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GotTechED Episode 21: Interview with Kyle Niemis: Co-creator of ClassroomQ

Welcome to GotTechED the Podcast! In this episode, Guise and Nick interview Kyle Niemis, co-creator of ClassroomQ, an exciting new way to manage students questions during class.  After a teacher inquiry, they discuss an educational model known as Universal Design for Learning (UDL). They also try out a new challenge called “EdTech Hotseat”, where Nick and Kyle give their opinions on various topics while Guise selects a winner.  Finally, Nick and Kyle argue over the best edtech for digital assessments.

Interview with Kyle Niemis: Co-creator of ClassroomQ

Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

EdTech HotSeat

Tech Battle Royale: Digital Assessments

  1. Nick argues for Quizzizz – https://quizizz.com/
  2. Kyle argues for Gimkit – https://www.gimkit.com/

Social Media:

  1. Guise on Twitter @guisegotteched
  2. Nick on Twitter @nickgotteched
  3. GotTechED the Podcast on Twitter @wegotteched

Music Credits:

  1. The Degs: Shotgun http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Degs/
  2. @bensounds https://www.bensound.com/

Other Relatable GotTechED Episodes:

  1. Making the Switch from Traditional to Student-Centered Teaching
  2. Student-Centered Learning: Methods of Best Practice
  3. Second-Chance Learning, Escape Rooms, and Pecha Kucha
  4. Is a Genius Hour a Genius Idea
  5. Using Edjinotes for Student Collaboration and Feedback with Dan Gallagher
  6. EdTech Fantasy Draft: 41 EdTech Tools for the Student-Centered Classroom
  7. 24 Tech Tools for Student-Centered Learning
  8. The Ultimate Guide to Classroom Screencasting
  9. How to Implement Passion Projects into your Classroom

Other ways to follow GotTechED

  1. Apple Podcasts https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/gotteched/id1358366637?mt=2
  2. Google Podcasts  https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Indeizidhz4h37mawfylwdgco4y
  3. Stitcher  https://www.stitcher.com/search?q=gotteched
  4. YouTube  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMIQwu39Tkow3kduRQAH85w?view_as=subscriber
  5. Twitter   https://twitter.com/WeGotTechED
  6. Facebook    https://www.facebook.com/WeGotTechED/

About the author, Eric

Eric Guise is a media specialist and technology coach with more than a decade of experience as a teacher.

Eric was named the 2016 Biology Teacher of Year by the New Jersey Biology Teachers Association and is currently pursuing an EdD in Leadership in Digital Transformation in Educational Technology.

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