A podcast is a series of digital media files (either audio or video) that are released episodically and downloaded through web syndication. The mode of delivery differentiates podcasting from other means of accessing media files over the Internet, such as direct download, or streamed webcasting. My personal favorite part about Podcast are that they are available on my time. As educators, even if we aren't so great, we're busy! Podcast allow you to stop,go, pause, and return to your section of the podcast at your own convince.

Here's an example of a podcast I REALLY appreciate--perhaps, because it reminds me of myself.

http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/item.php?itemID=9813

An experienced educational technologist shares the discovery of a fifth year middle school teacher who is using blogging to inspire her students. A true profile in innovation and success with practical suggestions to start your own student blog project.

It's currently at the height of much controversy and media attention. But why? What's so important about a series of words across a screen anyways?The Web and cell phones help us communicate, connect and learn in ways we never could before, but they've also forever changed how we interact with others. Things we used to share in person – and in private – can now be broadcast to thousands, instantly. Sometimes we type things we would never say to someone's face. As a result, new issues like forced sexting, textual harassment and cyberbullyiing have emerged, which now affect a majority of young people in the U.S.

A Thin Line.com is designed to empower you (or students,parents, etc.) to identify, respond to, and stop the spread of digital abuse in your life and amongst your peers.

Not meaning to sound so terribly blunt/realistic or shocking but, sexting can make or break more than a career. It can destroy a persons' reputation, stunting their education, hopes, goals, and desires. It's important to know how to properly and appropriately address both the possibility and reality of such an issue within an educational context.

In my opinion the biggest problem with education today is not that we rely too heavily, or not heavily enough, on education but, rather on books for educational resources. When we learn to ride a bike, talk, bake a cake, walk, and even breathe for the first time we usually don't link those experiences to opening up a book, flipping to the coordinating chapter and reading on how to accomplish our goals. No, early on in life when we want to learn something we do.

BrainPop is a great educational device which creates animated, curriculum-based content that supports educators and engages students. And the best part?! BrainPOP is thinking exclusively, offering BrainPOP in more than 3 different language wonderful for ESL students!

Pros:

• Access to BrainPOP ESL is free of charge during the product's introductory period.
  
• Ideal for both group and one-on-one settings, BrainPOP is used in numerous ways, from introducing a new lesson or topic to illustrating complex subject matter to reviewing before a test. Content is aligned to state standards and easily searchable with our online State Standards Tool.
• No downloading, installation, or special hardware is required.

Suppose, or perhaps it's a reality, that you've got some students that are having trouble paying attention in class. Now what's a teacher with an obvious age and perhaps generational gap to do to regain students' attention?! Try visiting Edutopia.com, where schools have access to the same invaluable technology as businesses and universities -- where innovation is the rule, not the exception. More importantly however, they have an amazing array of articles and resources which are innovative, inventive, and encourage interaction. All of this however is important for one reason... to keep visitors engaged!

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Edutopia.com is a part of the George Lucas Educational Foundation, which aims to address the issue of an increasingly fast paced transformational societal change with slowly adapting teaching strategies and methods.



As we know all too well, kids aren't a whole lot different than adults: If they aren't absorbed by what's going on, they'll find something else that interests them. This site gives helpful tools,hints, and resources to not only, keep students awake but, also keep them actively engaged in education and Edutopia.com is a great place to search for resources, strategies and tools to keep minds engaged!

The name is not for you to know if you do not know it already. But, for all intents and purposes you can call me, K. She was born and raised behind the gated communities and generic personalities of suburbia Texas. But, it takes a lot more than a happy meal to make me happy and lot more than housewives and their gates to encage my imagination.

Long story short, I currently reside here, Bloomington, IN, easily one of the most whimsically beautiful places in America. I am here though for an education. It's kind of ironic I'm getting an education to give an education (since I want to be a teacher, ya know). Long story short, this blog is designed in part for the IU ~W200 course- Teaching Technologies & Methods.





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