learning all i can

Wow - I never dreamed how many sources for podcasts there would be. First I listened to Dragon Page with Class but it was really too much like a SNL skit - the parody of the NPR women - and I found it a real snooze fest. I found one called One Minute How-To that I did like (there’s my short attention span again!) The one I liked was on organization -How to clean out a Junk Drawer - and it was right up my alley.

There were tons with educational purposes. I am amazed that so many universities share their curriculum - and for free! Amazing. I downloaded into i-Tunes a Stanford classSkip the Tuition - The Geography of World Cultures. It was a bit long, but I enjoyed it a lot. I listened to Mongol Success while I put up a bulletin board, and it was great to be able to multi-task. I subscribed to NPR podcasts and I think that will be helpful as well.

There are many uses I can see for the future of education with podcasts. As we saw earlier in this very course, many teachers are already listening to podcasts on their way to work and then using things for class. It is a great way to stay very current. One idea for my students would be to create a current events newscast, a travel guide, or even a brief segment on any of the areas we study.