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Kelly interviews Erin Murphy and Ross Cooper, the authors a great new book titled Hacking Project Based Learning: 10 Easy Steps to PBL and Inquiry in the Classroom. Ross Cooper is the coauthor of Hacking Project Based Learning, and the Supervisor of Instructional Practice K-12 in the Salisbury Township School District (1:1 MacBook/iPad) in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He is an Apple Distinguished Educator and a Google Certified Innovator. His passions are inquiry-based learning and quality professional development. Erin Murphy is coauthor of Hacking Project Based Learning. Currently, she has the pleasure of serving as the assistant principal of Eyer Middle School in the East Penn School District. As a certified literacy specialist, she also coordinates the middle level ELA department. Mentioned in this podcast: • The book: Hacking Project Based Learning: 10 Easy Steps to PBL and Inquiry in the Classroom • Ross's website/blog: rosscoops31.com • Erin's website/blog: psumurphette.com • Erin's favorite book: Manic Magee • Ross's favorite books: Understanding by Design by Wiggins & McTighe and UnSelfie: Why Empathetic Kids Succeed in Our All-About-Me World by Michele Borba • The Breathe App for mindfulness. • Inquiry Based Learning The Hack Learning Series Books

In this podcast, Kelly interviews Steve Wyborney the author of The Writing on The Classroom Wall. Kelly and Steve talk about Steve's 24 beliefs about education and why you will want to share your educational beliefs with your students. Kelly interviews Steve about his book and they cover many educational topics. Steve Wyborney is a District Math Coach from Ontario, Oregon. Steve has been a 2nd-5th grade teacher, a building instructional coach, and now works with all teachers of math from kindergarten through high school in his school district. Steve is well-known for his use of instructional technology and his passion for mathematics. He frequently shares strategies and resources at conferences and through his blog at www.stevewyborney.com. He has also received numerous teaching awards. He was the recipient of the L. E. Wesche Outstanding Educator Award, was a national finalist for the Kinder Excellence in Teaching Award, and was the 2005 Oregon Teacher of the Year. Steve is the author of 14 books. His most recent book, The Writing on the Classroom Wall, describes his reflective journey that led to posting his 24 most passionate beliefs about teaching and learning on the wall of his classroom and how he shared them with students and wove them into the fabric of the classroom community. Additionally, it encourages educators to wrestle with their own beliefs about students, teaching, and learning and to share those beliefs with their students. Steve is active on Twitter @stevewyborney and frequently moderates chats including an ongoing chat about The Writing on the Classroom Wall. #TWOTCW Mentioned in this podcast: Steve's book: The Writing on the Classroom Wall Planbook.com: The best way to plan your lessons. The book, Hacking Project Based Learning: 10 Easy Steps to PBL and Inquiry in the Classroom by Ross Cooper and Erin Murphy The popular robot, Sphero 2.0, which is an educational robot that is becoming incredibly popular in classrooms across the world. Follow Steve on Twitter at: @stevewyborney Check out Steve's blog at: www.stevewyborney.com

Kelly interviews author, speaker, and educator, Jennifer Serravallo in this 63rd episode of The Wired Educator Podcast. Jennifer is the author of several awesome books on education including: The Literacy Teacher's Playbook, The Reading Strategies Book and her upcoming Writing Strategies Book. Kelly and Jennifer talk about her writing, and great reading and writing practices. Remember, all educators are teachers of reading and writing. Jennifer was a teacher in Title I Schools in NYC, and later a Senior Staff Developer at the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project at Columbia University. She is now a national consultant and speaker who helps urban, suburban, and rural schools implement exceptional literacy instruction. She is the author of numerous books on the teaching of reading and writing including the New York Times bestseller, The Reading Strategies Book and the two-time award-winning Independent Reading Assessment series. Her latest book, The Writing Strategies Book, will be released in February 2017. Check out her blog at www.jenniferserravallo.com and tweet her @jserravallo. Mentioned in this podcast: The Reading Strategies Book by Jennifer Serravalle. Pre-Order The Writing Strategies Book NOW! And be one of the first to receive it when it ships! The Art of Teaching Writing by Lucy McCormick Calkins. In the Middle, Third Edition: A Lifetime of Learning About Writing, Reading, and Adolescents by Nancy Atwell. Jennifer's podcast: Teachers Ask Jen Serravallo! Jennifer is on Twitter: @jserravallo Jennifer's blog and website: www.jenniferserravallo.com Jennifer's Facebook group connected to Reading and Writing Strategies: Heinemann: www.heinemann.com Scrivener: The best writing software for everyone!

In this podcast Kelly interviews authors Rebecca Coda & Rick Jetter about their hot new book Dunk Tank. The official title of their book is: Escaping the School Leader's Dunk Tank: How to Prevail When Others Want to See you Drown. Both Rick & Rebecca are educational disruptors and forward thinkers with a passion to support ALL current & ALL future educational leaders (PK-20). Their mission and vision is simple: We must break the glass ceiling to eliminate the status quo to ensure equity for ALL students. Rebecca and Rick have both faced adversity in their careers and are willing to do whatever it takes to call out ALL the "elephants" in the educational room so that educators, political leaders, and industry innovators can leverage talent and work together to best serve kids. About the book: Have you ever felt as if a supervisor, coworker, or even your own school board was trying to sabotage you? No school leader is immune to the effects of discrimination, bad politics, revenge, or ego-driven coworkers. If you've ever worked in such conditions, you know that adversaries can make your job as a school leader miserable. But even if you're lucky enough to be thriving in your current role, you've probably seen leaders whose careers have been tanked by difficult and demanding circumstances. You may even wonder from time to time, "Am I next?" In Escaping the School Leader's Dunk Tank, Rebecca Coda and Rick Jetter interviewed superintendents, principals, and other educational leaders across the nation who have faced "dunk tank" situations. Through real-life stories and by sharing insightful research, the authors (who are dunk tank survivors themselves) equip school leaders with the practical knowledge and emotional tools necessary to survive and, better yet, avoid getting "dunked." Mentioned in this podcast: Sphero SPRK+ STEAM Educational Robot is learning and fun for EVERY Classroom. Become an Apple Teacher at the Apple Teacher Learning Center for Free. Great PD: www.appleteacher.apple.com Rick's book: Sutures of the Mind: Unleashing the Power of Mindfulness in 30 Days While Rescuing Your Spirit Rebecca's most influential read: Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges by Amy Cuddy Rick's most influential read: Exploiting Children: School Board Members Who Cross The Line by Matt Spencer. www.DaveBurgessConsulting.com www.leadershipdunktank.com www.rickjetter.com www.rebeccacoda.com www.digitalnativenetwork.net Favorite apps: SnapChat, Wunderlist

Clifton Roozeboom is the inventor of PocketLab, a technology platform for hands-on science learning. PocketLab is used by tens of thousands of students and educators in 44 different countries and has received recognition from Stanford University, Yale University, ProtoLabs, the New York Museum of Modern Art, and the National Science Foundation. Clifton received his PhD from Stanford University in mechanical engineering. His PhD research was on micro-scale sensors for wireless sensor network applications. PocketLab is the perfect device for classrooms. Our school is now using PocketLab in our STEM room. These tiny sensors can be attached to just about anything to measure and record scientific data. In this interview Clifton gives us the background on how PocketLab came to be and the many, many incredible ways they are being used in classrooms from primary all the way through post secondary learning. There are many takeaways in this podcast. You will certainly leave dreaming up ways you and your school can benefit from this affordable, portable sensor. Mentioned in this podcast: Earn badges to become an Apple Teacher. My challenge to you! The Cheery Education Centre in Narobi, Kenya. Support their new school. We did! www.thepocketlab.com PocketLab Sensor for less than $90. Clifton's favorite book: Thinking Fast and Slow Clfton's Favorite apps: Google Science Journal and Motion Shot by Sony (Both Free.) Also, check out Wired Educator Podcasts: 14 with another inventor, Roger Wagner, and episode 38 with Jarius Makimba of Cheery Education Centre in Narobi, Kenya. [smart_podcast_player url="http://wirededucator.libsyn.com/rss" color="yellow" shownotes="black" image="http://wirededucator.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/300x300-WiredEducatorPodcast.jpg" color="yellow"] [smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/wirededucator/WEP_0060.mp3" color="yellow"]

In this 60th episode of The Wired Educator Podcast, Kelly interviews Apple Distinguished Educator, Clay Reisler. You can follow Clay on Twitter at @RecessDuty. Clay Reisler has been focused on instructional design and digital workflow in his classroom since 2008. With the opportunity to have a mobile digital device in the hands of every student since 2009, Clay has integrated a variety of educational atmospheres that engages and empowers students to guide their own learning. With over 1,400 published videos and 1,100 blog posts of students and teachers integrating technology tools in an educational setting, Clay provides an inside view of technology being implemented at the right time for the right reason. Clay's current position as an Instructional Design and Digital Workflow Support Teacher for grades 6-12 allows him to integrate multiple technology tools, mainly iPads, and strategies with classroom teachers across all subject areas so that students can critically think, create, communicate, and collaborate. Mentioned in this podcast: Clay and I cover MUCH in this podcast: the position of a technology coach and how it can really work, iPad as a testing device, iPad vs. Chromebook, Canvas, Flex Mod Scheduling, Workflow solutions, Flipboard, DoInk for iPad, Explain Everything, SeeSaw, Canvas, and the 4 C's, and of course... so much more! This was a great conversation! Looking forward to having Clay back again soon. One of Clay's favorite books is How Starbucks Saved My Life by Michael Gates Gill Here are some great links to many of the talking points from the interview: www.clayreisler.com www.ipaddiction.blogspot.com www.twitter.com/recessduty www.flipboard.com/@recessduty https://www.canva.com/ClayReisler https://www.youtube.com/user/pcmstv1 http://www.pulaskischools.org/high/flexmod/ https://plus.google.com/communities/111864096175967703674 https://soundcloud.com/user-912923621/flex-mod-media-day https://www.amazon.com/How-Starbucks-Saved-Life-Privilege/dp/1592404049

In this podcast, Kelly interviews Jon Jarc. Jon is an Apple Distinguished Educator. This episode will "awaken" many fantastic ideas for you and your classroom. Get ready for an inspiring conversation with two passionate educators. Jon is a teacher, technologist and artist. He has been teaching high school students for 18 years, and has worked as a free-lance graphic designer for the same. He enjoys designing solutions to complex tasks, and being creative in how technology can build literacy skills in all academic areas. Jon is also an avid photographer and music enthusiast. Follow Jon on Twitter at @TrendingEdTech If asked what kind of educator he is, Jon would say that he loves working on the bleeding edge of technology. In his classes this year he will be using drones, 3D printers, and computer programming to invent, create, discover, design, and produce awesome things! This semester, his 3D Design class is starting a partnership with "eNabling the Future", an organization that pairs children in need of prosthetics with students and fabricators. He is looking forward to seeing how his designers (students) will develop solutions to problems where empathy and human connections are the primary focus of their work. Jon is also the director of the newly formed school makerspace, aimed at bringing cutting-edge software, engineering and tooling to every student. His afterschool club focuses on creating, making, teamwork and self-discovery. He's always looking to connect, create and innovate! Mentioned in this podcast: • Follow Jon on Twitter • Jon's books: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/author/jonathan-jarc/id967599595?mt=11 • Mya Animation Software • Jon's favorite books: The Power of Myth and The Hero's Journey, both by Joseph Campbell • One of Jon's favorite apps, Clipstro • Kelly's favorite 3-D Printer: And it's inexpensive! Really! Only $399. • Tickle App • Swift Playgrounds • Sphero: I love this! Great for all classes. So many ideas! • Kelly's book: Along Came a Leader • Sponsoring a Wired Educator Podcast: This is how you do it. • Hour of Code: Anyone can start this! Yes, you! Do it. • Apple Teacher Program: Everybody should earn these badges.

In this episode, Kelly interviews teacher, author, and international speaker and creative educational design specialist, Cathy Hunt. Cathy is the author of bestselling iPad Art: Lessons, apps and ideas for the iPad in Visual Art and More iPad Art as featured on iBookstore. Cathy is a well-known advocate for the creative integration of technology in education, developing ground-breaking programs for students around the world that combine hands-on, tactile and collaborative ways of working with mobile devices. As an award-winning educational consultant, presenter, author and experienced Visual Art teacher at The St Hilda's School on Australia's the Gold Coast, she has worked with thousands of teachers globally to connect creative technology and cutting-edge pedagogical approaches with diverse learners. Through her bestselling books, dynamic presentations and workshops across the globe for schools, and work for prominent cultural organisations and galleries including the National Gallery of Australia, Cathy models and promotes learning across subject areas that leverages 'hands-on making' with 21st Century skills and tools. Cathy is probably best known for her work on iPadartroom.com, a home base for educators to engage with innovative ideas, resources and technology for learning in that combines paint and pixels. Her site has grown to become the 'go-to' resource for teachers leveraging mobile devices for creativity. Cathy is an Apple Distinguished Educator currently serving on the Advisory Board for the Asia-Pacific region, and the Educational Reference Committee for the God Coast City Art Gallery. Recent accolades include the 2016 International Society of Technology in Education (ISTE) Mobile Learning Innovation Award, two Digital Innovation in Learning Award honourable mentions from Edsurge/Digital Promise, 'The Futurist' Award winner for the Women in Business Awards, and 21st Century Learning International's Teacher of the Year finalist. Cathy's iBook, 'More iPad Art' also won Best Non-Fiction and Best Reference title at the iBA Awards in Nashville. Mentioned in this podcast: • Cathy's website: www.iPadArtroom.com • Cathy's books on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/ipad-art/id706608032?mt=11 • Lego Mindstorm Robots • Swift Playgrounds • For information on Kelly's speaking and art presentations: www.KellyCroy.com • Kelly's book, Along Came a Leader, and for a signed copy, go to www.AlongCameALeader.com

In this podcastKelly interviews educator, speaker, and author, Eric Sheninger. Eric is a Senior Fellow and Thought Leader on Digital Leadership with the International Center for Leadership in Education (ICLE). Prior to this he was the award-winning Principal at New Milford High School. Under his leadership his school became a globally recognized model for innovative practices. Eric oversaw the successful implementation of several sustainable change initiatives that radically transformed the learning culture at his school while increasing achievement. His work focuses on leading and learning in the digital age as a model for moving schools and districts forward. This has led to the formation of the Pillars of Digital Leadership, a framework for all educators to initiate sustainable change to transform school cultures. As a result Eric has emerged as an innovative leader, best selling author, and sought after speaker. His main focus is purposeful integration of technology to facilitate student learning, improve communications with stakeholders, enhance public relations, create a positive brand presence, discover opportunity, transform learning spaces, and help educators grow professionally. Eric has received numerous awards and acknowledgements for his work. He is a CDE Top 30 award recipient, Bammy Award winner, NASSP Digital Principal Award winner, PDK Emerging Leader Award recipient, winner of Learning Forward's Excellence in Professional Practice Award, Google Certified Innovator, Adobe Education Leader, and ASCD 2011 Conference Scholar. He has authored and co-authored the following: Uncommon Learning: Creating Schools That Work for Kids Digital Leadership: Changing Paradigms for Changing Times Communicating and Connecting With Social Media: Essentials for Principals What Principals Need to Know About Teaching and Learning Science Mentioned in this podcast: Eric's choice for most influential books: Drive by Daniel Pink Linchpin by Seth Godin Favorite site/app: EdShelf: A socially-curated discovery engine of websites, mobile apps, desktop programs, and electronic products for teaching and learning. Notes from Eric: DLL brochure Latest white paper Readings – click on Our Latest Thinking and view the Digital Leadership documents Recent case studies that illustrate the results of our work Resource articles I have written: How to Integrate Google Apps with the Rigor Relevance Framework, Why Pedagogy First, Tech Second Stance is Key to the Future, and 5 Ways Digital Tools Are Transforming the Education Space.

Kelly interviews teacher, assistant principal, and fellow educational podcaster, Jon Harper. Jon is currently the assistant principal at Sandy Hill Elementary School in Cambridge, Maryland. This is his 7th year serving as an assistant principal at the elementary level. Prior to becoming an administrator he served as a Math Coach and an elementary school teacher. During his ten years as a classroom teacher he taught first, second, fourth and fifth grades. During his sixth year teaching he earned Nationally Board Certification, which he held for ten years. For seven years he ran a Young Gentleman's Cub that was aimed at helping young men reach their full potential. Jon received a B.A. from Furman University while majoring in Philosophy. He later went on to earn his B.S from Salisbury University while majoring in Elementary Education. Jon was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to student teach in New Zealand. He eventually received his M.A. degree from Salisbury University in Public School Administration. Jon lives in Cambridge, Maryland with his amazing wife and two awesome children. Kelly and Jon talk about great ideas for schools, classrooms, and educational philosophy, as well as: • Creating clubs in school • Educational Podcasting • National Board Certification • Student Teaching in New Zealand •Inspirational Podcasts, books and more. Mentioned in this Podcast: • Jon's Podcast, "My Bad" on The Bam Radio Network • UnearthED • Boxer app • Nuzzle app • Ryan Holiday's books: Ego is the Enemy and The Obstacle is the Way

Kelly is excited to interview Brandon Blom! Brandon Blom is the principal of Stoneridge Elementary School in Roseville, CA. He is passionate about making school fun for students and staff, as well as looking critically at what we do in our schools so we can meet the needs of our students. Brandon loves how technology allows us to connect and create like never before. Brandon has been a CUE Rockstar presenter, NAESP presenter, and keynote speaker. You can follow him on Twitter @brandonkblom, email him at [email protected], or read his blog at brandonkblom.com. Brandon just delivered a powerful presentation at Skywalker Ranch for Cue Rockstar, and I decided I had to have him on the show. This is one of the most important topics The Wired Educator Podcast has addressed. Homework. Brandon is brilliant. Find out why he had a one year conversation with his staff about homework, and wait until you see the result! Mentioned in this podcast: Cue Rockstar The app Padlet. The novel, Wonder. Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell The app Chatterbox. Google Sheets as a school day to-do list. Brandon's blog post on homework. Remember to join the Wired Educator Book Club. Click here for more information!

