In my blog I often talk about how we need to send students on meaningful learning missions and help them discover how to make a meaningful life. I was so excited to see ISTE keynote, Jad Abumrad, inspire teachers to help students learn what makes a meaningful life. Jad Abumrad also talked about getting students to commit […]
Month: June 2017
Savvy #ISTE17 Interviews: Video Edchats Through FlipGrid
Back in August of 2009 I created and organized #Edchat in a dm conversation with Tom Whitby. Since its inception, #Edchat has inspired over 600 educational Twitter chats and hashtag movements that have added their own formats and methods of teacher engagement to their Twitter chats. Baby Savvy spoke to Matt Frattali (@heymattfrat) who introduced us to his very […]
Savvy #ISTE17 Interviews: BYOD ISTE Sessions for Tuesday
Baby Savvy caught up with our good friend, Cori Coburn (@coburncori) who helps on the organizing teams of various conferences, including ISTE. This year Cori helped oversee the BYOD sessions. You take your device and learn interactively. Cori gives a quick overview of Monday’s BYOD sessions. I have included a list of BYOD sessions you could attend today, […]
Savvy #ISTE17 Interviews: Engaging Students with Hip Hop and Edtech
Baby Savvy enjoyed speaking to our good friend, William Jeffery, @CoachJeffery. William has been one of the organizers and founders of Edspeakers, one of the most diverse databases of educational speakers, keynotes, and edupreneurs. We love the enthusiasm and energy he brings as a teacher, technology specialist, and digital innovator. In his interview, he speaks to Savvy […]
Savvy #ISTE17 Interviews: Fidget Spinners & 3D Printing with Children
Baby Savvy was so excited to meet Kitty Tripp (@Kitty_Tripp) who recently relocated to Texas. We love having her here and she is doing amazing things with elementary students. Kitty shared with us one of the incredible ways her 3rd graders used 3D printers to design their own fidget spinners. To find out more, watch the […]
Savvy #ISTE17 Interviews: Learning with Your PLN at Conferences
Baby Savvy spoke to two incredible leaders who we connected with on Twitter in the first year I joined, Elana Leoni (@Elanaleoni) and Patrick Larkin (@patrickmlarkin). I would definitely describe these folks as part of my Passionate Learning Network (PLN). We connected years ago, met at conferences, and continue to learn so much from each other. In fact, Elana, […]
Savvy #ISTE17 Interviews: The #PassthescopeEDU and #NotAtISTE17 Movements
Baby Savvy spoke to two awesome people who are bringing the ISTE 2017 experience to those who could not attend this year, Brian Romero Smith (@BrianRSmithSr), part of the #PassTheScopeEDU crew, and Jamie Camp (@Connect2Jamie), part of NotAtISTE. PassTheScopeEdu is a movement that allows viewers to connect with educators beyond the walls of the classroom using Periscope. Brian has been […]
Savvy #ISTE17 Interviews: Digital Posters & Storytelling with Buncee
Baby Savvy was excited to interview Buncee Man and tour the newest features at Buncee. Buncee is a web tool and mobile app teachers and their learners can use to create digital slide presentations, digital stories, digital books, posters, greetings, digital scrapbooks, interactive images and more. Buncee is easy to use for young language learners to adults. Some […]
Savvy #ISTE17 Interviews: Designing Open and Engaging Learning Spaces
Baby Savvy spoke to two of her favorite people, JoAnn Jacobs (@JoAnnJacobs68) and Jackie Gerstein (@JackieGerstein) about their classroom design. Both educators work in learning environments designed differently from typical classrooms where the teacher is at front, students are in desks, and the learning is within a walled classroom. Jackie Gerstein notes in her video interview that baby Savvy […]
Savvy's Interviews: Student Voice, UDL, Makerspaces & More
Savvy conducted her pre-ISTE interviews at the Badge Summit and at the famous El Mercado shops at Market Square. Below, watch the live video interviews. Baby Savvy was excited to catch up with two of our favorite educators. Baby Savvy spoke to Rodney Turner (@TechyTurner) about student voice and pivot tables. Barbara Bray (@BBray27) shared her work […]