A Beginner’s Guide to Creating Your YouTube Channel: From Setup to Uploading Your First Video Are you eager to start your own YouTube channel but unsure where to begin? In this guide, I’ll walk you through the basics of setting up your YouTube channel from scratch and uploading your first video. So, let’s dive in…
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The First Blog/Podcast/Video Combo
Happy Sunday! This week I’m launching the combo video/podcasting show where I’m going to shine the spotlight on ways to bring the Awesome Sauce to the classroom. I was originally planning on recording a completely different episode about my rule of 3 and then I stumbled upon this amazing gem of a website that I…
Media Appearances
Happy Sunday! I’m always humbled and a little surprised when people want to hear what I have to say. I spent a lot of my time growing up thinking that what I had say had very little value (that’s a blog post on it’s own for another day). That being said, here are some opportunities…
A new podcast episode
Happy Sunday! Today I recorded my first podcast episode in months. I love getting the opportunity to sit in front of a microphone and just talk. There’s something freeing about getting my voice out there and knowing that people might listen. If you’ve listened to the Kansas Moonshot podcast for any length of time, you’ll…
Teacher Moves: Group Transitions
Happy Sunday! In my endeavor to consistently post content on my blog, I’m succeeding…barely. I’m writing my 2nd post in over a year and it’s a challenge. It’s like going to the gym for the first time in years. You have those muscles that you forgot existed, but now ache as you put them to…
I’m Back!
After a long break from blogging, I’ve decided to dive back in. I listened to a great podcast featuring Seth Godin and his basic philosophy is that he writes every day. That’s it. That’s his key to blogging success. I don’t think I can take that leap, but I’m going to take the plunge and…
More than just an echo chamber
It’s 8:58 on a Tuesday night. I’m sitting at my kitchen table with my Laptop open and Twitter pulled up, one tab for Notifications and one tab for the #xplap chat (I know Hootsuite and Tweetdeck can do this in one tab, but this is easier for me). I have a snack next to me…
We could all use a little grace
A couple of weeks ago I missed a meeting at school. It was one of four meetings I had for various groups I’m a part of. It’s that chaotic part of the year where everything is flying at teachers at once and many of us are trying to just stay afloat. It’s always challenging, but…
Guest Blog: Grateful to Hit the Reset Button
By Adam Powley (@MrPowley) In the B.C. years of my marriage (that is Before Children) my wife and I rocked Guitar Hero. Neither of us play guitar but ability to pretend to be rockers, enjoy the music, and just be goofy with each other got us through some tough times. We were in the B.C….
My first attempt at Facebook for the classroom
Social media is an ingrained part of most of our lives. Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook, it’s hard to keep up. Adding to the challenge, as a middle school teacher I have to balance the effectiveness of social media for students, colleagues and parents. Each group has their preferred social media outlets. Last year I started…
