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August 29, 2010
by Brad Flickinger
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Elementary Student Podcasting – New Season

#edtech #teaching #podcasting – I just uploaded the first 5 episodes of the new podcasting crew here at Bethke Elementary in Timnath, Colorado. Each episode is the morning news for our school. The students range from 3rd to 5th grade … Continue reading

August 27, 2010
by Brad Flickinger
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Implementing Atomic Learning: Day 1 – #edtech

Last week I got the email back from Atomic Learning saying that all of my teachers have been added to their database. It took them less than 24 hours from when I sent in my list of teachers and email … Continue reading

August 26, 2010
by Brad Flickinger
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The Adventures of Super Tech-Guy – Episode 1 – #edtech

I might look like just an ordinary tech teacher, but at this time of year I turn into… Super Tech Guy! You see, it is back to school time in my building and that is when the troubles happen. My … Continue reading

August 24, 2010
by Brad Flickinger
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Confronting My District’s Fear of Web 2.0 – #edtech

Every year at about this time I have to submit to my district IT department the list of websites that I need “white-listed” or unblocked so that I can go about teaching my lessons. This year before sending in my … Continue reading

August 23, 2010
by Brad Flickinger
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Follow a second grader’s trip around the world. – #edtech

This morning while plowing through my incoming messages I came across an email from a fellow Google Certified Teacher; Darren Cannell, an assistant principal in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in Canada. In his email he explained that he and his family will be … Continue reading

August 20, 2010
by Brad Flickinger
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Funding my elementary tech class – #edtech

The other day I got an email from a fellow tech teacher asking how I can afford things like Flip video cameras and podcasting microphone for my students to use. The truth is I do a lot of fund-raising. Image … Continue reading

August 18, 2010
by Brad Flickinger
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Creating a Facebook page for your School – #edtech #elearning

Our rationale for creating a Facebook page for our school is to “Go where our parents are.” Image via CrunchBase Since the majority of the parents of our students check their Facebook account daily, but only check our school webpage … Continue reading

August 17, 2010
by Brad Flickinger
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Teaching Muscle Memory in Tech Class – #edtech

Today was the first day back to school for my students here at Bethke Elementary here in Timnath, Colorado. Parents dropped off their students this morning and grinned as they drove off, knowing that they had just tagged us — … Continue reading