2011 16:27:01 -0400

John Hendron discusses blogging - why we blog in Goochland - and provides resources and tips for teacher bloggers.

Episode #153: QR Codes

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 11:48:21 -0400

March is mobile learning month, and educators across Virginia will be attending the VSTE Mobile event in Fredericksburg. Our own Peter Martin will be presenting. This video introduces the concept of QR Codes with some tips for using them in the classroom. This podcast is co-sponsored by VSTE and by GCPS.

Episode #152: Scratch at MERC

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 12:05:30 -0400

This March 17, 2011, I will be presenting on Scratch as a tool for student achievement at the MERC conference held at VCU in Richmond, VA.

Episode #151: Google Goodies

Thu, 27 Jan 2011 15:21:05 -0500

The second edition of our Google Goodies presentation, this one created in February, 2011 for the EdTech 2011 conference held in Ashland, VA via WCVE, the Community Ideas Stations, in conjunction with GRAETC.

Episode #150: Publishing Google Presentations

Wed, 19 Jan 2011 12:28:53 -0500

Like to design in Keynote? Maybe PowerPoint? And you realize the benefits of Google Docs? In this screencast episode from John Hendron, he'll show you how to take an Apple Keynote presentation and convert and upload it into Google Docs. From there, you can embed your content into a blog, a webpage, or simply pass to folks a URL to your presentation!

This is the 150th episode of TechTimes Live, a podcast created by John Hendron who currently works as supervisor of instructional technology in Goochland County, VA.

Find us on iTunes -> search for "Technology Times Live" in the iTunes Store to see more free podcasts.

Episode #149: Inventive Creativity with DesignBlocks

Thu, 02 Dec 2010 14:20:09 -0500

John Hendron takes about 25 minutes of your time in introducing DesignBlocks.net - a free resource from the MIT Media Lab. You might just as well go to the website and explore their already great materials. John's presentation builds the context for why using this tool, and its companion piece Scratch, is a good idea. Tools such as DesignBlocks are a real twenty-first century tool that give students an audience for their projects, is built to be self-motivating once you get started, and applies skills in logical thinking and mathematics, along with an awareness of digital art.

DesignBlocks is an example of a Web 2.0 site that offers anyone the opportunity to explore, create, and remix visual ideas. We see it as a perfectly appropriate introduction to the Scratch programming environment which uses the MIT Media Lab's signature programming blocks that have now been licenses for use for developing apps for the Android OS.

Episode 148: Making Comic Life Templates

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 09:43:51 -0400

John Hendron shows teachers how to create a "template" for a Comic Life project combining an empty ComicLife document with pre-selected pictures into a single zip file. The zip file can be shared any number of ways, from uploading into Moodle or a teacher blog, or by sharing it over the network with students.

Episode #147: Basics of Comic Life

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 09:08:16 -0400

Plasq has made an incredible creation package called Comic Life which we've been using since around 2006 in Goochland County Schools. Yet, we still haven't converted all classrooms yet into comic strip studios... this video by John Hendron will introduce teachers to the software and is designed as a resource for our after school workshop centered on Comic Life projects.

Episode #146: Google Apps for Students, Part 2

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:59:19 -0400

Part 2 covers GoogleApps beyond the docs: Google Sites, Google Moderator, and Google Groups. This video is for teachers in Goochland County, VA deploying Google Apps for secondary students.

Episode #145: Google Apps for Students, Part 1

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:58:04 -0400

This is part 1 of a 2-part series on deploying GoogleApps for students in Goochland County, VA. The audience for this video are classroom teachers considering using GoogleApps in their classes.

Episode #144: 6 Year Technology Plan

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:58:11 -0400

This is Quicktime version of our technology plan for 2010-2016. It was presented to, and approved by, the school board on July 13, 2010.

Episode #143: From Bits to Buckets

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 10:30:42 -0400

This is a PDF handout from a professional workshop conducted in July, 2010 in Goochland on digital citizenship, online research, and something we call "infoseeking fluency." It was conducted over 3 days, 9 hours. The content is intended for teachers of secondary students, grades 6-12.

Episode #142: Creativity with Keynote

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 08:16:19 -0400

John Hendron talks about creativity, one of Goochland's identified twenty-first century skills for G21. How can teachers use Apple's iWork Keynote application to develop creativity in students? This video podcast shows the way.

Episode #141: Communication with Images

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:28:56 -0400

John introduces three principal principles about using images in instruction with students. At the end, we talk about the features of three Apple products: iPhoto, Pages, and Keynote.

Episode #140: Introducting Scratch

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:44:34 -0500

Scratch is a free program for students grades 3-8 that develops creativity and logic, while allowing them to apply their understanding of math. I introduce the application and provide tips on introducing the program to others.

Episode #139: Tech Trends

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 11:31:11 -0500

Superintendent Linda Underwood asked me to speak to our school board this month on technology trends, and this is the "to-go" version of that presentation, scheduled for Tuesday evening, February 16, 2010. In this video podcast I talk about cloud computing and its impact at setting the landscape for learning whenever we can connect to the Internet. I look at several trends being explored today by adult learners, including Twitter, Ning websites, and Google's collaborative tools.

