We are six weeks into the 2005/06 school year and it has been almost four week since my last podcast so I wanted to give a quick report on how some of the projects are coming along. Our social studies department here at South Valley Jr High has purchased i-River MP3 players to use for instruction, I have recorded a study cast for my students to help them review, plans are underway for a podcast with a local politican and we are planning a community technology night at our school for November. I also share a new educational technology podcast that has a focus on handhelds in the classroom. Please feel free to e-mail me suggestions or comments. I would enjoy hearing from you - how you find the podcast, where you listen from, how you use technology in your classroom, etc. E-mail me at speakingofhistory@gmail.com
Direct link to Speaking of History Podcast #7
Show Notes:
- Update on the D-Day Museum in New Orleans - official statement from the museum web site
- Mr. Langhorst's "StudyCast" to review for the Unit 1 Test in 8th grade American History
- South Valley Jr High social studies staff purchases i-River MP3 players to use as an instructional tool
- Community Technology Night planned for November 10th - Holiday Theme
- Podcast show with local state representative
- great new educational podcast with focus on handhelds in the classroom - Soft Reset with Tony Vincent and Mike Curtis
I'm not a school teacher but I'm new to podcasting and am on the podcast educators list (where I caught your email). I'm trying to interest my sister in podcasting (she teaches variously in years/grades 1-7 here in Australia) and explore podcasting as a tutorial tool for the educational work I do.
ReplyDeleteI gravitate to the teachers because they seem more focused on the technology attributes in the context of workshops, tutorials and forums -- the environment I work in.
Anyway, I'll check back and see how your tech year goes.
Thanks for the comment Dave.
ReplyDeleteI would suggest that your sister check out the work that Bob Sprankle is doing in Maine with his 3rd and 4th graders. He has them creating a great show and it really shows the power in enabling grade school students to become the "producer" of content instead of the "consumer". I hope to someday be doing as great a job as he is with his students. He also does a podcast just for teachers which is also fantastic. He can be found at www.bobsprankle.com
Thanks again for your comment. Great to hear from a friend from down under.