Plug in Show – Episode 14

Pablo — Sat, 19 May 2012 08:39:48 +0000

Screen casting apps for the iPad

Plug In Show – Episode 13

Pablo — Fri, 18 May 2012 06:38:16 +0000

We take a look at Jing, a free screen recording software!

Plug In Show – Episode 12

Pablo — Thu, 17 May 2012 06:52:06 +0000

Learn how to use Flubaroo in Google Docs for easy grading

Plug In Show – Episode 11

Pablo — Wed, 16 May 2012 06:37:43 +0000

Freerice.com is a website that provides a free education and their mission is to end world hunger. Check out the show to see how!

Twitter Interview

Pablo — Tue, 15 May 2012 06:08:17 +0000

A Fresno State student is interviewing me through Twitter! Below are the questions and my responses. The Interview was recorded over the course of a few days

Question 1 by: Jessica Zendejas ‏ @jessica84011 @teachusingtech Hi Mr. Diaz, I am going to begin our interview.How have you used twitter in your professional development?Thankyou #ci100

Question 1 response: I use Twitter on a nightly basis to improve my skills as a teacher, stay current with ongoing education news and also to help where I can professionally. Twitter is an awesome tool that allows me to reach out to teaching professionals on a daily basis and ask questions and/or provide help to those in need. I primarily follow like minded people on Twitter. What I mean by that, is that I follow people in the area of education. This allows me to ready micro-blogs that are written specifically for my area of interest.

Follow-up Question 1a: Jessica Zendejas ‏ @jessica84011 @teachusingtech and why twitter, when there are so many other social media sites out there? Thanks again for your help

Question 1a response: You are right, there are a lot of choices when it comes to social media, including Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram and so on. However, it has been my experience that Twitter allows for the most convenient and densely populated center for the type of information I am looking for. You get to populate your Twitter feed with interests that fit your needs. My needs are in the area of education and more specifically education technology and I follow like minded educators. My Twitter feed is populated with links to articles and videos, as well as 142 characters of thought provoking statements and conversations.

Question 2 by:Jessica Zendejas ‏ @jessica84011 @teachusingtech Thankyou. Second question:what suggestions do you have for educators who want to use twitter as an educational resource?

Question 2 response: My number one suggestion would be to try it out and see if it fits your needs. I am a fan of Twitter but you may not be and that is okay. On the other hand, the education conversation needs to continue outside of the classroom and being a good educator, one who works on making a difference, takes time outside of the classroom. Therefore, some type of social media allows you to access the minds and thoughts of thousands of educators all around the world who have a similar mission. Okay back to Twitter as a resource. Another suggestion I have is to find a hash tag, which is a grouping of comments tied to a specific idea, and begin browsing through content and comment when you can to add to the discussion. You can only be better for it and you begin to form relationships with people you can count on. If you want to follow education technology conversations, a suggestion would be #edtech or if you are a new teacher #ntchat is great! One last suggestion would be to have parents, students and/or teachers create a hashtag, so that you can create a conversation about a particular topic. For example, I have started a hash tag on the greatness of #dchilders. Please go there and comment when you can. We will see how popular this topic is?

Plug In Show – Episode 10

Pablo — Tue, 15 May 2012 05:33:52 +0000

We look at implementing Google as your office suite for the first time!

Plug In Show – Episode 9

Pablo — Thu, 10 May 2012 19:13:23 +0000

Let's do a little programming with Scratch!

Plug In Show – Episode 8

Pablo — Thu, 10 May 2012 06:23:30 +0000

This show features the Khan Academy. A simple tutorial for first timers!

Plug In Show – Episode 7

Pablo — Wed, 09 May 2012 08:34:25 +0000

Featured on this episode are LiveBinder.com, a website to organize and gather multimedia and Vuvox.com which allows for the quick creation of a presentation using multimedia

Plug In Show – Episode 6

Pablo — Tue, 08 May 2012 06:06:57 +0000

This show discusses one website to practice math! Sumdog.com is mainly geared towards K-6 students, however, surely can be used as a remediation tool for 7th and 8th grade.

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