Episode #138: Google Chrome

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 09:45:56 -0500

John demos the Developer Tools panel in Google's Chrome Browser on a Mac. This tool can be helpful for visually seeing how changes in code affect the appearance of a webpage.

Episode #137: Digital Culture in Schools

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:42:24 -0400

What's the digital culture in your school? John Hendron discuses ways to change teaching and learning with digital tools by changing the culture in your school. This is a leadership presentation developed for the 2009 Virginia Educational Technology Conference held in Richmond, VA.

Episode #136: Resource Packs for Promethean

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:14:58 -0400

This video will show you how to install Resource Packs from Promethean Planet into your installation of ActivInspire from Promethean.

Episode #135: WordPress Upgrade

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:49:54 -0400

John Hendron details what's new with Goochland's teacher blogs in WordPress version 2.8.4, like a customizable interface!

Episode #134: Music Theory G21

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:12:39 -0400

Kent Gall shares a video with us of his music theory/appreciation students this year at GHS. They learned about the fundamentals of music, and their G21 project focused on the creation of an original piece of music composed and performed with their own instruments.

Episode #133: iTunes for Podcasts

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:44:09 -0400

Ever wonder how to find some good podcasts? Then make them automagically come to your computer? We cover the basics of using iTunes (Mac or PC) to find, download, and organize free podcasts online.

Episode #132: NetNewsWire for RSS

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:43:01 -0400

John Hendron covers the basics of subscribing to RSS feeds using the industry leader for Mac RSS aggregators (news readers), NetNews Wire by Newsgator. NNW is also available for iPhone and iPod Touch.

Episode #131: RSS in Apple Mail

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:13:36 -0400

John introduces RSS support in Leopard Mail. This introduction to RSS in Mail was created for a new mini-course available to teachers for the 2009-10 school year for managing information through the Web, RSS, and through podcasts.

Episode #130: Safari 4 Basics

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:12:47 -0400

John introduces Safari 4. This introduction to Safari was created for a new mini-course available to teachers for the 2009-10 school year for managing information through the Web, RSS, and through podcasts.

Episode #129: Scratch and PICO Boards

Mon, 11 May 2009 11:34:00 -0400

John demonstrates the use of the picoboard and how it's used on his Mac with Scratch from MIT. The picoboard is a collection of hardware sensors that connect to your computer via USB. The picoboard is used to add sensor input to projects created with Scratch. The picoboard is $50; the Scratch software is free.

A HD version of this podcast is available, which makes seeing the details in the Scratch program easier. http://www.glnd.k12.va.us/podcasts/picoboard_podcast_hd.mov It's 85MB.

Episode #128: LearningHacks

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 10:34:49 -0400

John Hendron presents his ideas on seven "Learning Hacks" that can be implemented with or without technology in the classroom. These are not new ideas really, but come from the ideas of Seymour Papert, John Medina, and Edgar Dale. This is in Quicktime format should play on iPod and/or iPhone. We cover things like starting with hands-on experiences in new units of study, using advance organizers or "schemas," and the integration of 21st century skills in the teaching process.

Episode #127: Blogging Best Practices

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 12:19:22 -0500

John shares his VSTE presentation for February 2009: Blogging Best Practices from Goochland County Public Schools. Despite promising the links to work, they do not in this version of our movie. Sorry! John will be presenting this live at the upcoming Virginia Society for Technology in Education Conference in Virginia Beach. For the PDF version of this presentation, visit johnhendron.net.

Google Earth Version 5

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 11:20:28 -0500

John Hendron leads you through what's new in Google Earth version 5 in this 640x480 pixel podcast screencast. Google Earth was released on February 2, 2009 in version 5 beta. New are oceans, recorded tours, and GoogleMars.

Episode #125: School Messenger

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:34:42 -0500

John interviews Brad Franklin about the school messenger system now used by Goochland County Schools to communicate with homes in the community by telephone.

Episode #124: My Access Writing Software

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:25:34 -0500

John talks to GHS/GMS ITRT Mrs. Bea Cantor about the use of software that helps build writing skills with middle school students. Called "My Access," this software from Vantage Learning is a web-based solution for evaluating students' writing skills. With help from the CVC consortium, a Richmond, VA-area consortium of school divisions dedicated to increasing student performance through technology with a federal ed-tech grant, Goochland Middle School this year will be using My Access with all GMS students through English classes.

Episode #123: The Eagle's Peak

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 10:46:46 -0500

John Hendron interviews teacher Kelley Smillie from Goochland Middle School about their new addition this year: a school store. The Eagle's Peak is open for business, and is run by students who are learning about the business of supply, profit, and retail sales.

Episode #122: Research 2.0 for High School

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:09:46 -0500

We continue our Research 2.0 series with a video made for high school students on doing research. Again, we emphasize the bucket system for collection. Our three main stages are again highlighted: search, collect, and evaluate.

Footage for this video includes scenes from the Goochland High School media center.