In this podcast, Kelly interviews Adam Schoenbart, about co-founding The Educational Calendar website, designing a great classroom website, being selected as one of the 20 Educators to Watch by The National School Board Association, being an Ed.D candidate, and so much more. Adam is a high school English teacher, technology coach, Google for Education Certified Trainer, and EdD candidate. He enjoys writing, presenting, and consulting on all education and technology topics. In 2016, Adam was named one of the National School Board Association's "20 to Watch" Educational Technology Leaders and an ASCD Emerging Leader. He also co-created the The Education Calendar (theeducal.com), a crowdsourced map and calendar of education events worldwide. Adam teaches in New York and blogs about teaching and educational technology at aschoenbart.com. Mentioned in this podcast: www.PlanBook.com Pear Deck Kahoot Hardy Boys Mysteries #theEduCal www.aschoenbart.com Ed.D National School Board Association, Twenty Educators to Watch Swift Playgrounds a great new app for the iPad to help students (and everyone) learn to code in Swift. Remember to join the Wired Educator Book Club. Click here for more information! Send us Your Shoes to: Oak Harbor Middle School c/o Kelly Croy 315 Church Street Oak Harbor, Ohio 43449 Remember to tag your shoes with: where they are from, a quote, or who they are in memory of, or whatever you want! Thank you. Remember to join the Wired Educator Book Club. Click here for more information! .

Kelly Croy shares how he and his colleagues work together in a common TEAM time to make their school year meaningful and memorable for their students, and to make the biggest impact on individual learners. Kelly shares his vision for schools to do a "moonshot" to gather everyone under a common purpose and goal. This includes TEAM branding with silicone bracelets, a common slogan and so much more. Your school needs to do something so big it could be come legendary, or an epic fail. Fun and learning will result in either. Take a risk and join us on our annual "Big Deal" as we really, really need your shoes. Seriously! Give this episode a listen. This is an inspiring episode. Mentioned in this podcast: The Ask Pat Podcast and the SPI Blog and Podcast. Your School Rocks! So tell people... by Ryan McLane and Eric Lowe: This is the book my principal read and started his video newsletter. Apple's iOS 10 Launch where our school, Oak Harbor Middle School was featured on the wall behind Tim Cook! Swift Playgrounds a great new app for the iPad to help students (and everyone) learn to code in Swift. Remember to join the Wired Educator Book Club. Click here for more information! Send us Your Shoes to: Oak Harbor Middle School c/o Kelly Croy 315 Church Street Oak Harbor, Ohio 43449 Remember to tag your shoes with: where they are from, a quote, or who they are in memory of, or whatever you want! Thank you.

Kelly interviews author and educator, John Stevens, about the book Classroom Chef: Sharpen Your Lessons, Season Your Classes, and Make Math Meaningful. John co-authored the book with Matt Audrey. John Stevens is an educational technology coach for Chaffey Joint Union High School District who has also taught high school Geometry, Algebra 1, middle school Math, Service Learning, and Robotics, Engineering, and Design since 2006. As the co-author of "The Classroom Chef", he has served as the go-to guy for trying new, crazy, and often untested ideas to see how well they will work. He co-founded and moderates #CAedchat, the weekly teacher Twitter chat for the state of California. He also is the co-founder and organizer of EdCamp Palm Springs, the first in the area. In his free time that doesn't exist, he runs a site called Would You Rather? which is dedicated to getting students talking about math. He is an author of Flipping 2.0, a resource that helps teachers take the flipped classroom to the next level. During recent summers, John has had the honor of presenting at CUE Rockstar events in California and various technology and math conferences. John blogs at fishing4tech.com. His latest adventure has led him into the world of 3D-printing, designing lesson plans and curricula for AirWolf3D. Follow him @jstevens009 or email him at [email protected] Mentioned in this podcast: John's book, The Classroom Chef: Sharpen Your Lessons, Season Your Classes, and Make Math Meaningful. Books that arrived this week: • Kids Deserve It! by Todd Nesloney and Adam Welcome • 50 Things to Go Further with Google Classroom by Alice Keeler and Libbi Miller • Instant Relevance by Denis Sheeran • The Writing on the Classroom Wall by Steve Wyborney Equipment: • iPad Pro 12.9 inch: The greatest device I have ever owned. Wow! • Apple Pencil: I love this. Wow! • Logic hard shell case and backlit keyboard for iPad Pro: this is the best keyboard and case available for the iPad Pro. • Omoton Leather sleeve for iPad Pro with document folder and Pencil holder: this is awesome and less the $15 bucks. Another book: John's favorite book is Outliers by Malcom Gladwell App: Desmos graphing calculator

Kelly interviews Denis Sheehan the author of Instant Relevance: Using Today's Experiences to Teach Tomorrow's Lessons. Denis Sheeran is an engaging, fun, highly requested nationwide speaker, delivering keynotes, full and half day workshops, and small group professional development to teachers and administrators. He is a Google Certified Educator, Chromebook in the Classroom trainer, Smartboard and Smart Notebook trainer and can customize PD for your school district. Denis has a Masters Degree in Educational Leadership and a Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics Education with a minor in Music, adjunct Professor of Statistics at the County College of Morris in Randolph, NJ and is now the Supervisor of Mathematics, K-12, in Chatham, NJ after having taught high school math, from Algebra to Advanced Placement, for 13 years Lake Forest High School, in Lake Forest, IL. Denis Sheeran is a certified online and hybrid course teacher and has been asked to serve on the statistics development committee by several online course companies. Denis can help you develop new courses and curriculum to fit the needs of your diverse student population. He was most recently published in the Fall 2015 Statistics Teacher Network Journal. Denis lives in NJ with his wife, four children, and his litter box trained dog, Scout. Mentioned in this podcast: • Denis's book Instant Relevance: Using Today's Experiences to Teach Tomorrow's Lessons can be purchase here. • Denis's website is: www.denissheeran.com • Denis's most influential read: Teach Like a Pirate by Dave Burgess • Denis recommends the book Mathematical Mindsets: Unleashing Students' Potential through Creative Math, Inspiring Messages and Innovative Teaching by Jo Boaler • Denis also recommends The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed by Jessica Lahey • Denis hosts a Twitter Chat each Wednesday at 9:30 PM at #makeitreal • Denis's favorite app is Desmos, an amazing graphing calculator. Denis says this is a game-changer.

Kelly interviews authors Stephen J. Valentine and Dr. Reshan Richards about their hot new book, Blending Leadership: Six Simple Beliefs for Leading Online and Off. Kelly interviews these two incredible educators about their book on leadership went from idea to publication and what the book is all about. The book is titled Blending Leadership: Six Simple Beliefs for Leading Online and Off by Stephen J. Valentine and Dr. Reshan Richards, with sketchnotes by Brad Ovenell-Carter. This is the first interview Kelly hosted two guests, with each person being in a different location, and we are celebrating our 50th podcast. Yay! Stephen and Reshan's publisher, Jossey-Bass, sent me a copy of the book to review. It is great. The book is packed with great take-aways for everyone. The pictures, illustrations, and even the type of paper, a somewhat glossy magazine-like material, all work in harmony for a great experience and read. Add this book to your library and enjoy the interview. Mentioned in this podcast: 2XU Socks: Yes, socks! These are my new secret weapon for teaching this year! I've been watching professional athletes wear them, and I thought, "Why not teaching?" The result? I have a super energy boost and less leg pain. Awesome! Blending Leadership: Six Simple Beliefs for Leading Online and Off The blending leadership website: www.blendingleadership.com Stephen's book recommendation: Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World by Adam Grant Unsplash: Free images to use for whatever you want! www.Unsplash.com. A great resource for finding and using royalty free images for books, blogs, slides, and whatever. Reshan's app suggestion: Piano Maestro on iTunes: a free app to help you become better at playing the piano. Padcaster and green screen recording for my classroom. Inside the Wired Educator Testing Laboratory: littleBits: STEAM Student Set of littleBits and Invention Guide. I will be reviewing these soon. Roger Wagner's Hyperduino is back with an upgrade. Looking forward to reviewing this soon. Segway transport: Excited to be testing a Segway transport for educational possibilities. These look incredibly fun and handy. Many teachers need to be on other parts of the campus quickly. This may be the solution. The Wired Educator Book Club: Here's our Super-Secret Facebook Page! Click to request a spot. Wired Educator Spotlight: We are proud to spotlight & promote teacher Jaclyn Pearson's Donor's Choose Goal: http://bit.ly/29wT3Uj to help her get some technology in her classroom. Email us and Wired Educator will promote your's too. Book List of upcoming interviews: Instant Relevance: Using Today's Experiences to Teach Tomorrow's Lessons by Denis Sheeran The Classroom Chef: Sharpen Your Lessons, Season Your Classes and Make Math Memorable by John Stevens and Matt V

Kelly shares his thoughts, takeaways, experiences, and lessons learned at the 2016 Apple Distinguished Educator Global Institute that was held in Berlin Germany. This was Kelly's first opportunity to speak with an international audience, explore Europe, and work with a team of educators from all over the world. Much to learn and apply in this episode. Mentioned in the Podcast: • This episode is sponsored by www.airsquirrels.com "Software you'll go nuts for!" I am excited about using AirParrot 2, Reflector 2, and Ditto in my classroom this upcoming school year and you will love it too. Check it out. • Wired Educator Spotlight: Please consider supporting first year educator, Jaclyn Pearson's Donor's Choose Goal: http://bit.ly/29wT3Uj to help her get some technology in her classroom. She is a first grade teacher in Bellwood School District in Illinois. It will be her first year teaching in the district. She says, "I do not have any educational technology to provide students with. 97% of my students are from low-income homes and a majority of the school population are also English Language Leaners. I believe that these students are our next scientists, engineers, makers and doers. These students are our presidents, doctors, lawyers, and computer scientists. But, in any of the innumerable fields my students will one day enter, they will have to know how to work comfortably with technology. It is undeniable that technology is woven into the thread of the world my students live in today, and I cannot send them into the world confidently when I know that they have not learned how to be digital citizens." She started a Donors Choose project entitled 'There's No Place Like Chrome.' This is her initiative to provide educational technology for her under resourced students. She is hoping to gain 13 chromebooks for her students. • Blending Leadership: Six Simple Beliefs for Leading Online and Off will be the first Wired Educator Book Club book. Here is the link to our Facebook Page where we will be discussing the book. Order the book and join us for a discussion. • Swift Playgrounds Teacher Guide an iBook about learning Swift programming language. Everyone can learn to code.

