Edutopia

Edutopia is a great teaching and learning resource created by the George Lucas Educational Foundation.  I receive both the print and electronic versions of the magazine.  If you are not already familiar with Edutopia, check it out for tips, best practices, and recommendations surrounding technology in the classroom.

The most recent issue has an article entitled "Listening to Themselves: Podcasting Takes Lessons Beyond the Classroom." The article discusses how "student-produced podcasts bolster knowledge and communication skills" and includes links to some excellent podcasting resources that might help spark some ideas for your projects.

Notes from November 4, 2008

Hello! Thank you all for an engaging first session of the Blogging and Podcasting T-I-P course. Here are links to all of the documents we distributed on Tuesday:

• November 4, 2008 - Agenda
  
• Guiding Questions While Exploring Blogs and Podcasts
  
• Blog and Podcast Planning Worksheet
• T-I-P Project Guidelines

If you would like us to send you any of the planning documents in Word form, please let us know.

Also, here are the powerpoint slides, delivered by VoiceThread:


The card trick was found on the High School Math blog. The word cloud insprired by the "Why let our students blog" video was created using Wordle.

Please let us know if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions about the first session of our class. We look forward to continuing to work together!

Now about Podcasting...

Anne has done a great job getting this blog up and running, so I need to do my part and promote podcasts! On the right are a couple of links to podcast information. I'll get more up there soon. On Tuesday, November 4, we'll have a chance to explore some podcasts and blogs to examine their design characteristics and educational uses. Until then, here's an interesting article from the Guardian (UK) about podcasting:

Why every school should be podcasting, by George Cole (9/18/07)

And this video about podcasting in the classroom, put together by Collette Cassinelli (I'm not sure where she's located), gives a nice introduction and overview: