Thursday, July 9, 2009
Episode 72 Modeling School
Show notes:
Discussion @ 3:26
Dan discusses the “ICLE Model Schools Conference” with Jeff. Check out the links that were discussed.
Conference Website http://www.modelschoolsconference.com/
Model Schools
http://www.dsusd.k12.ca.us/schools/LQHS/
http://www.generalmclane.org/
http://www.brocktonpublicschools.com/page.cfm?p=3
Featured Presenter http://www.leadered.com/aboutbrooks.html
Conference Downloadable Resources http://www.leadered.com/keynoterRelatedResources.html
http://www.leadered.com/rrr.html
Tech Talk: @ 57:25
Jeff shares some sites that provide grant resources for teachers.
http://www.grantwrangler.com/
http://www.neafoundation.org/grants.htm
http://www.donorschoose.org/teacher/index.html
Book Talk: @ 1:04:46
Dan reviews “This I Believe” and “This I Believe II” compilation by NPR and editors Jay Allison and Dan Gediman.
Media Integration: @ 1:08:23
Dan shares Design History.org’s History of Graphic Design (Thanks Austin Kleon).
Didya See/Listener Feedback @ 1:12:20
Listener comments from Jim Burke and Robert Courtemanche.
http://learninginmaine.blogspot.com/2008/03/who-was-your-favorite-k-12-teacher_9181.html is where Jim blogs about his favorite teachers.
RIVALS documentary opens MIFF.
http://www.thevalleyvoice.org/2009/06/29/maine-international-film-mifffestival/
Music in this week's episode comes from Penmachine Podcast. “Meltdown Man” intro music by Derek K. Miller. Bumper music, “Pizzaro & Cortez” by: Slim on the album “Interstate Medicine” available via Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike License at http://www.jamendo.com/en/download/album/3100
Listener feedback is encouraged. Contact us at wickeddecentlearning@gmail.com or leave us comments at http://wickeddecentlearning.blogspot.com or on Twitter, name Wicked Decent, or on Skype- Wicked Decent Learning. Leave us a voicemail at 1.888.887.3127 (in the US), channel code 17760, password 207. This episode was recorded July 8, 2009.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Episode 71 Those Who Came Before
Discussion @ 3:40
Dan and Jeff discuss teachers that influenced them.
Tech Talk: @ 58:45
Jeff shares some site tools for webmasters.
http://www.computerhope.com/htmcolor.htm
http://gens.codezwiz.com/index.html
Book Talk: @ 1:04:35
Dan reviews “Inhumans” by Paul Jenkins and Jae Lee.
Media Integration: @ 1:09:19
Dan shares Alec Couros’s Open Thinking Blog http://educationaltechnology.ca/couros/1480
Didya See/Listener Feedback @ 1:13:11
An update on Bonney Eagle Graduation incident.
Baldacci backs off on penalties for schools that didn’t regionalize.
Music in this week's episode comes from Penmachine Podcast. “Meltdown Man” intro music by Derek K. Miller. Bumper music, “Pizzaro & Cortez” by: Slim on the album “Interstate Medicine” available via Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike License at http://www.jamendo.com/en/download/album/3100
Listener feedback is encouraged. Contact us at wickeddecentlearning@gmail.com or leave us comments at http://wickeddecentlearning.blogspot.com or on Twitter, name Wicked Decent, or on Skype- Wicked Decent Learning. Leave us a voicemail at 1.888.887.3127 (in the US), channel code 17760, password 207. This episode was recorded June 23, 2009.Saturday, June 20, 2009
Episode 70 Here, Here. I'm Open.
Show notes:
Discussion @ 8:50
Dan and Jeff discuss the open source movement and it’s possible impact on education.
What to know what kind of stuff we are talking about? Check this video out http://www.ted.com/talks/richard_baraniuk_on_open_source_learning.html
Tech Talk: @ 1:04:09
Jeff shares some sites dealing with open source applications and resources.
Open Source Living http://osliving.com/index.php
Alternative To http://alternativeto.net/
The Top 50 Proprietary Programs that Drive You Crazy & Their Open Source Alternatives http://tinyurl.com/2xju2m
Academic Earth http://academicearth.org/
Open Learn http://www.open.ac.uk/openlearn/home.php
Open Education Resources http://www.oercommons.org/oer
Connexions http://www.cnx.org
Book Talk: @ 1:22:38
Dan reviews “Shift” by Charlotte Agell
Didya See/Listener Feedback @ 1:32:23
Twitter used in Iranian Protest Organizing
http://tinyurl.com/nfs3kh
AppleBatch.com update
Bonney Eagle Graduation Commotion
http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/story.php?id=263373&ac=PHnws
http://www.wmtw.com/video/19807521/index.html
Music in this week's episode comes from Penmachine Podcast. “Meltdown Man” intro music by Derek K. Miller. Bumper music, “Pizzaro & Cortez” by: Slim on the album “Interstate Medicine” available via Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike License at http://www.jamendo.com/en/download/album/3100
Listener feedback is encouraged. Contact us at wickeddecentlearning@gmail.com or leave us comments at http://wickeddecentlearning.blogspot.com or on Twitter, name Wicked Decent, or on Skype- Wicked Decent Learning. Leave us a voicemail at 1.888.887.3127 (in the US), channel code 17760, password 207. This episode was recorded June 20, 2009.
