Podcasts for the week of February 20-27

Moving at the Speed of Creativity
Episode Title: Ideas for International Study Students Adopting Interactive Podcasting
Episode #: 127
Date: 2-08-07

Interviews with two teachers share how they can use interactive technology at the TCEA conference. Colleges that participate in international studies could use a classroom on their campus to communicate with their fellow classmates back home. She wants to see AT&T take an active role in helping students achieve this.

Stef Paramoure interviewed Wesley Fryer. He talked how excited and motivated kids are about using what is out there and recreating what is out there it to make it their own. Kids are synthesizing ideas and thinking outside the box. He said it is important to formulate ideas for inspiring students to be creative, productive, and constructive. Question came up - What about the administrators that think this is dangerous - He stated that the best advocates are the students themselves - empowering students and letting them be the resources to help others see what is possible and show these adults what can be accomplished. Wesley spoke highly about digital storytelling - kids creating and showing the results of their work.

The Tech Teacher Podcast
Episode Title: WoW What’s on the Web
Episode: # 22
Date: 8-30-2006

WoW
Free software for the classroom. www.freeserifsotware
Page plus SE - publishing program - similar to desktop publishing - making flyers and forms, etc..
Photo plus 6.0 - similar to photo shop elements
Web plus 6.0
Draw plus 4.0 - graphic drawings with a wizard
3 D plus - animation capabilities

Required to register and then they will send you a code.

KidCast
Episode Title: Learning and Teaching with Podcasting
Episode # 2
Date: 10-06-05

Niche for podcasting - the convergence of 4 technology innovations and trends. Why podcasting happened. Things are getting easier. Matter of convergence. Why it didn’t start with the internet? 1. Consumer auditing editing - software that is now free and relatively inexpensive. Programs that people can use to chop up and recreate a message. 2. Digital auditing - MP3 - online forms. 3. Bloggings impact on the way we process news. 4. Rise of independent media. Consumers want more diversity and choice.

Check out - The Speaking of History - perspective of a social studies teacher. Science at NASA - scientific exploration.

This was Dan Schmidt’s 2^nd podcast and I found it very informative. I wanted to see if his podcasts have changed any over the year and a half since he started; however, they are relatively the same.