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Why Podcasts Haven’t Revolutionized Education…Yet
Since podcasting emerged in late 2004, I’ve been waiting for that watershed moment when all our needs for textbooks and media resources might just disappear, and we might expect our kids to be podcasting themselves to increased student achievement. While there is a whole tanker-load of podcasts available now in 2010, it doesn’t seem that [...]
Test Your Tech Skills in the ISTE Audio Contest!
I’d like to invite, challenge, and double dare educators, students, and anyone else to participate in ISTE’s “Six Sounds in Search of an Author” contest!
For this contest you need to create a one-minute audio story that includes 6 sound effects–a striking match, an engine roar, a beating heart, cricket chirps, a ringing phone, and a [...]
Ask students to submit an assignment on their cell phone
Cell phones can be used in powerful ways by students and teachers as assessment tools. Most teachers are familiar and comfortable asking students to submit written work to assess their learning, but are likely much less experienced asking students to submit multimedia files as assignments. This needs to change. As teachers, we need to invite [...]
Nebraska EdTech Podcasters and iTouch-iPhone Apps
Nebraska has some of the most innovative educational podcasters in the nation.
Dan Schmidt (from Lincoln, NE) is the author of the book “KidCast: Podcasting in the Classroom” (an outstanding reference for classroom podcasters) and is dschmit on Twitter. I heard Dan share fantastic presentations on classroom podcasting in 2006 twice, in September in Oklahoma City [...]
CourseCasting Pre-AP Math in Oklahoma
Colin White is a high school math teacher in Mid-Del Public Schools, Oklahoma. Colin is among a select group of Mid-Del teachers on the district “PodSquad.” PodSquad members have volunteered to participate in intensive professional development workshops focused on podcasting in the past four years, and have received Apple laptops as well as access to [...]
