Awhile back, I posted some links for some science podcasts. This is one of the richest areas for high quality podcasts, and I’ve put together a new list and mashup of what’s available. Enjoy!
Student podcast contest
It’s time for the 2nd Annual 21st Century Explorer Podcast Competition for students. The challenge is to make an audio or video podcast answering the question “What do you think is NASA’s greatest exploration achievement in the past 50 years
Parent podcasts
The beginning of another new school year, and it’s a good time to think about how to facilitate strong home-school communications. With everyone’s schedules getting busier and busier, this is difficult. One way to communicate so that people can participate
Teacher resources for using podcasts
With more and more great educational podcasts out there, it’s getting hard to choose which to use in the classroom. One thing that sets some podcasts apart are those that provide teacher’s guide and lesson plans for the classroom. Here
Mashup on museum podcasts
The newest show in Karen’s Mashups features podcasts from museums. These are good resources to bring virtual field trips to life or to supplement a wide variety of curriculum units. Let us know if you have an idea for a
Podcast on Ed Conferences
The newest episode of Karen’s Educational Mashups is now up. This show features podcasts from educational conferences. This is a great way to get the professional development benefits from conferences that you may not be able to attend in-person. Image
Differentiating Instruction with Mobile Technology
At NECC last week, I presented a session called “Using Mobile Technology to Differentiate and Enrich Instruction.” The ISTE folks had wanted to podcast the session, but I wasn’t crazy about the legal agreement they were using. (It wasn’t Creative
Free audio resources you can use
The next episode of Karen’s Mashups is up, and this is my favorite show so far! In it, I highlight a variety of sources for “copyleft” audio content that can be used free of charge in your own podcasts, movies,
PD "stickiness"
I do a lot of professional development workshops. (One time I counted and figured I worked with over 2,000 administrators and teachers over the course of a year. ) There are two main types of workshops I do: workshops at
New Edition of Handheld Book
There is a brand new 2nd Edition now available of the popular book Handhelds for Teachers and Administrators by Tony Vincent and Janet Caughlin. This new edition has a lot of new information, including a section on podcasting, which includes