Podcasts

I listened to several educational pod casts. I found them very interesting. The pod casts had neat sound effects. The casts are also very informative.

The first podcast I listened to was Smart Board Lessons with Ben Hazzard and Joan Badger. It had music in the background and cool sound effect.

The second podcast I listened to was KidCast #59. This podcast contained some neat ideas about how to use pod casting in the classroom. It suggested giving students a copy of a podcast and letting them edit it. The cast suggested allowing students to pause the cast and put their opinions in.

The next podcast I listened to was ProQuest. This cast contained very useful information about investigating articles on the web. This cast taught me to investigate due to biased informational groups that put information the web. Instead of sending students to the web it is better to send them to Textbook on the Internet.

The final cast I listened to was Macbreak its a great show with guys talking about technology. My overall experience listening to the pod casts was very informative. I subscribed to two pod casts.

http://greenschool.org/
Wow! Someone in the class suggested that everone check the Green School out and I am really glad I did. The school is made out of bamboo and has mud walls. It seems really neat! I would love to teach there.

International School

http://shurenschool.wordpress.com/
The Shu Ren International school has a blog with announcements. The Shu Ren school posted an invitation to celebrate the year of the Ox. The school put a reminder about receiving a discount for early registration. The school is now on Facebook too.

A Teacher's Blog

http://blogs.glnd.k12.va.us/teachers/mfinsterwald/
Mrs. Finsterwald,a fourth grade teacher uses her blog for class announcements. She posts the spelling words for the week. She also has a reminder about when yearbook orders are due. Her blog even has a reminder about the Valentines Day party.

A Teacher's Blog

http://learningwithimpact.blogspot.com/2009/02/monday-metaphor-shrapnel.html
The blog I read was posted by a teacher with a bad temper. He lost his cool with the class. He felt really bad after he lost his temper and apologized. The man said that the experience humbled him and the apology made the class closer to him.