This edition of EdTech Stories features 3 different properties from one company – Swivl. After failing to secure investment in 2010, Brian Lamb and Vlad Tettlebaum launched The Swivl Robot. Their success in serving the education community, led them down a path to develop the student video platform known as Recap.
However, due to a number of circumstances including the rise of the website Flipgrid, Recap ultimately was shut down. Why did this happen? And as a result, Swivl is attempting to take the lessons they’ve learned from Recap to develop a new podcasting platform named Synth. This episode is called “The Rise of Swivl. The Fall of Recap. The Comeback of Synth.”
This episode features commentary from:
- Brian Lamb – Co-Founder, Swivl
- Dr. Casey Kosiorek & Jim Thompson – School Leaders
- Rachelle Dene-Poth – Educator, Speaker and Consultant
- Jeff Bradbury – Educator & Podcaster
Guest Links
- Synth.Audio – Check out Synth 2.0
- A Quick Guide to Video Coaching by Dr. Casey Kosiorek & Jim Thompson
- Through Students Eyes by Rachelle Dene Poth
- ThriveinEdu Podcast by Rachelle Dene Poth
- Teachercast.net Podcasts and more
Music:
- Theme – “Invincible” by Def Kev (No Copyright Sounds)
- “Howling” by Gunner Olson (YouTube Audio Library)
- “Awaken” by Anno Domini Beats(YouTube Audio Library)
- “Space Navigator” by Sarah The Instrumentalist (YouTube Audio Library)
- “Memory Card Full” by Birocratic (YouTube Audio Library)
- “Orange Foot” by Dan Hening
- “Pluck It Up” by Dan Hening
- “Melissa” by Eveningland
- “Let’s Go Home” by Jeremy Blake
The following music was licensed through a Creative Commons NonCommercial 4.0 license. Thank you to The Blue Dot Sessions. You can find their music at http://sessions.blue.
- “Vinyl Couch” by The Blue Dot Sessions
- “Gotta Find Out” by The Blue Dot Sessions
- “Rodney Skopes” by The Blue Dot Sessions
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