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Resources for Black History Month and Discussion of Growing Up Online

 

 Ep 10 Black History Month and Growing Up Online: Resources and Insights! [38:18m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (204)

This episode is dedicated to Black History Month and the PBS Frontline piece “Growing Up Online” From Oprah and Frontline to Black History month, this episode is overflowing and quick-paced. Mark and Kathy provide a invaluable episode for educators and parents-from insights and debate about the PBS Frontline broadcast Growing Up Online, to audio, video, web sites and prior recordings for Black History Month. Check out episode 10: sure to be a favorite with listeners. Macbook Air dominates the tech media- check out he links; then send in your comments as the debate breaks out in TTPOD’s next episode!

Come mothers and fathers
Throughout the land
And don’t criticize
What you can’t understand
Your sons and your daughters
Are beyond your command
Your old road is
Rapidly agin’.
Please get out of the new one
If you can’t lend your hand
For the times they are a-changin’

Bob Dylan

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Short Takes

• “Va. Student’s Snow-Day Plea Triggers an Online Storm” - Article from Washington Post
  • Also – Related YouTube items
  • The audio file posted by the student:
  • The broadcast TV news piece that resulted
  • The story continues – Here’s the broadcast TV news piece (WJLA - Associated Press affiliate) about the notoriety all parties received because of the local news piece and Internet traffic. 20,000 downloads and climbing at this point.
  • The story becomes mainstream culture – here’s the ‘ABC Good Morning America’ morning show
  • Final number of downloads? - Because so many versions - hard to tell -of this were posted it’s anybody’s guess, but at least a quarter million.
• Oprah’s Book Club announcement of distance learning
  • “…join Oprah and Eckhart Tolle, …(teaching) A New Earth in Oprah’s worldwide classroom live Monday nights ”

Shout-Outs to Listeners

• Thanks for the feedback and congratulations on our Episode 9: Victor, Barbara, Joselyn, and Mike
• Thanks to Dr. D’Ag of Fordham RETC Center for Professional Development for being among those who alerted us to the PBS Episode
• We appreciate the vibrant participation of The Teacher’s Podcast community in our production.

Feature Topic I

• PBS Frontline piece “Growing Up Online”
  • http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/kidsonline/
  • This TTPOD episode has extensive commentary and reflection on this PBS broadcast.
  • We include a tour of the web-based resources you may like to investigate!

Feature Topic II

• Black History Month – Resources for Teaching and Learning Compiled by Mark
  
  • A master list of online resources for Black History month from Mark at the blog titled “Tech to Go!”
• Prior Recordings by Mark and Kathy Developed for Black History Month
  • PFT Community Podcast Channel Episode 4 http://www.podcastforteachers.org/community/

Learning for Black History Month and Beyond:

• Capturing the Inspiring Stories and Rhythmic History of the Bronx through History! Round robin discussion with historical field experts working on The Bronx African American History Project (BAAHP)
• Great illustrations of people of all colors and traditions to create new master movements of music - Latin Jazz, Hip Hop, and more!
• Included in discussion: 5 Steps for Helping Students and Others Conduct Oral History Projects.

• Recordings as Podcast for Teachers series by Mark and Kathy

• Vol 2 Episode 74 (74) 2/12/2007 The show notes The audio
• Vol 2 Episode 75 2/19/07 The show notes The audio
  • Some Great Resources Mentioned
    • Black History Month Resource: from Scholastic.com
    • World Book - Content Spotlight - Voices of Slavery & Freedom
• All resources for these episode may be seen at:
  http://www.podcastforteachers.org/PFTresources.html

Ongoing Product Review

The Apple MacBook AIR sub-notebook

• An article from Business Week “MacBook Air: A Little Too Pretty?”
• A video of a previously broadcast Segment from the Charlie Rose show
  • An interview with Walter Mossberg (personal tech writer with the Wall street Journal) who gives great perspective on the MacBook Air and other aspects of Apple’s products and services…
• Enjoy… and get back to us with YOUR opinions!
  • Email us your comments teacherspodcast@gmail.com
  • Post them here at the bottom of this episode’s show notes Comments
• Mac Air Duel coming in next episode- be ready with your reading to virtually cheer on your co-host champion!

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 Ep 10 Black History Month and Growing Up Online: Resources and Insights! [38:18m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (204)