Geek!Ed! is a frequently-weekly netcast produced by five geeks (and occasional guests) from Pinckney Community Schools, MI. We're geeks in education who are geeked about the impact of technology on education.
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Diane, Chris, Michael, and Tom are joined by Zeb Fitzsimmons of Microsoft, Tedd Bradley of Pinckney Community Education, and Ted Kidd of Mason Consolidated Schools. The group explores how schools prepare individuals for work in the modern corporate world. Zeb brings awesome insight back to his alma mater. Tedd reflects on time spent [...]
Diane, Chris, Michael, and Tom are joined by Dr. Joseph Codde and Carrie Albin of the MSU Educational Technology Certificate Program
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Michael runs off to the High School. Chris, Diane, and Tom stay and talk about software piracy in the schools. Run Michael Run!Discussion Topics
Software licensing in schools
Copyright issues in educational technology
Local Tech Hero – CmdrTaco of SlashDot
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Citation Machine
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Home page of CmdrTaco
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Discussion Topics
Chris gives us a rundown of his zoo trip and Eco-video reports by 6th grade students.
Technology needs to functions without failure. Teachers don’t have time to waste.
Michael says that technology is about relationships.
Quality vs. Quantity matters in tech purchases.
Tech training for technology leaders.
Tech leaders need to be cabinet level positions to allow
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