Six Minutes until Mars Patel Makes a Big Fib for Gen Z - PC078
Release Date: 07/12/2021
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This week, the boys are joined by their good friend, Darren Maltais to discuss his innovative work integrating AI, coding, and technology into the classroom. There's also a game of Name That Tune, some fun with pronunciation, and a missing dog. You won't want to miss it!
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In this episode, we were joined once again by the woman, the myth, the legend: Jennifer Cronk! We also had a blast celebrating Donnie's birthday with a twist! Instead of gifts, we shared what we didn’t get him; yeah, you heard that right. So, what’s your favorite way to celebrate a friend’s birthday? Let us know in the comments!
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Jessica Williams, a solutions architect at Sphero, is back for her record-tying 10th appearance on the Partial Credit Podcast. This time around she talked about AI integration in education, Sphero's role in STEM learning, conference experiences and insights Ideas for new winter Olympic sports. Jess and the boys also discussed advancements in wearable technology like the Oura Ring and the defunct Google Glass along with some humorous stories.
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In this episode, the boys were joined by their old friend, Nicholas Provenzano. They dove into some pretty "interesting" conversations from the FETC conference and introduced a brand new app created by Donnie called Classroom Draft. They also reflect on their experiences at the first EdTech draft and discussed Nick's new role at School AI.
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info_outlineDavid Kreizman is an award-winning showrunner, writer, and producer across television and digital media platforms.
David is a co-creator and head writer of the hit middle-grade podcast, "The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel", winner of a Peabody Award and soon to be both a television show and middle-grade book series.
David co-founded Gen-Z Media, where he serves as Chief Creative Officer, overseeing the development and writing of more than a dozen original audio podcasts for families including the Peabody nominated Treasure Island 2020, Becoming Mother Nature, Young Ben Franklin, and the sci-fi serial, Six Minutes, named best tween/teen podcast by Common Sense Media. Gen-Z's podcasts have been downloaded millions of times all over the world and are the gold standard for family-friendly audio drama.
David served as head writer for the long-running daytime drama, Guiding Light, where he led his team to both an Emmy and Writers Guild Award before moving on to be head writer of All My Children, As the World Turns and WWE, World Wrestling Entertainment. His young adult novel, The Year They Fell was released by Macmillan in July.
His podcasts can be found at gzmshows.com
Extra Credit
- Podcasts in the Classroom vs. Podcasts at Home
- Talk a little about the goals of Gen-Z Media
- Pop-Culture Influences in Gen-Z Media’s work?
- Themes?
- How can teachers get their classrooms involved?
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