Todd Nesloney is the Principal of Webb Elementary in Navasota, TX. He is the 2015 Bammy Award Recipient for Elementary Principal and the 2014 Classroom Teacher of the Year, the TCEA Teacher of the Year, a White House Champion of Change, a National School Board Association "20 to Watch", and Center for Digital Education "Top 40 Innovators in Education". Todd is also the co-author of the hit book Kids Deserve It!. Mentioned in this podcast: Todd's Blog: http://www.toddnesloney.com Follow Todd on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TechNinjaTodd Todd's book: Kids Deserve It! that he co-authored with Adam Welcome. Bammy Awards White House Champion of Change #kidsDeserveIt hashtag on Twitter Todd's favorite reads: Animporph Series, The Giver, Wonder, The Cuz of Todd's most influential reads: • Crash Course: The Life Lessons My Students Taught Me by Kim Bearden • Move Your Bus by Ron Clark • The End of Molasses Classes by Ron Clark • The Essential 55 by Ron Clark • The Excellent 11 by Ron Clark Todd's favorite apps: Pokemon' Go, SeeSaw, Periscope, Canva

Kelly interviews Julie Smith, the author of Master the Media: How Teaching Media Can Save Our Plugged-In World. Julie Smith has been teaching media literacy at two St Louis universities for fifteen years. She's been all over preaching about classroom engagement, using social media in the classroom, and the importance of teaching critical media consumption in all classrooms regardless of age. Her book 'Master the Media' is a great starting point for any teacher or parent interested in helping the young people in their lives become aware of the power and influence the media has over our entire culture. Julie is also very interested in changing the higher education classroom paradigm and is known to "stir things up" in her classrooms. Determined NOT to be the ''sage on the stage" Julie uses all sorts of social media and apps within the classroom to give college students a voice as well as a reason to get out of their chairs. Mentioned in this Podcast: Follow Julie on Twitter at: @julnilsmith Julie's book: Master the Media: How Teaching Media Can Save Our Plugged-In World Julie's blog: www.HeyJulieSmith.com Julie's favorite book: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr Julie's favorite apps: Remind, LiveBinders, Padlet

Kelly Interviews the "Tech Rabbi" Apple Distinguished Educator, Rabbi Michael Cohen. You can follow him on Twitter at @TheTechRabbi Rabbi Michael Cohen is the Director of Educational Technology at Harkham Hillel Hebrew Academy in Beverly Hills. It is there that he created and developed the "Invisible iPad" approach to technology use in education, a topic on which he has presented at several conferences, and institutions including Apple Leadership Events, SXSWEdu, ISTE, American Jeweish University, and the EdTechTeacher iPad Summits. Due to this innovative approach, Rabbi Michael was selected to join the Apple Distinguished Educators Class of 2015. In 2016, Onalytica published a report ranking Rabbi Michael among the Top 50 EdTech Influencers today. Rabbi Michael is an ordained Orthodox Rabbi, and holds a Masters in Education specializing in Educational Technology, and a Bachelors in Fine Art focusing on Art and Design. Mentioned in this Podcast: The Decision Book: 50 Models for Strategic Thinking by W. W. Norton & Company How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie The Tech Rabbi blog: www.thetechrabbi.com The Tech Rabbi Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/TheTechRabbi/ The Tech Rabbi on Twitter (Enjoy the podcast & please subscribe & leave your review on iTunes. Thanks!) Kelly Croy is an educator, author and speaker. You can subscribe and listen to his Wired Educator Podcast here. Invite Kelly to speak at your event here. Subscribe to The Wired Educator blog here. Kelly's book, Along Came a Leader is available for purchase here.

Kelly Interviews Apple Distinguished Educator, speaker and author, Wes Fryer about "The Learning Revolution" and more. Dr. Wesley Fryer is an author, teacher, technology director, speaker, digital storyteller, and change agent. He is the Director of Technology for the Casady School in Oklahoma City. In 2013-2015 he taught 4th and 5th grade STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) at Independence Elementary in Yukon Public Schools in Oklahoma. Wesley completed his Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from Texas Tech University in 2011. He is the author of several books on effectively using digital technologies to communicate, tell stories, teach and assess learning. His "Mapping Media to the Curriculum" book series and digital literacy framework focuses on helping students "show what they know" with media and create digital portfolios. Wes maintains a library of multimedia-focused training and instructional videos on PlayingWithMedia.com. He leads 3 day iPad Media Camps (www.ipadmediacamp.com) teaching educators how to effectively use iPads in the classroom to create narrated slideshows, quick edit videos, and interactive writing. He also co-facilitates multi-day STEM professional development workshops for teachers. Wes became a Google Certified Teacher in 2009, was named an Apple Distinguished Educator in 2005, and a PBS Digital Innovator in 2014. He helps organize free EdCamp and PLAYDATE professional development events in Oklahoma, an annual writing conference in Oklahoma City, as well as the free, annual K-12 Online Conference each year. Stay up to date with Wes by following him on Twitter (@wfryer), Facebook, Google+, and liking the Facebook pages he periodically updates for Playing with Media and Speed of Creativity Learning LLC. Wes also encourages you to follow the K-12 Online Conference on Twitter (@k12online) and Facebook, as well as subscribe to the conference blog. Mentioned in this podcast: Support Chris Penny's JDRF charity ride to fight & end diabetes. Join The Wired Educator Book Club, nominate a teacher for recognition, seek promotion for your fundraiser! Steve Miletto interviews me on his Teaching Learning Leading K12 Podcast about my book, Along Came a Leader. The Top 25 Books for Educators: Wired Educator's Summer 2016 Reading List Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown Being Digital by Nicholas Negroponte The Future of Ideas: The Fate of the Commons in a Connected World by Lawrence Lessig Apps: Flipboard, Nuzzle, Pocket (Enjoy the podcast & please subscribe & leave your review on iTunes. Thanks!) Kelly Croy is an educator, author and speaker. You can subscribe and listen to his Wired Educator Podcast here. Invite Kelly to speak at your event here. Subscribe to The Wired Educator blog here. Kelly's book, Along Came a Leader is available for purchase here.

Kelly interviews Jenny Grabiec about technology and curriculum. Jenny began her teaching career as a third grade teacher in New York State. Selected as an Apple Distinguished Educator in 2013, Jenny has spent the past five years working primarily with iPad and Mac in education. Jenny is currently the Director of Instructional Technology at The Fletcher School, a K-12 school in Charlotte, NC for students with specific learning disabilities and/or ADHD. Here she had the privilege of leading a one-to-one iPad/Mac rollout with students, faculty and staff. Her passion is inspiring students to select the best tools to support them in their learning. You can followh her on Twitter @jennygrabiec . Mentioned in this podcast: Jenny's website: www.jennygrabiec.com To learn more about UDL: www.udlcenter.org iCan with iOS a book by Jenny you can download now off of the iTunes store. Yes, and... here are more books by Jenny. Orton Gillingham Approach to Reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orton-Gillingham Most influential book: The Dyslexic Advantage by Ben Foss Jamf Casper: the ultimate mobile device rollout tool. Favorite Apps: Wunderlist, BookCreator (Enjoy the podcast & please subscribe & leave your review on iTunes. Thanks!) Kelly Croy is an educator, author and speaker. You can subscribe and listen to his Wired Educator Podcast here. Invite Kelly to speak at your event here. Subscribe to The Wired Educator blog here. Kelly's book, Along Came a Leader is available for purchase here.

In this episode, Kelly interviews the founder of iPadpalooza, Carl Hooker. Carl Hooker has been a part of a strong educational shift with technology integration since becoming an educator. As Director of Innovation & Digital Learning at Eanes ISD, he has helped spearhead the LEAP program, which put one-to-one iPads in the hands of all K-12 students in his 8000-student district. He is also the founder of "iPadpalooza"- a three-day "learning festival" held in Austin annually. He's also the author of the six-book series titled Mobile Learning Mindset, a guide for teachers, administrators, parents and others to support and embrace mobile learning in our schools. Mentioned in this podcast: iPadpalooza website: A festival of learning founded by Carl. Carl's website: Hooked on Innovation: https://hookedoninnovation.com Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative by Sir Ken Robinson Creating Innovators: The Making of Young People Who Will Change the World by Sir Ken Robinson Creative Schools: The Grassroots Revolution That's Transforming Education by Sir Ken Robinson Incipio ClamCase Pro Bluetooth Keyboard for iPad 2 the best case for an iPad. Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Dan Pink Apps: Slack and Trello (Enjoy the podcast & please subscribe & leave your review on iTunes. Thanks!) Kelly Croy is an educator, author and speaker. You can subscribe and listen to his Wired Educator Podcast here. Invite Kelly to speak at your event here. Subscribe to The Wired Educator blog here. Kelly's book, Along Came a Leader is available for purchase here.