Friday, June 12, 2009
Episode 69 Summertime and the PD is easy.
Show notes:
Discussion @ 3:04
Dan and Jeff discuss their summer plans.
Tech Talk: @ 43:05
Jeff shares some random useful websites
http://www.chartle.net/
http://www.farkie.com/
http://www.catpin.com/bubbletest/
Book Talk: @ 48:33
Dan reviews Jeffrey Brown’s “Funny Misshapen Body” and his other works.
Media Integration: @ 54:16
Dan talks about the documentary “Rip”
http://opensourcecinema.org
Didya See/Listener Feedback @ 1:05:12
http://www.Applebatch.com
Shane Morin comments
http://www.imperialvalleynews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5773&Itemid=1
Colbert’s plugging http://www.Donorschoose.org
Music in this week's episode comes from Penmachine Podcast. “Meltdown Man” intro music by Derek K. Miller. Bumper music, “Pizzaro & Cortez” by: Slim on the album “Interstate Medicine” available via Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike License at http://www.jamendo.com/en/download/album/3100
Listener feedback is encouraged. Contact us at wickeddecentlearning@gmail.com or leave us comments at http://wickeddecentlearning.blogspot.com or on Twitter, name Wicked Decent, or on Skype- Wicked Decent Learning. Leave us a voicemail at 1.888.887.3127 (in the US), channel code 17760, password 207. This episode was recorded June 10, 2009.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Episode 68 Get a Haircut and Get a Real Job
Show notes:
Discussion @ 3:01
Dan and Jeff offer some advice on the job search for educators. Check out www.servingschools.com for education job listings in Maine.
Tech Talk: @ 58:57
Jeff shares some random useful websites
http://www.bookglutton.com
http://2pl.us
www.backtweets.com
http://alefo.com/
Book Talk: @ 1:06:51
Dan reviews “Keys to Drawing with Imagination” by Bert Dodson
Media Integration: @ 1:16:08
Jeff reviews http://www.wingclips.com
Didya See/Listener Feedback @ 1:23:32
Elluminate free webinars http://2pl.us/elum
http://tinyurl.com/mxkfde Maine DOE fined for false data.
Music in this week's episode comes from Penmachine Podcast. “Meltdown Man” intro music by Derek K. Miller. Bumper music, “Pizzaro & Cortez” by: Slim on the album “Interstate Medicine” available via Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike License at http://www.jamendo.com/en/download/album/3100
Listener feedback is encouraged. Contact us at wickeddecentlearning@gmail.com or leave us comments at http://wickeddecentlearning.blogspot.com or on Twitter, name Wicked Decent, or on Skype- Wicked Decent Learning. Leave us a voicemail at 1.888.887.3127 (in the US), channel code 17760, password 207. This episode was recorded May 31, 2009.
Friday, May 15, 2009
Episode 67 Rise of the Teachers
Dan and Jeff interview two recent pre-service teachers.
Music in this week's episode comes from Penmachine Podcast. “Meltdown Man” intro music by Derek K. Miller. Bumper music, “Pizzaro & Cortez” by: Slim on the album “Interstate Medicine” available via Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike License at http://www.jamendo.com/en/download/album/3100
Listener feedback is encouraged. Contact us at wickeddecentlearning@gmail.com or leave us comments at http://wickeddecentlearning.blogspot.com or on Twitter, name Wicked Decent, or on Skype- Wicked Decent Learning. Leave us a voicemail at 1.888.887.3127 (in the US), channel code 17760, password 207. This episode was recorded May 12, 2009.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Episode 66 Your Evaluation Station
Show notes:
Discussion @ 5:45
Dan and Jeff discuss teacher evaluations.
Tech Talk: @ 54:05
Jeff shares some sites that deal with the textbook problem
http://flexbooks.ck12.org/flexr/
http://www.flatworldknowledge.com
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Main_Page
http://fiction.eserver.org/novels
http://textbookrevolt.com/freeBooks
http://hippocampus.org
Book Talk: @ 1:03:32
Dan reviews Super Spy by Matt Kindt

Media Integration: @ 1:09:56
Dan talks about Austin Kleon’s Tumblelog http://tumblr.austinkleon.com
Didya See/Listener Feedback @ 1:17:44
Teachj and Baldteach leave comments
Music in this week's episode comes from Penmachine Podcast. “Meltdown Man” intro music by Derek K. Miller. Bumper music, “Pizzaro & Cortez” by: Slim on the album “Interstate Medicine” available via Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike License at http://www.jamendo.com/en/download/album/3100
Listener feedback is encouraged. Contact us at wickeddecentlearning@gmail.com or leave us comments at http://wickeddecentlearning.blogspot.com or on Twitter, name Wicked Decent, or on Skype- Wicked Decent Learning. Leave us a voicemail at 1.888.887.3127 (in the US), channel code 17760, password 207. This episode was recorded May 5, 2009.


