622 – Android Apps With Jason

Tune in to this week’s WELSTech for an education-focused discussion including favorite Android apps for Chromebooks, classroom headphone recommendations, eRate, and the Issues in Lutheran Education blog. Plus, we’ve got you covered with details on the 2020 WELS International Youth Rally, Digital Learning Day, and atomic habit forming.

The discussion:

Android apps on Chromebooks – Jason Schmidt, Instructional Technology Coach for Oconto Falls School District, joins Martin and Sallie to discuss Chromebook support and management of Android apps. And Jason throws in a side of headphone recommendations for classrooms to sweeten the conversation.

Apps

• Merge EDU
• WeVideo
• Toontastic
• Google Expeditions
• Chatterpixs Kids
• Sketchbook for Education

Headphones

• Califone
• ThinkWrite

Image courtesy of Masahiko OHKUBO via Flickr. License: Creative Commons 2.0

WELS now:

Registration opens March 2 for 2020 WELS International Youth Rally

• June 23-26 at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville
• Early bird pricing through April 30
• Get all the details in the registration booklet

Picks of the week:

• Rivet – Android (and iOS & Amazon) app
• Digital Learning Day is February 27 and Google’s Applied Digital Skills has you covered
• Atomic Habits
  • Streaks for iOS

Ministry resource:

Issues in Lutheran Education – Martin Luther College Graduate Studies and Continuing Education blog

Community feedback:

• Branch Lutheran Schools in Haiti is looking for a 1/2 time Development Director (and if you speak French, that’s a bonus!). Contact WELSTech for details.
• eRate funding, even if your students don’t qualify for free or reduced-price lunch
  • Jason’s EdTechLead presentation
  • From the WELSTech archives – 430 – eRate, Grants, and Freebies

Featured video:

Enjoy this short introduction to Jason’s pick of the week – Rivet: Better Reading Practice for Kids.

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