Kelly interviews John Spencer the author of Launch: Using Design Thinking to Boost Creativity and Bring Out the Maker in Every Student. John is the co-author of Launch with A.J. Juliani. John Spencer is a former middle school journalism and computer-programming teacher who is now a full-time professor of instructional technology in Oregon. He is passionate about seeing students embrace creativity and design thinking. His work has been featured in Kappan Magazine, Edutopia, Slate, and The Washington Post and he had the honor of delivering a speech at the White House on the future of education. Spencer is the co-author of several education books, including Launch: Using the Design Thinking Process to Boost Creativity and Bring Out the Maker in Every Student. He is also the co-founder of two educational technology startups, Write About and Blend Education. Mentioned in this podcast: • John's book: Launch: Using Design Thinking to Boost Creativity and Bring Out the Maker in Every Student • John's new book with A.J. Juliani: Empower. • John's website: http://www.spencerauthor.com • John's most influential read: Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces that Stand in the Way of True Inspiration by Ed Catmull. • John's Startups: Write About and Blend Education. • Seth Godin's Linchpin • Voxer: cool communication app for the iPhone. • Trello: cool app to organize ideas and projects. • Miracles by C.S. Lewis • Global Read About

Kelly interviews Class Tech Tips founder and educational author, Monica Burns. Monica Burns is an EdTech & Curriculum Consultant, Apple Distinguished Educator and Founder of ClassTechTips.com. In her role as a classroom teacher she used iPads one to one with her students to create engaging, differentiated learning experiences. Monica visits schools to work with PreK-12 teachers to make technology integration exciting and accessible and has presented to numerous national and international audiences including SXSWedu, ISTE and EduTECH. Monica is a regular contributor to Edutopia and the author of Deeper Learning with QR Codes and Augmented Reality: A Scannable Solution for Your Classroom (Corwin Press, 2016.) Deeper Learning with QR Codes and Augmented Reality: A Scannable Solution for Your Classroom Monica's newsletter: http://eepurl.com/bI9rR5Monica's blog: ClassTechTips.comFollow Monica onTwitter: @ClassTechTipsMonica's Facebook Page: Facebook.com/classtechtips Monica's Pinterest Page: Pinterest.com/classtechtips Mentioned in this podcast: • Monica's book: Deeper Learning with QR Codes and Augmented Reality • Into Thin Air by John Krakauer • Adobe Spark • Donor's Choose: Teacher's getting funded for their classroom projects.

In this podcast Kelly offers his best tips, strategies, suppositions, advice resources to help educators make the absolute most of their summer break. Mentioned in this podcast: P90X workout program. Body Beast DVD workout program. Coach.me app for the iPhone. Find it on the iTunes store. Moleskine Journal: Here's the journal I use to reflect, plan, and record everything that matters. Love it! Kayak.com and HipMunk are great tools for planning a trip. Find both on the iTunes store. Books to read: Along Came a Leader by Kelly Croy. What makes a better school? A better class? Leaders! This book is for you, your colleagues, and your students. Teach Like a Pirate by Dave Burgess: This book makes you get excited about teaching. Freeletics app for your iPhone. Great new app for getting fit. Find it on the iTunes store. Teacher Step: Online grad classes for teachers. Inexpensive. 9 Months to finish. Use your search engine to locate these courses. Muse headband to practice Mindfulness. Headspace app to practice Mindfulness. Breathe app to practice mindfulness. Rumble Roller: Pamper yourself and give yourself the gift of a massage every day. Thank you cards. Send handwritten notes of thanks to people who helped you this past year. These are cool "chalk board" thank you cards. Teachers Pay Teachers: upload a lesson or two. You will be happy you did. Explain Everything app for the iPad. This is one of my favorite iPad apps. Find it on the iTunes store. (Enjoy the podcast & please subscribe & leave your review on iTunes. Thanks!) Kelly Croy is an educator, author and speaker. You can subscribe and listen to his Wired Educator Podcast here. Invite Kelly to speak at your event here. Subscribe to The Wired Educator blog here. Kelly's book, Along Came a Leader is available for purchase here.

Brad is the Dean of Students and Supervisor of Instruction for the Chester School District in Chester, NJ. He is also the Founding Partner and Chief Information Officer for Evolving Educators LLC. Brad began his career in 2001 as a Middle School Social Studies and Computer Education Teacher for the Hanover Township School District in Whippany, New Jersey. He is a 2014 ASCD Emerging Leader, Google Certified Educator, Google Education Trainer, author of All Hands on Deck: Tools for Connecting Parents, Educators, and Communitie. He has also the author of Personalized PD: Flipping Your Professional Development and the newly released 140 Twitter Tips for Educators. Follow Brad on Twitter at www.twitter.com/bradmcurrie Connect with Brad at his website at: www.bradcurrie.net Mentioned in this Podcast: Jennie Mageria's new book: Courageous Adventures. Grab it. The two most influential books Brad has read: • Digital Leadership by Eric Sheninger and • What Great Educators Do Differently by Todd Whitaker • Brad says all teachers become a Google Certified Educator. Here's how to it. Boom! • Brad really likes this: Flipgrid. Try it out.

Jarius Makambi is an incredible educator in the Kibera Slum of Narobi, Kenya. For the past two years our classrooms have used Skype to interact and learn. Jarius's school is one of the poorest in the world. It is situated in one of the largest slums in the world, The Kibera Slum where about 1.5 million people live. This episode is not an interview, but rather a profile of the amazing work Jarius is doing at the Kibera Slum with the school he founded, how our classes communicate and learn, and how we can help these vulnerable students. I really want to bring attention to Jarius's work and The Cheery Education Centre. I hope this podcast inspires you to use Skype in your classroom and perhaps even send The Cheery Education Centre a donation as i did. Jarius feeds, clothes, and educates his students. I can vouch for their amazing character and drive to succeed. This is an amazing school. How the families and children live here is simply astonishing. I can also vouch the amazing work of this educator. He does so much with so little. Mentioned in this podcast: The website for The Cheery Education Centre: http://cheerycentre.org/donations Follow the Cheery Education Centre and Jarius on Twitter: @Cheeryeducentre Follow the Cheery Education Centre and Jarius on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cheerycentre You can email Jarius and send him a donation at this email address: [email protected]

Kelly interviews the founder of Breakout EDU, James Sanders. This is a fantastic interview about technology in the classroom on all levels. James Sanders is the founder of Breakout EDU and the Chief Innovation Officer at EdTechTeam. Previously, James was White House Presidential fellow where we led the development of Future Ready Schools and the White House Film Festival. James got his start in education as a middle school history teacher in South Los Angeles where he pioneered the use of Chromebooks in the classroom. His current passion is creating daily video blogs on his YouTube Channel YouTube.com/jamestsanders Mentioned in Kelly's Pre-Roll: • Planbook.com: Planbook is sponsoring the hosting costs for today's podcast and giving you a free year with the promo code: FREEYEARWEP. Playbook.com is the best software for any device to create and share your lesson plans with standards and so much more. Playbook is awesome. • The Create Conference hosted by Chris Hamady: June 6 • Rumble Roller: Textured Muscle Foam Roller: Manipulates soft tissue like a massage therapist for a teachers sore feet, legs, back, neck and more. • Falling in Love with Close Reading: Lesson for analyzing texts and Life: by Christopher Lehman • Socratic Circles: Fostering Critical and Creative Thinking in Middle and High School by Matt Copeland Mentioned in the Podcast: James Most influential read: Show Your Work by Austin Kleon Breakout EDU The Breakout EDU wooden Box Kit EdTech Team White House Presidential Fellow James likes the online site Socrative for the classroom. BirdBrain Technologies (Enjoy the podcast & please subscribe & leave your review on iTunes. Thanks!) Kelly Croy is an educator, author and speaker. You can subscribe and listen to his Wired Educator Podcast here. Learn how to invite Kelly to speak at your event here. Subscribe to The Wired Educator blog here. Kelly's book, Along Came a Leader is available for purchase here.

Toby Price is an autism dad and the new Principal at Richland Upper Elementary school in Richland Mississippi. He loves connecting with other parents, educators, and fans of pop culture. He spends time online tweeting about Autism, Parenting, Education, Star Wars, Comics, Puppets & other Super Serious Things. Learn more about him at about.me/jedipadmaster Follow Toby on Twitter at @JediPadMaster Mentioned in this Podcast: Planbook: Amazing web-based software for creating and sharing your lesson plans. Great features. Get a free year using the promo code: FREEyearWEP Man vs. Autism: Toby's Blog. The Last Lecture by Dr. Randy Pausch: Toby's choice as a most influential book. PuppetPals app Remind: a great and free messaging system. Educators can send group texts to students, athletes, and other educators without knowing phone numbers, etc. Dave Burgess Publishing. Great books for the summer at: www.daveburgessconsulting.com ISTE: Super-awesome technology conference for EVERYONE> Star Wars in the Classroom

Kelly Croy interview Adam Bellow. Adam is a dedicated educational technologist and father. Starting as a classroom teacher, Bellow went on to create popular edtech tools eduTecher, eduClipper, WeLearnedIt, and Circuits. Adam currently is serving as a Presidential Innovation Fellow. He also serves as a board member for the EdCamp Foundation and speaks internationally about education and the power of technology to enhance learning. Mentioned in this podcast: Get one year free of www.Planbook.com with the promotional code mentioned in the Pre-roll. www.AdamBellow.com One of Adam's most inspirational reads: Free: The Future of a Radical Price by Chris Anderson Adam loves using Post-It-Notes. Adam created the following educational tech tools: EduTecher EduClipper WeLearnedIt Adam created this phone fun game: Circuits Adam is a board member of EdCamp Adam is a Presidential Innovation Fellow Adam's productivity tip is using Trello to stay organized.

