446 – Rainy Days with the SRCTC

Tune in to WELSTech this week for edtech sunshine in the form of SRCTC Jason Schmidt. The discussion topic covers a variety of outdoor and rainy day tech ideas for educators including geocaching, astronomy and coding. This show also includes excited news for Chromebook users, summer training opportunities and a site for purchasing low-priced smartphones and tablets.

Podcast: Download (Duration: 49:10 — 45.0MB)

The discussion:

Eeekk, a rat! – Martin and Sallie are joined by WELSTech’s SRCTC (Semi-Regular Classroom Technology Correspondent) Jason Schmidt, Tech Coordinator in the Bennington Public School District in the Omaha, NE area, for a discussion of outdoor and rainy day tech projects for the classroom.

Geocaching – Mobile apps
Drones
- Parrot Rolling Spider
- Tickle App – Mobile programming for many platforms
- DJI Phantom
GooseChase
Astronomy
- 3 great stargazing apps for iOS
- Apps for stargazing
Wacky Wonderful Web Sites
Coding

News in tech:

Android apps, coming to a Chromebook near you

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Featured video:

Enjoy this fun MLC Day video from Lakeside Lutheran High School, a new addition to the WELSTech Promo playlist.

Coming up on WELSTech:

Episode 447 – Martin and Sallie broadcast from the CMM with a preview of several upcoming summer series. Release date: Wednesday, June 1

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