{"id":211,"date":"2019-06-21T06:00:18","date_gmt":"2019-06-21T14:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.wordpress.kpu.ca\/tlcommons\/?p=211"},"modified":"2019-07-24T12:35:43","modified_gmt":"2019-07-24T20:35:43","slug":"ed-tech-toolkit-tech-tools-for-the-classroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.wordpress.kpu.ca\/tlcommons\/ed-tech-toolkit-tech-tools-for-the-classroom\/","title":{"rendered":"Ed Tech Toolkit: Tech Tools for the Classroom"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>by: Dr. Gordon Cobb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Greetings KPU Faculty and thanks for checking out this blog post.&nbsp; As part of KPU\u2019s VISION 2023 we want to expand on innovation in teaching, learning and curriculum.&nbsp; We also want to enhance the experiences of our students (and ourselves), and incorporating Ed Tech into the classroom is one way to make this happen!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In my own teaching practice at KPU, I use a plethora of software and \nhardware to incorporate video, online resources, and digital media into \nmy curricula and classroom activities.&nbsp; In order to physically use these\n technologies, there are a variety of gadgets, dongles, thumb drives and\n hand-held devices that I employ to get the job done.&nbsp; I always take \nthese items with me \u2013 even the ones that I don\u2019t use very often.  In \nthis blog post, I\u2019m going to show you what is in my teacher\u2019s tool kit \nand what I use each item for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> Intro Video! <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ed Tech Tool Kit Intro video\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pL3FtcfhezA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption> This is the intro video for this blog.  Play this first before you check out the videos below! <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> What\u2019s in the bag? <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What&#039;s in the Bag w music\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qfhrXEl0muQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption> Let me show you everything I carry in my Ed Tech Toolkit as I lay it all out on a white surface to some pretty cool music! <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> Making a case for a pencil case\u2026 <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Making a Case for a Pencil Case w music\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9odiL6Qtl3k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption> The best way to ensure you bring your toolkit with you is to find cool  pencil cases to contain your tools.  Let me show you some of my  favourite ones! <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> Where to find these items online\u2026 <\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> In conclusion\u2026 <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>These items range in price from $10 to $400.  Your own tool kit will \nevolve slowly over time \u2013 don\u2019t expect to purchase it all at once.  \nStart with a few of the items you think you might use regularly and then\n keep a list of items you may have needed at a conference or in a guest \nlecture or in your daily teaching practice.  I tend to look on Amazon.ca\n for the best selection, and retail outlets such as Best Buy and London \nDrugs often have sales on dongles, adapters, thumb drives, \ncables\/chords, chargers, microphones, and hand-held cameras.  Often when\n I am out shopping and just happen to see a good deal on an item I will \npurchase it and add it to my tool kit.  It might be an item you only use\n once a year, but sometimes it is EXACTLY what you or a colleague might \nneed in a moment of stress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please feel free to contact me at the KPU Teaching and Learning \nCommons if you have any further questions or suggestions for this blog \npost.  I can be found online at gordon.cobb@kpu.ca or in the TLC office \non the Surrey campus.  And remember, teaching with tech is much more fun\n when the tech functions correctly \u2013 and at times it might be a small \nitem you dig out of your tool kit that saves the day!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by: Dr. Gordon Cobb Greetings KPU Faculty and thanks for checking out this blog post.&nbsp; As part of KPU\u2019s VISION 2023 we want to expand on innovation in teaching, learning and curriculum.&nbsp; We also want to enhance the experiences of our students (and ourselves), and incorporating Ed Tech into the classroom is one way to&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","iawp_total_views":7,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[37,38,40,39],"class_list":["post-211","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-technology","tag-ed-tech","tag-technology","tag-tool-kit","tag-tools"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.wordpress.kpu.ca\/tlcommons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.wordpress.kpu.ca\/tlcommons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.wordpress.kpu.ca\/tlcommons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.wordpress.kpu.ca\/tlcommons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.wordpress.kpu.ca\/tlcommons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=211"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/dev.wordpress.kpu.ca\/tlcommons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":245,"href":"https:\/\/dev.wordpress.kpu.ca\/tlcommons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211\/revisions\/245"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.wordpress.kpu.ca\/tlcommons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=211"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.wordpress.kpu.ca\/tlcommons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=211"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.wordpress.kpu.ca\/tlcommons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=211"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}