In this episode Kelly discusses the importance of using video chat in your classroom. Video Chat is great for all levels of education. It is a great way to bring in experts, go on virtual tours and field trips, and learn from other students around the world. Kelly looks at the strengths and specil uses for Skype, FaceTime and Google Hang Outs and why you will want to treat each like a golf club and use each for certain purposes. You absolutely want to check out the Skype in the Classroom website. It is incredible. Fit this into your lesson plans. Mentioned in this Podcast: Planbook: The best lesson planning software available. Grab it! $12 a year. My Reading List from Dave Burgess Consulting: What a great resource of books to level-up as an educator! Please take my survey on: Do Teachers Work Outside the School Day? 140 Twitter Tips for Educators: Great book for using Twitter as an Educator. Read it. The Classroom Chef: Sharpen Your lessons, Season Your Classes, Make Math Meaningful. Ecamm Recording Software for Facetime Ecamm Recording Software for Skype Audio-Technica ATR2100-USB Cardioid Dynamic USB/XLR Microphone: This is the mic I use for everything. It's only $59.00. Love it. Skype in the Classroom: I love this site! Check it out! Use it!

Kelly interviews Quinn Rollins, author of Play Like a PIRATE: Engage Students with Toys, Games, and Comics. Quinn has been a social studies teacher in Granite School District in Salt Lake City since 2004, where he currently serves as the social studies curriculum specialist. Whether teaching children or adults, he believes in engaging students with humor, pop culture, and new perspectives. As a result, he’s been honored to work with the educational programs for the University of Utah, Utah State University, Brigham Young University-Idaho, and Westminster College of Salt Lake City. Quinn has also served as master teacher and mentor for a Teaching American History Grant and for a National Endowment for the Humanities Landmarks of American History Workshop in Chicago, Illinois. In 2011, he received the Utah Council for the Social Studies Secondary Teacher of the Year award. In 2015, he was presented with “Utah’s Best of the West” award at the National Council for the Social Studies conference and the Best Historical Scene and Best Custom Minifigures awards at BrickSlopes 2015, Utah’s LEGO Convention. Quinn loves presenting at local, state, and national conferences. His most popular presentations include student engagement, teaching with pop culture, the literacy of comic books and graphic novels, and using toys to teach. Quinn’s hobbies include designing and playing with toys, doodling in staff meetings, reading comic books, and let’s say “running” to sound like a well-rounded person. He believes cheese is “an enemy to mankind” but won’t say no to pizza. He earned his bachelor’s degrees in History Teaching and German Teaching and his master’s degree in Instructional Design and Educational Technology from the University of Utah. Mentioned in this podcast: Play Like a Pirate www.QuinnRollins.comUnderstanding by Design by Wiggins and McTigheThe Grapes of WrathNational History DayKahootLegosAction FiguresGraphic Novels Play Doh

Kelly provides the motivation, tools, resources, tips, and tricks you need to write a book and get published. Kelly has interviewed numerous educators that have been published and now he is going to show you how you can do it. Kelly provides the motivation and understanding of WHY you will want to get published and what it could mean to your lifestyle and career. Not interested in writing a book? Kelly may just change your mind in this episode. Started a book, but haven't finished? Kelly will help you across the finish line. Already published your book? Kelly will show you how to get even more out of it and help you along with your next work. This is an insightful episode that delivers the motivation and resources educators need to write a book and get published. The following resources are about to save you years of guessing. Outlined below is the culmination of my intense reading, studying, and testing to become a better writer. • On Writing by Stephen King: If you are going to read only one book on writing, this is it. King holds nothing back and tells you what you need to hear. Read it. You will want your own copy. While this is aimed at writing fiction or novels, I believe what King says in this important work is something every writer needs to hear. • On Writing Well by William Zinsser: This is a must-read for any aspiring author who wants to write nonfiction. This is a classic and it is full of the best advice. Skip the others. This is the one you want to read. • Do the Work, The War of Art and Turning Pro by Stephen Pressfield: Choose any of these great books to get you motivated and believing that your message needs to be heard and that you can accomplish the task. I found each of these incredibly helpful. After writing awhile your brain will begin to tell you to take a break, stop, quit, and even abandon your work. These books will arm you with the necessary defenses to these age old hurdles and career killers. • Zen and the Art of Writing by Ray Bradbury. This is a short wrting but by one of my favorite authors. Bradbury delivers hope and encouragement in this work that every writer should hear. I hope you will give it a read. The image of writing that Bradbury conveys will stay with you as steadfast soldier guarding your dream. • Michael Hyatt’s GET PUBLISHED Program: If you want the insight on how to get published, you will want this course. Michael Hyatt is both a successful publisher and a successful writer. Don’t guess at the world of publishing. This program will tell you everything you need and save your years of research as well as preventing you from wasting money on useless products and services. I admire Michael. This program helped me publish my book. • GoOnWrite.com: This is where I get my book covers. They are super-affordable and they look great. • Scrivener: The best writing tool on the planet for numerous reasons. This program is the best way to write anything period. I have tried them all. This is the one. Scrivener is a powerful content-generation tool for writers that allows you to concentrate on composing and structuring long and difficult documents. While it gives you complete control of the formatting, its focus is on helping you get to the end of that awkward first draft. • Learn Scrivener Fast: Get the most out of Scrivener. This course is quick, easy, and will make you master Scrivener. It is essential. You will be amazed at all you can do, the time you save, and most importantly the writing you create. A must! Along Came a Leader: This is my book!

Kelly interviews educator and novelist, Ty Roth. Ty is a high school English teacher and a Random House Author. Random House is without a doubt the largest book publsiher in the world and the dream of every novelist. Ty Roth teaches literature and composition at both the high school and university level. He holds a Sociology degree from Xavier University, a Masters of Education from Ashland University, and a Masters of English from the University of Toledo. Ty was named one of the top “New Voices in YA Literature for 2011” by the American Booksellers Association, and SO SHELLY was chosen as a “Top Ten Romance for Youth” by Booklist, a Publication of the American Library Association. Ty’s second novel, GOODNESS FALLS, addresses the timely issue of concussions in high school football. As a former high school football coach, Ty and the novel were featured in a Cleveland Plain Dealer’s online edition’s investigative series on concussions in football. Ty continues to teach in Port Clinton, Ohio, as he works on what he hopes to be his third novel. Follow Ty Roth on Twitter at @TyRothAuthor. Mentioned in the Podcast: SO SHELLY by Ty Roth GOODNESS FALLS by Ty Roth Ty Roth's website: http://www.tyrothbooks.com The YA novels of Carl Deuker On Writing by Stephen King (The best advice on writing available.) Lego Mindstorm Robots Lego Mindstorm Robot Competitions DJI Phantom 3 Drone www.airsquirrels.com ...and so much more! (Enjoy the podcast & please leave your 5-Star review on iTunes. Thanks!)

Kelly interviews Jennier Magiera about her upcoming book Courageous Edventures, her work on the United States Educational Technology Plan, being recognized as an educator by President Obama and more. Jennie is the Chief Technology Officer for Des Plaines School District 62, previously the Digital Learning Coordinator for the Academy for Urban School Leadership and a Chicago Public Schools math teacher. A White House Champion for Change, Apple Distinguished Educator, Google for Education Certified Innovator and TEDx Speaker, Jennie has been working to redefine teaching and learning through innovative new practices. Jennie is also passionate about transforming professional learning, serving on the Technical Working Group for the US Department of Education’s National Educational Technology Plan and co-founding PLAYDATE and other new conference concepts. She is also the author of the upcoming book, Courageous Edventures. Aside from her students, Jennie's great loves in life are sci-fi, mashed potatoes, Tabasco sauce, her dog and her husband. You can follow Jennie on Twitter at @MsMagiera or through her blog Teaching Like It’s 2999. Mentioned in this Podcast: The hashtag #7DayEdChallenge The Whitehouse Champions of Change The BEST Green Screen & Lighting Combo for your classroom! Jennie's most influential book: The Lord of the Rings

Kelly interviews author, Jim Harmon. Jim has taught high school English, computers, and video production in the Cleveland, Ohio area for 18 years and is co-founder of Through Students' Eyes. He received his B.F.A. in Photojournalism from the Rochester Institute of Technology and his M.Ed. in Computer Uses in Education from Cleveland State University, where he was named a Distinguished Alumnus, 2008. Harmon was an adjunct teacher educator in educational technology at Baldwin Wallace University and Cleveland State University. He currently delivers professional development nationally. You can follow him on Twitter: @jimharmon Jim has co-authored Through Students' Eyes with Kristien Zenkov. I hope to interview Kristien in a later episode about his amazing impact in education. In the pre-roll, Kelly offers some great tips on how to determine the best time to buy a new Apple product, he discusses new educational books that he is reading, offers a few shout-outs to supporters of the show, his acceptance to the Worldwide Apple Distinguished Educator Institute in Berlin, Germany and more! Mentioned in this Podcast: • Jim's website regarding the Through Students' Eyes Project and book: http://www.throughstudentseyes.org • A 20% Discount Code for Jim's Book Through Students' Eyes at Rowman and Littlefield Publishing using Code: RLEGEN16• Jim Harmon's Book: Through Students Eyes Available on Amazon• Please note: Jim is donating all of his proceeds from this book to a nonprofit foundation to support the Through Students Eyes Project. Awesome! • www.WhenisKeynote.com• www.buyersguide.macrumors.com • Michael Hyatt's book Living Forward• Play Like a Pirate by Quinn Rollins• The Innovator's Mindset by George Couros• Master the Media by Julie Smith• How Much Water do We Have? by Pete and Kris Nunweiler • Along Came a Leader by Kelly Croy You can leave a review of this podcast at: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-wired-educator-podcast/id974270220?mt=2

Happy Birthday Wired Educator Podcast! One Year Old! We have a fantastic line-up of interviews scheduled, but Kelly uses this episode to change-up the format for one week to celebrate a year of the podcast and to share with listeners: rules for expanding your classroom, a behind-the-scenes peek and an under-the-hood look at all of the resources Kelly uses to blog, podcast, write, and produce great content. Kelly shares four rules to help you expand your impact as an educator without losing touch with your family, going broke, or crazy. They are good rules you may consider adopting and applying. Kelly shares a boatload of resources to help you start or level-up your: blog, podcast, book, speaking, or online courses, and provides a little motivation on why you may want to start one of these. Kelly shares his productivity tips for Twitter and few favorite hashtags. Mentioned in this Podcast: • The Best Microphone on a Teacher's Budget: The mic I use for my podcast. $58.12• Auphonic: This is a paid service that normalizes volume, etc. & makes your podcast sound great. • Libsyn: Where I host my podcast.• MarsEdit: Software I use to write my blogs offline. Great tool. • Scrivener: Best writing software on the planet for everything.Smart Podcast Player: A podcast player for my blog that makes it look great. • Get Noticed Wordpress Theme: The theme I use on Wired Educator• CreateSpace: The publishing service I use to publish my book. • Udemy: One of the ways I plan to publish online classes in 2016.• Tweetbot: My favorite Twitter client for iPhone, iPad and Mac• Pocket: My favorite reading client to save to read letter from Twitter & the web. YNAB: Financial budgeting software I use. Fiverr: Inexpensive directory of services to hire, like the voice of Chuck Fresh. Garage Band: The greatest recording software ever! I use it to record podcasts & more.

Kelly interviews Andy Losik about his new book, Stay in the Game, sharing his knowledge of technology annually on a local television news program, working with amazing corporations focused on helping education, and providing quality professional development for educators. Andy and Kelly also discuss being the all-around "helpful tech guy," a role many wired educators know very well. Andy is a great teacher, a great guy, and has really expanded his impact as an educator. This is a great interview for all educators. You will be inspired to expand your classroom and discover many ways to make an even bigger impact and improve your lifestyle. Andy Losik has been teaching for 21 years in a variety of elementary school settings. For fifteen of those years, he has taught the elementary Infotech program by combining technology and literacy skills in Hamilton, Michigan. Andy is a STAR Discovery Educator, a Google Education Certified Innovator, and Apple Distinguished Educator as well as the 2009 Michigan Tech-Educator of the Year. Along with his classroom duties, Andy oversees online learning at Hamilton High School serves as a technology "helpful guy" in his school district and across the country for private, public, and charter schools. He has also provided insight for companies like Disney, Sifteo, Sony and most recently joined a special team at Discovery Education that works to advise and promote its many corporate partner educational initiatives. First and foremost Andy is a husband and dad who loves his family, fishing, and football as much as he loves the techie stuff. Andy's new book, Stay in the Game, is about Jared Veldheer. Jared is one of the top left tackles in the National Football League but very little of his path to the Arizona Cardinals is what you might expect. Stay in the Game follows Jared’s journey of being a brainy, over-sized kid who often found it hard to fit in to an athlete discovering his many talents. It didn’t “just happen” though and without a core set of principles in his life, it never would have. Sometimes the best thing you can do is “Stay in the Game.” It took author Andy Losik and Jared’s parents nearly five years to complete, but “Stay in the Game” is now available in paperback and eBook. The book targets older kids and the casual football fan but the hardcore pigskin geek will have plenty of material as it also details a lot of the recruiting process, training for the NFL Combine and Draft, as well as some of the inner workings of how the League and teams operate. Mentioned in this Podcast: Andy's first book: Potter's Wheel Andy's new book: Stay in the Game Cue Rockstar Teacher Camps The Ultimate Cheatsheet: 8 Steps to Publishing Your Students' iBooks to iTunes Hillsdale College Air Parrot: Software to mirror your MacBook Reflector: Software to mirror your iOS devices. Book Kelly to speak and share his art at your event!

Kelly interviews Ryan McLane about his new book, "Your School Rocks... So Tell People!" Ryan co-authored this book with Eric Lowe. Ryan is the principal of Big Walnut Intermediate School, located in Sunbury, Ohio. He is passionate about making sure students are learning and having fun at the same time. Ryan began his career as a high school social studies and business teacher, where he taught for twelve years. He is a graduate of Muskingum College and Xavier University. Ryan lives just outside of Columbus, Ohio, with his wife and two daughters. This is a great interview for everyone to listen, whether you consider yourself the social media king or queen, a newbie, or someone who adamantly refuses to ever use social media. Ryan's book and intervew is a real eye opener, and makes you rethink your role in education. There are takeaways for everyone. Ryan and I talk about how schools can promote what they are doing in the best possible manner and what not to be concerned about when doing it. I really enjoyed my conversation with Ryan. I also enjoyed his book. What a great guy and message! Please wish me luck as I submit my application to the ADE 2016 Institute in Berlin. I hope to attend this institute to continue learning and collaborating with some of the most amazing educators in the world. Regardless, and as always, the application process is a great reflection tool for all interviews. In this podcast, learn the five questions to ask yourself about your teaching, and the three primary questions to ask yourself about your life. Mentioned in this podcast: Ryan's book: Your School Rocks... So Tell People!Ryan's Website: http://www.yourschoolrocks.comRyan's most influential book: Teach Like a PirateDave Burgess Consulting: http://daveburgessconsulting.com Need a band for a recording or an event? This is the one you want: Miss Kitty and the Litter: https://www.facebook.com/misskittyandthelitter/ The Best Drone for education. I talk about this in creating my ADE video, “What drone should I get?” Well, in my opinion there is one answer: Here is a link to the best drone to get based on ease of use, safety, ability, camera, and of course the teacher's budget. And while I say that, I think this is the best package combo, just so you have everything you need for a few dollars more.

Kelly interviews George Couros, author of the book The Innovator's Mindset: Empower Learning, Unleash Talent, and Lead a Culture of Creativity. George Couros is a leading educator in the area of innovative leadership, teaching, and learning. He has worked with all levels of school–from K-12 as a teacher and technology facilitator, school and district administrator, and is the author of the book The Innovator’s Mindset; Empower Learning, Unleash Talent, and Lead a Culture of Creativity. He is one of education’s most sought after speakers, and speaks on the topic of innovative student learning and engagement and has worked with schools and organizations around the globe. George is also the creator of connectedprincipals.com, an initiative that brings educators and leaders together from around the world to create powerful learning opportunities for students. In the pre-roll Kelly talks about his students building books using MacBooks and iBooks Author, iPads and Book Creator, and Comic Life software by Plasq. Also mentioned in this podcast: George Couros's book: The Innovator's MindsetGeorge's website: http://connectedprincipals.comJim Harmon's book: Through Students EyesReshan Richards's book: Blending LeadershipBook CreatorComic Life If you would like your book, product, service, conference, or website mentioned or highlighted in the pre-roll of The Wired Educator Podcast , please visit www.WiredEducator.com and send Kelly an email. You can subscribe and leave your review of The Wired Educator Podcast at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-wired-educator-podcast/id974270220?mt=2

Kelly Croy interviews Ross Cooper about how teachers and administrators can work better together to achieve common goals, promote their schools, provide better professional development, why educators and administrators should blog and so much more. One of the best takeaways from this interview is listening to two friends passionate about education talking honestly about their observations in education and how they can better communicate and work together. Ross is brilliant. Also, as a foodie, Ross will share the secret location of the best pizza on the planet! Ross is the Supervisor of Instructional Practice K-12 in the Salisbury Township School District (1:1 MacBook/iPad) in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He is an Apple Distinguished Educator and a Google Certified Teacher. His passions are: curriculum and unit design, inquiry-based learning, assessment and grading, and quality professional development. He blogs about these topics at rosscoops31.com. Also, he regularly engages in speaking, consulting, and presenting. He has conducted keynotes, speaking engagements, and workshops ranging from 15 minutes to all-day. A list of what he has previously offered, and testimonials, can be found on his blog. Connect with him on Twitter at @RossCoops31. Mentioned in this Podcast: Ross's blog www.RossCoops31.com Ross's most influential book: Platform by Michael Hyatt Living Forward by Michael Hyatt Will it Fly? by Pat Flynn Please visit the Wired Educator blog at www.WiredEducator.com Kelly would love your 5 Star review for this podcast on iTunes. Also, order a copy of Kelly's book, Along Came a Leader, on Amazon.

Kelly interviews Starr Sackstein, the author of Hacking Assessment: 10 Ways to Go Gradeless in a Traditional Grade School. Starr is a veteran teacher, has earned her National Board Certification, is the author of numerous books on education, and has been recognized for her work in education by The Dow Jones New Fund, Education Updated, among others. She is an amazing educator, writer, blogger, and speaker. You will be thinking differently about assessment after this interview, and you will find ways to modify and level-up your assessment. Starr shares some fantastic take-aways for you to apply. (25:59) Mentioned in this podcast: Starr's new book: Hacking Assessment: 10 Ways to Go Gradeless in a Traditional Grade School Starr's other books: Click here to view the list. Sigma 5 Edu Con Conference: http://www.5sigmaeducon.com Starr Sackstein's blog: http://starrsackstein.com Most Influential Book: Ken O'Connor's Fifteen Fixes for Broken Grades Project Based Learning Periscope app: https://www.periscope.tv Voxer app: http://www.voxer.com Connect with Starr on Twitter: @mssackstein

Kelly interviews educator Dan Tricarico, author of the new book The Zen Teacher. The Zen Teacher is a great book that has the potential to positively change your lifestyle inside and outside the classroom by providing specific techniques for becoming more focused, relaxed, and mindful. This is a fun interview about an important topic that can help teachers at any point in their career, whether they are just getting started, rocking it, struggling, or about to retire. Many great take-aways for everyone in this episode. Mentioned in the podcast: Dan Tricarico's book, The Zen Teacher. www.TheZenTeacher.com This is Dan's website. Check it out. iBookHack: Learn to make engaging, media-rich ibooks. Muse: a meditation headband for practicing mindfulness. Very cool. Breathe: An app that teaches meditation. Headspace: an app and a service that teaches mindfulness. Illusions by Richard Bach: A book Dan I both read and love. Dragon Dictation: Powerful software for quickly getting your voice to text. Essentialism by Greg McKeown: another important book Dan mentions.

In Episode 21 of The Wired Educator Podcast Kelly interviews Michael Matera, the author of the new book, Explore Like a Pirate. Michael Matera has taught for more than a decade using interactive play, passion and purpose-driven learning to transform the classroom in international, public and private schools. He is a pioneer in the field of education, using gamification and technology to increase authentic student engagement and content acquisition. Along with being a full time teacher at University School of Milwaukee, Michael is also a nationally-known presenter and international consultant of game-based learning. Additionally, he is the author of Explore Like a Pirate: Gamification and Game-Inspired Course Design to Engage, Enrich and Elevate Your Learners. He was named one of ASCD Emerging Leaders in 2015 for infusing best practices in the field with accessible gamified teaching methods. Michael is driven to transform education through theoretical and technological applications that identify and inspire limitless learning thresholds in ourselves and in our students. Mentioned in this podcast: Check out The Create Conference at http://createconference.net. Visit Michael's website at www.MrMatera.com Connect with Michael on Twitter at www.Twitter.com/mrmatera and follow his hashtag #exlap for great content and chats. Michael's book: Explore Like a Pirate. His most influential book: Teach Like a Pirate by Dave Burgess. Michael recommended to Kelly the book One Small Step Can Change Your Life: The Kaizen Way by Robert Maurer Ph.D. He also recommended the book The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene. Favorite tech in the classroom: Go Formative! Check out the Wired Educator blog at: www.WiredEducator.com Be sure to leave a 5 Star Review for the Wired Educator Podcast on iTunes by clicking here.

In this episode of the Wired Educator Podcast, Kelly interviews Don Goble about media literacy. Making movies and getting creative with sound, images, and movies can impact anyclassroom and every classroom. This is a wonderful interview with an amazing educator. Don Goble is an award-winning Multimedia Instructor at Ladue Horton Watkins High School in St. Louis, Missouri. The National Journalism Education Association named Don as their Broadcast Adviser of the Year 2015. Don speaks internationally at conferences, conventions, and professional development workshops offering educators innovative ways to incorporate video and media literacy into the classroom. Don was a part of the 2011 Apple Distinguished Educator class. Connect with Don on Twitter @dgoble2001. Celebrate your students work. Publish your students work. Mentioned in this interview: Don Goble's publications in the iTunes store can be viewed here. Visit Don Goble's classroom website by clicking here. Click here to visit Don Goble's professional website. Here is the link to the article Don mentions about how the NYTimes Video team reported the terrorist attack. A link to JEA National Broadcast Adviser of the Year Also mentioned in this interview: Audio Technica USB 2100 Microphone iOgrapher Filmaking Case for iPhone iOgrapher Filmaking Case for iPad iPadPalooza Don's favorite app: Touchcast App Don's most-influential book: Pure Genius by Don Wettrick SchoolTube for sharing videoes with students SoundCloud Periscope Paper by FiftyThree

Season 2 of The Wired Educator Podcast begins with an amazing interview with Apple Distinguished Educator, Anthony Johnson. Anthony is a passionate educator and an inspiration to students and teachers alike. I'm so excited for you to hear Anthony's story and learn what he is doing differently in and outside his classroom. This is an amazing interview! Anthony lives in Salisbury, NC with his wife of twenty years and their three daughters. In his school years, Anthony was a terrible student and a teacher’s nightmare who stayed in trouble. During that time, he failed 4th, 7th, 8th and 9th grades before dropping out of high school at the age of 16. Anthony received his G.E.D. and moved from job to job for nearly a decade. He later enrolled at Livingstone College and graduated in 4 years with a degree in Elementary Education. His goal is to teach with enthusiasm and give his students a different experience from his own in grade school. Teaching is his passion and his desire to help young people succeed has afforded Anthony the opportunity to travel the world as an educator. He has presented and given speeches all over the country. Anthony currently teaches 4th/5th grade Science and Social Studies at Isenberg Elementary School in Salisbury, North Carolina. Connect with Anthony Johnson @A_P_Johnson on Twitter. Mentioned in this episode: The Mini Funk Factory Most influential book: The Bible XYZprinting Da Vinci 1.0 3D Printer iSense App Audio Technica ATR2100-USB Cardioid Dynamic/XLR Microphone Sphero Phantom Drone Lego Mindstorm

The Wired Educator Podcast kicks off its second season by taking a look back at what worked inside and outside the classroom and a look ahead at the plan for 2016. Listeners will get some insight on setting goals and finishing strong. Kelly outlines numerous programs that he and his colleagues have implemented this year that are beneficial for you and your students. Please leave a 5 Star Review and a comment on iTunes for The Wired Educator Podcast. In this session: How to turn your dreams into accomplishments. Genius HourMentoring ProgramNew MicrophoneThe most important letter you can request.Co-TeachingTeamingThe importance of attending students' extracurricular events.Teaching with an iPad.LMSEngaging parentsiBooks and iTunes U CoursesKelly's new app for iOS devices: an update.Kelly mentions several upcoming products he is producing for 2016. A Big Thank-You! Mentioned in this podcast: Pure Genius by Don WettrickAlong Came a Leader by Kelly CroyA high quality and affordable microphonewww.AlongCameALeader.comElson Musk Biography by Ashley Vance

On this episode, Kelly interviews Kristin Ziemke, the author of the new book Amplify. Kristen and Kelly talk about literacy, technology in education, and a whole range of topics on how to make a greater impact as a teacher. This is a great interview, and one that was requested by many listeners. Kristin's mantra came to her literally from a fortune cookie that read: "The best teacher is also a student." She has taught in both urban and suburban school districts including primary grades in Chicago. She engages students in authentic learning experience where reading, thinking and collaboration and inquiry are the very heart of the curriculum. Kristin pairs her best practice instruction with digital tools to transform learning in the classroom and beyond. Kristin is an Apple Distinguished Educator, National Board Certified Teacher, and Chicago's 2013 Tech Innovator of the Year. Mentioned in this podcast: Amplify: Digital Teaching and Learning in the K-6 Classroom by Kristin Ziemke Connecting Comprehension and Technology by Kristin Ziemke Most influential book: Reading with Meaning by Debbie Miller. Kristin reads this every year the night before school. Apps: iMovieBookCreatorDrawing Pad Check out Kristin's website at: http://www.kristinziemke.com/blog/amplify-teaching Find Kristin on Twitter @KristinZiemke

This podcast is way more than just how to start a Lego Mindstorm Robotics Club with your Middle School Science students, although that alone is amazing. This post also inspires teachers to start engagin clubs for students and shows them how to do it. Leah LaCrosse is an amazing Science teacher at McCormick Junior High School in Huron, Ohio. She is an Apple Distinguished Educator. She has been recognized for work in education on many levels by many organizations. I absolutely love the robotics club she started with her students and wanted to share her passion and knowledge with all of the wired educators out there that read the blog and tune in to the podcast. Leah is amazing. Leah loves using technology in the classroom. Her room is outfitted with MacBooks, iPads, a 3D printer, Lego Robots, Little Bits, and more. She focuses on technology, problem solving and team work. Her latest accomplishment is her #flexibleseating program, which she describes as: "The room is a blend of traditional desks, lab tables, park bench, standing dry erase tables, and other creative learning spaces. Students love coming to a room in which they can find their learning space that works for them." Mentioned in the Podcast: Lego Mindstorm Robots Littlebits Sandusky Register Article on Leah's Robotic's Club Most Influential Book: The Moon is Down by John SteinbeckFavorite iPad App: ToontasticFavorite Podcasts: Star Talk, Science FridayUpcoming Conferences: ISTE and eTech A great educator is risk taking!