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Join the excitement as episode Kathy and Mark discuss several key tech resources that can change the way you think of professional development and presentations, PLUS recap of recent travels: from Jupiter and beyond! In this episode the dynamic duo discuss recent experiences which have produced fresh perspectives of creating professional development TODAY which are as vital global learning  communities.

What about continuing the learning BEYOND the professional development session and including more people than were originally in the room? PLUS

• Free resources to make it happen
• Discussion about managing time and attention
• Forming a new paradigm of pd together
• Creating a virtual graphical and animated model of it with a Prezi

NEWSFLASH-- A special contest is announced in Episodes 52 and 53! NOT TO BE MISSED… for sure!

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CURRENT EVENTS

Dr. Kathy King will be presenting and keynoting at the following conferences.

March 2010

3/4/10 Providence, RI WELEARN Mind-Body Spirit in Education Pre-conference

3/ 5 – 6 /10 Providence, RI WeLEARN Conference

3/28-30/10 San Diego, CA AACE- SITE Conference

April 2010
4/5-4/6/10 (Minneapolis, MN) NCEA ( 2 sessions)

4/8–9/10 (Dallas, TX) Intervention Summit

4/15-16/2010 (Orlando, FL) Intervention Summit

4/19/10 (Indianapolis, IN) Purdue Univ KEYNOTE & breakout sessions

Kathy and Mark invite Global Education author Laurence Peters to join them for a discussion about his newest ISTE book. Check out this episode as the three ed tech professionals explore key issues related to teachers, students 21st century learning and EASILY reaching beyond the four walls of our classrooms. Packed with resources, new ideas and the usual fun repartee, this long time Teachers Podcast listener and down to earth professor  takes the hot seat with the dynamic duo. What will happen next? And how much fun can PD really be? You have to join in to see.

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Contact us at teacherspodcast ( @ ) gmail.com or comment here at the website. Produced and copyrighted by Transformation Education LLC, Gura and King, 2007-2009.

Global Education by Laurence Peters

• Link to Laurence’s New Book Website
• Description: Integrating global education into standards-based lessons allows students to connect personally with their peers across geographical boundaries, expand their knowledge and awareness of the world, and increase their interest and curiosity in what they are learning. Global Education is a guide to get you started. It provides an introduction to global networks such as iEarn, Global Schoolhouse, and ePals; an overview of Web 2.0 tools that support global learning, such as wikis, blogs, and podcasts; and hundreds of Web resources
• Easy Web References from the Book
• Companion video

RESOURCES & ARTICLES

Learning On The Go HANDBOOK

• This is a free downloadable handbook on mobile devices and today’s learning. Mark was the lead writer on this for the Converge team.
• Good shareable material and some interesting back story type things to relate.
• So listen in to Episode 50 and also download it!
• http://www.convergemag.com/paper/ATT-handbook.html

It’s here! Part 2 of this special set of episodes on Virtual Learning! In August 2009, major headlines heralded the advancement of distance learning over traditional formats. Breaking the deadlocked perspective of “no significant difference,” these reports may finally provide students of all ages with more convenient an

d flexible learning. Join Kathy and Mark as they discuss the breakthroughs in distance learning aka virtual learning.

Also in this episode much needed catch up on Kathy’s world tour- from China to Tennesse

e to Poconos Paradise! And upcoming event announcements to catch up with Kathy at some conferences she is speaking at October and November 2009 (see below)

You need to join in for this episode to get fired up about the really simple, ways to use web 2.0 and distance learning strategies for all your classes. Come on in, the water is warm and inviting!

The Teachers’ Podcast: More Ed Tech You Can Always Use Today and Tomorrow.
Make us the center of YOUR Ed Tech Universe!

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Contact us at teacherspodcast  (  @ )  gmail.com or comment here at the website.

Produced and copyrighted by Transformation Education LLC, Gura and King, 2007-2009.

RESOURCES & ARTICLES

Converge Article : Literacy Learning with ‘The Electric Company’

• Mark’s recent Converge Magazine article on the new “The Electric Company” educational program (Sesame Workshop)…
• The opening sequence of “The Electric Company” always presents a literacy learning problem and concludes with one of the characters shouting, “Hey you guys!”
  That iconic signal, kept from the original series of the 1970s, is a clarion call to begin each episode’s 30 minutes of fun and learning. “The Electric Company” … broadcast 780 episodes from October 1975 to April 1977 with such notable talents as Morgan Freeman, Rita Moreno, Bill Cosby, Gene Wilder and Mel Brooks.

7 Myths of Distance Learning

• Article by Kathy: http://ezinearticles.com/?id=2745770
• In this brief article, I expose some of the most common and deadly misconceptions about distance learning. And you want to read this. Why? Because if you do not consider the new trends and potential of distance learning, you may be ignoring or discounting vital opportunities to increase your career skills, complete your degree, or expand your professional relationships. That is correct, some of these myths are deadly for you, because……

Examples of Online Class Materials by Mark and Students

• Fordham CTGE 5910: http://sites.google.com/site/ctge5910/project-gallery
• Touro 604: http://sites.google.com/site/touromgura/project-gallery

- UPCOMING EVENTS

Creative Pursuits Conference at the Langley School, McLean, VA

How can 21^st century technology tools such as interactive white boards, videoconferencing, digital cameras, and blogs enhance the classroom experience for today’s students? Teachers at The Langley School will share their cutting-edge, technology-rich curriculum with fellow educators during a new two-day technology conference this fall.

• October 8-9, 2009
• Interactive Workshops Taught by Faculty in Their Own Classrooms
  
• Keynote Speakers
  • October 8 features Dr. Kathleen King – award-winning author, digital media/instructional technology expert, and co-host of the 5 million listener podcast, “The Teachers’ Podcast.”
  • On October 9, Don McNamee from Kristin School in Auckland, New Zealand.

To learn more about the Creative Pursuits conference, or to register online, log on to www.langleyschool.org/creativepursuits.

Virtual School Symposium for iNACOL 11/4-17/09

• Dr. King will participate in a panel discussion on Sunday during the VSS Preconference.
• Austin Texas location for this event
• NACOL is the leading k-12 association advancing practice, excellence and innovation in virtual learning..

• • Smilebox.com
    • Use directly from the web- no program to download
    • Free

• You can contact Mark and Kathy by
  • leaving a comment here on the blog/site
  • emailing us at teacherspodcast@gmail.com
  • posting to the discussion in the Teacher’s Podcast Group in facebook
  • Follow Kathy on Twitter
  • phoning us at (201) 693-4935

• The Teachers’ Podcast: More Ed Tech You Can Always Use Today and Tomorrow.
• (C) Transformation Education LLC, King & Gura, 2007-2009.

Also in this episode much needed catch up on Kathy’s world tour- from China to Tennessee to Poconos Paradise! And upcoming event announcements to catch up with Kathy at some conferences she is speaking at October and November 2009 (see below)

You need to join in for this episode to get fired up about the really simple, ways to use web 2.0 and distance learning strategies for all your classes. Come on in, the water is warm and inviting!

A new generation of EdTech professional development.
Make us the center of YOUR Ed Tech Universe:

www.teacherspodcast.org

Contact us at teacherspodcast@gmail.com or comment at the website/blog.

The Teachers’ Podcast: More Ed Tech You Can Always Use Today and Tomorrow.

Produced and copyrighted by Transformation Education LLC, Gura and King, 2007-2009.

- UPCOMING EVENTS

Creative Pursuits Conference at the Langley School, McLean, VA

How can 21^st century technology tools such as interactive whiteboards, videoconferencing, digital cameras, and blogs enhance the classroom experience for today’s students? Teachers at The Langley School will share their cutting-edge, technology-rich curriculum with fellow educators during a new two-day technology conference this fall.

• October 8-9, 2009
• Interactive Workshops Taught by Faculty in Their Own Classrooms
  
• Keynote Speakers
  • October 8 features Dr. Kathleen King – award-winning author, digital media/instructional technology expert, and co-host of the 5 million listener podcast, “The Teachers’ Podcast” – who will discuss how to prepare teachers to function inside a brave new world filled with technological possibilities.
  • On October 9, Don McNamee from Kristin School in Auckland, New Zealand, will share his expertise via live videoconference, discussing how new television tools such as Slingbox and Livestation can be put to good educational use.

To learn more about the Creative Pursuits conference, or to register online, log on to www.langleyschool.org/creativepursuits.

Virtual School Symposium for iNACOL 11/4-17/09

• Dr. King will participate in a panel discussion on Sunday during the VSS Preconference.
• Austin Texas location for this event
• NACOL is the leading k-12 association advancing practice, excellence and innovation in virtual learning..

-ON THE ROAD

Updates on Kathy’s travels and speaking at

• Zhiejiang University, Hangzhou China
• North China University of Technology in Beijing, China
• Univ Tennessee at Memphis – via virtual connections !

Links to resources and items mentioned in this episode:

~~ Short Take ~~

New Online School Caters to Gay Students
Minnesota educator David Glick says the online high school he founded for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender students is an environment free of hostility. GLBTQ Online High School is believed to be the first of its kind and is receiving applications from across the nation. Glick says the curriculum will be “GLBTQ-friendly,” but some worry online schooling may create a feeling of isolation among gay students. Pioneer Report

• Related articles also at Eschoolnews and  Education Week

7 Myths of Distance Learning

• Article by Kathy
• In this brief article, I expose some of the most common and deadly misconceptions about distance learning. And you want to read this. Why? Because if you do not consider the new trends and potential of distance learning, you may be ignoring or discounting vital opportunities to increase your career skills, complete your degree, or expand your professional relationships. That is correct, some of these myths are deadly for you, because……

Examples of Online Class Materials by Mark and Students

• Fordham CTGE 5910: http://sites.google.com/site/ctge5910/project-gallery
• Touro 604: http://sites.google.com/site/touromgura/project-gallery

• Listen in to Episode 44 to find out how these fabulous resources help you use online videos anytime you want! Overcoming the challenges of classroom technology today!
  • Keepvid.com
    • Use directly from the web- no program to download
    • Free
  • TubeMaster
    • PCbased software
    • Free download and use
  • YOUTUBE Downloader
    • PCbased software
    • Free download and use

• You can contact Mark and Kathy by
  • leaving a comment here on the blog/site
  • emailing us at teacherspodcast@gmail.com
  • posting to the discussion in the Teacher’s Podcast Group in facebook
  • follow Kathy on Twitter
    
  • phoning us at (201) 693-4935

• The Teachers’ Podcast: More Ed Tech You Can Always Use Today and Tomorrow.
• (C) Transformation Education LLC, King & Gura, 2007-2009.

LISTEN TO Episode 44 here:

Episode 42: The Lighting of the Fire- Part 1

“Education is not the filling of the pail, but, the lighting of the fire.”

William Butler Yeats

 Reality check: This 2 part episode gives more of the Teachers’ Podcast  vision of today’s education.

Being so much more than merely filling the bucket of student minds with quantities of set facts.  Mark and Kathy explore Science Education, Informal Learning Centers, Virtual Culture Quests, and more.They start out by acknowledging the recent NECC Conference, the annual event that redefines the field of EdTech year in and year out.

Links to resources and items mentioned  in this episode:

• NECC links + NECC Programs
•  Article from eSchool News- “Study: Students Want More Online Learning!” http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/?i=59508

NECC Links

• Program (Keynotes)

http://center.uoregon.edu/ISTE/NECC2009/program/keynotes.php

• istevision network (videos, etc.)

http://center.uoregon.edu/ISTE/NECC2009/glance/ISTEvision_network.php

• iste Connects (blogs, etc.)

http://www.isteconnects.org/

• NECC Ning

http://necc2008.ning.com/

Converge Magazine- Spring 2009 http://digitalmag.govtech.com/CVG/CVG_Mag_May09.pdf

• Article: Mission Interactive (starts on page 24) Informal Learning Centers

Resource

• My Culture Quest
  

  http://www.mylearning.org/jpage.asp?jpageid=931&journeyid=238

• You can contact Mark and Kathy by
  • leaving a comment here on the blog/site
  • emailing us at teacherspodcast@gmail.com
  • posting to the discussion in the Teacher’s Podcast Group in facebook
  • phoning us at (201) 693-4935

  (C) Transformation Education LLC, King & Gura, 2009

RESOURCES and Items Mentioned in this Episode!

Another 2-part episode begins with Episode 40 of The Teachers Podcast. This episode is packed with free resources and more discussion related to the realities of budget crunches. But Mark and Kathy spin to the positive side! Join us for a full slate of ed tech resources to reinvigorate your classrooms and your professional learning!

Bing, Google Wave, Facebook transformations?

How about

• a new search engine
• new forms and dimensions of communication on the horizon
• history in the making talking to your class!
• personalized facebook and tools to escalate twitter to greater educational opportunities?
• digital texts, free texts, free audio texts , more educational audio sources??

Resources include a detailed comparison of free resources to maximize your educational reach using social media! This is a set of episodes that promise to open new visions of thinking, and approach for your summer school, summer excursions and revitalization. Make us the center of YOUR Ed Tech Universe: www.teacherspodcast.org.

A new generation of EdTech professional development.

Contact us at teacherspodcast@gmail.com or comment at the website/blog.

Telephone message line: 201-693-4935.

The Teachers’ Podcast: More Ed Tech You Can Always Use Today and Tomorrow.

Produced and copyrighted by Transformation Education LLC, Gura and King, 2007-2009.

Short Takes

• Soldier’s blog teaches Kentucky sixth-graders about Afghanistan
  Aaron Connor is serving near Ghazni City, Afghanistan, with the Illinois National Guard.
  • NY Times article about the blog

• Microsoft  www.bing.com – And will it topple Google?
  

• Google Wave video- Will it really change our world as we know it?

• Facebook names: www.facebook.com  – Did you get yours yet?

On the Road!

Mark in Sicily

• History, art and culture… who can miss this?
• Listen in to the brief account of travel learning and check out the photos of Mark’s trip
• Coming soon…

 Kathy in Chicago and NYC!

• LGBTQ &Allies Pre-Conference at NLU
• Adult Education Research Conference at NLU
• Liberatory Education Conference at DePaul University
• National Council of Research on Women at CUNY Graduate Center

Best Seller from the Teachers Podcast Bookshelf: 

• Podcasting for Teachers! 2nd edition

• In great demand by teachers and faculty members!
• Contact us directly for an autographed copy when you order through Transformation Education LLC

NEWS ITEMS

Schwarzenegger: Printed texts are old school

• Analysis: As a budget-cutting strategy, California’s digital textbook initiative could have national implications
• http://www.eschoolnews.com article
  

OTHER RESOURCES

http://kids.learnoutloud.com/Kids-Free-Stuff

• Audio books
• Podcasts
• Interviews
• Our Kids Stuff Section features free podcasts and audio & video resources for kids & teens to learn from. Most audio titles can be downloaded in digital formats such as MP3 and most video titles are available to stream online. Enjoy!
• Digsby
  • A dashboard to control the world of IM, email and social media!
  • Also includes easy to use live chat window for your blog or website
  • Check out this free resource  digsby.com
• Twitter.com
  • Tweets, twitter.. Twittermania?
  • Follow us on Twitter to get instant updates on ed tech resources and issues

NEWS FLASH I

Learning without limits
How the rise of online instruction is changing the nature of schooling
By Christine Van Dusen

Primary Topic Channel: Virtual schooling / Distance Learning

Teachers Podcast will be available in Schooltube.com soon.

Some short videos introducing our series and the podcasting book check it out about 4/28/09!

Watch for further details in a few days!

• • You can contact Mark and Kathy by
  • leaving a comment here on the blog/site
  • emailing us at teacherspodcast@gmail.com
  • posting to the discussion in the Teacher’s Podcast Group in facebook
  • phoning us at (201) 693-4935

  (C) Transformation Education LLC, King & Gura, 2009

RESOURCES and Items Mentioned in this Episode!  

A resource packed 2-part episode discusses virtual education, Twitter, economic stimulus, news items, short takes, On The Road, and teaching practice debates and insights! Great discussion from Mark and Kathy about Strategies for Stretching Stimulus Money for schools and teachers! Focus on virtual education using a variety of tools, strategies and opportunities. Resources include a detailed comparison of free and paid resources for webinars, free conference calls and virtual tools. Make us the center of YOUR Ed Tech Universe: www.teacherspodcast.org.

A new generation of EdTech professional development.

Contact us at teacherspodcast@gmail.com or comment at the website/blog.

Telephone message line: 201-693-4935.

The Teachers’ Podcast: More Ed Tech You Can Always Use Today and Tomorrow.

Produced and copyrighted by Transformation Education LLC, Gura and King, 2007-2009.

Short Takes

Stimulus Money May Fund Summer School, Teacher Pay

• Discussion by Mark and Kathy about the great potential to use this money to “keep on giving/teaching” faculty years ahead!
• Education Secretary Arne Duncan has some suggestions for how schools can spend their windfall from the economic stimulus law, including summer school and extra pay for teachers to coach struggling colleagues. The nation’s schools will get an unprecedented amount of money — about $100 billion, double the amount of education spending under President George W. Bush — over the two-year life of the new stimulus law. The Obama administration has said generally how it wants the money spent, and it has warned states not to use the money to plug budget holes, despite loopholes created by Congress that would allow that to happen… Read more…
• Strategies for Stretching stimulus money

Virtual School PD and Schools

• Learning without limits
  • How the rise of online instruction is changing the nature of schooling
  • Read more at By Christine Van Dusen at e-SchoolNews.com
• Connectivity resource: Closing the Bandwidth Gap: HashCache
  • Closing the divide: Students surf the Web at Ghana’s Kokrobitey Institute, a conference center with an Internet connection only about four times as fast as dial-up. The link is enhanced by Princeton’s low-cost, low-power HashCache technology, which stores frequently accessed Web content.… Read more at Technology Review
    

RESOURCES  

• Twitter.com
  • Twitterverse…
  • Tweets, twitter.. Twittermania?
  • Follow us on Twitter to get instant updates on ed tech resources and issues

• Twitter Educational Article
  • Some Wisconsin communications professors are asking students to “live Twitter” to help them better process materials presented in guest lectures. The tool teaches them to gather information, multitask and write succinctly, said Gee Ekechai, an associate professor at Marquette University. Read more at Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (4/26)

• TOP TEN FORCES= Ten Technologies Which Will Change the World
  • Distance Learning focus: Read the article @ Converge Magazine

• Virtual schooling articles
  • Arizona, Florida parents rally to support virtual schools– 
    • Parents of Arizona and Florida children who attend virtual schools or take some online classes called on legislators in those states to cancel planned funding cuts to online education. Florida virtual schools face a 15% state funding cut and Arizona schools face 6% to 8% cuts, which parents and educators say could limit course offerings and enrollment. 
    • Read more at  The Arizona Republic (Phoenix) (4/22) , First Coast News-WTLV-TV/WJXX-TV (Jacksonville, Fla.) (4/22)
  • Officials: Online summer school will save money for Indiana district
    • Summer school will go online this year
    • Some 1,700 students in an Indiana district will make up credits through online, rather than in-person, classes, a move that district leaders say will save $300,000. The district is taking other steps, such as a pay freeze and layoffs, in an effort to save $2.9 million.
    • The Indianapolis Star (4/21)

NEWS FLASH I

Learning without limits
How the rise of online instruction is changing the nature of schooling
By Christine Van Dusen

Primary Topic Channel: Virtual schooling / Distance Learning

Teachers Podcast will be available in Schooltube.com soon.

Some short videos introducing our series and the podcasting book check it out about 4/28/09!

Watch for further details in a few days!

WEBINAR RESOURCES

• Full comparison and details in Part 2
• Check out our discussion of this one in Episode 37 to prepare!
• Dimdim..com - FREE web conference service enables you to host own synchronous learning space!
  • Presentation, whiteboard, desktop and web sharing space
  • Webcam hookup, phone connection for audio or via computer
  • FREE recording included!

• • You can contact Mark and Kathy by
  • leaving a comment here on the blog/site
  • emailing us at teacherspodcast@gmail.com
  • posting to the discussion in the Teacher’s Podcast Group in facebook
  • phoning us at (201) 693-4935

  (C) Transformation Education LLC, King & Gura, 2009

Fresh from the invigorating excitement of Texas Computers in Education Association’s Conference in Austin, TX, breezes in with a plethora of new developments, resources and surprise interview from the floor of the exhibit hall. Don’t miss this episode from listener shout outs and letters, to  THE YouTube President, robotics to resources, scooters, to pace makers and teacher professional development, and snippets of  research regarding classroom applications of technology! (we also tell you where to find the full papers!) In this episode you will also learn about new resources from NBC and free class tools, don’t miss out on this action packed, fast-paced episode of excitement and surprises.

Guest appearances by Dr. Craig Varnell of LeTorneau University and Paul Henry high school student, included. Thank you gentlemen!

Join us we include a Re-Cap of Major Educational Technology Conferences!

RESOURCES and Items mentioned in this Episode!

• Short Takes
  • The YouTube President- Pres. Obama 
    
  • www.whitehouse.gov
  • The White House Blog
    • Weekly addresses
  • Article about the Youtube Pres : at AOL.com

• NBC Trivia Game in FaceBook
  
  • Free application- for education, and entertainment
  • iCUE  – demonstrates mainstream media using digital forums!
  • tp://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=37455017756

• TCEA Conference, Orlando, FL
  • main conventions site:
    
    • www.tcea.org
  • research symposium site
    • http://www.tcea.org/convention/Symposium/Pages/default.aspx
  • Research and Impact of Podcasting for Every Teacher: Dr. King presentation
  • Recap of research papers which will be online soon
    • www.lecturetools.org
    • Myspace and Facebook research
    • Standards for online teaching
    • Need for Faculty Web Pages?

Special Robotics Feature

• Interview
  • Professor Craig Varnell from LeTourneau University
    • email: CraigVarnell@letu.edu
    • http://www.letu.edu and LeToureneau STEM Scholarship program
      
  • Paul Henry – 15 yr old home schooled student
• Resources
  • The Blog-
    • News, current applications and resources for teachers and students
    • http://classroomrobotics.blogspot.com/
  • The Book
    • Classroom Robotics
    • The book, by Gura and King!
    • Detailed information here
    • Paperback and hardback available
    • Call publisher for discounts on volume orders!

    
    Robotics in Health Care Apps

    • Meditronics robotics devices
      • Pacemakers
      • Implantable defribillators
      • Pain Pumps

    
    

    • Mobility Scooters
      • Pridemobility.com
      • Check out the videos of the GO-GO model!
      • Reliable engineering, portable, lightweight

Contact Us

• You can contact Mark and Kathy by
• leaving a comment here on the blog/site
• emailing us at teacherspodcast@gmail.com
• posting to the discussion in the Teacher’s Podcast Group in facebook
• phoning us at (201) 693-4935

(C) Transformation Education LLC, King & Gura, 2009

Launching the new year Kathy and Mark share opportunities, resources and insights for educational technology across grades and content ares.

Sharing their travels, interactions with teachers and school leaders, as well as incorporating headlines from educational and national news, this episode is a great boost offering vision and action for teachers, instructional technology staff, staff developers and all educators.

There are many opportunities for producing change from appointments of US Secretary of Education, to the new budgets and surplus plans, join us as we examine the potential for our classrooms, schools and learners!  From NYSCOSS, to FETC and TCEA we are on the road to meet with our listeners and spread the news of easy ed tech which incorporates 21st century learning.

Join us the Major Educational Technology Conferences!

• Calling USA schools to spring ahead with 21st century learning! 
• By Marina Leight, Mark Gura & Wayne Grant
• Entire Converge Issue Fall 2008

Nothing But Praise for Duncan in Senate Hearing

• Democrats and Republicans on the education committee are impressed by President-elect Obama’s choice for secretary of education. ( Education Week article)

Duncan confirmation gets under way

• Arne Duncan, who has been Chicago Public Schools chief since 2001, goes before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee today for his confirmation hearing to be the next U.S. Secretary of Education.
• In the eight years since he became superintendent of Chicago schools, student proficiency in reading and math has grown, and Duncan has shut down 61 failing schools.
• Article listed: Google/The Associated Press (1/12) , The New York Times/The Caucus (1/13) , The Boston Globe/The Associated Press (1/12) MSNBC (1/13/09)

· Tech & Learning’s Ed Tech Ticker

• Obama promises EdTech Infusion by Kevin Hogan
• In his most recent weekly address, the president-elect once again mentioned modernizing schools as part of his infrastructure initiatives. Here’s the money quote:And we’ll create hundreds of thousands more jobs in education, equipping tens of thousands of schools with 21st century classrooms, labs and computers to help our kids compete with any worker in the world for any job.Watch the whole speech at the President’s transition site.
• Tech Learning.com Editor Blogs

* Technology allows educators to augment lessons

• Teachers are more frequently turning to technology to breathe new life into classroom lessons, including using blogs, podcasts and online features such as Google Earth to engage students. Instead of using classroom time to lecture, some teachers are recording lessons onto podcasts that their students can listen to at home — freeing classroom time for hands-on learning. (From ASCD SmartBrief)
• CNN (1/15) article

*Stimulus bill includes $142B for education

• Some $20 billion for school modernization and $1 billion for educational technology are among nearly $150 billion in funding targeted toward education in the House version of the new economic stimulus package, which lawmakers introduced Jan. 15. Key concepts: educational technology, school modernization, stimulus package.
• eSchoolNews article

 Read More

* Educators to Obama: Focus on 21st Century Skills

• Two surveys by the American Society for Quality suggest the new administration should focus on 21st century skills.
• Listen in as Kathy and Mark talk about the message for Pres. Obama and critical directions ahead
•  eSchool News, January 8, 2009

  * Technologies for the 21st Century

• “Teachers’ Lessons Go Viral on Education Video Website”
•  The Dallas Morning News, January 5, 2009

* Obama Links Ed Tech to Economic Growth

• The President-elect pledges to put more computers in classrooms and expand broadband access to schools and homes.
• ( Digital Directions )

* How Ed Tech Can Help Fire Up the Economy

• Keith Krueger, the CEO of the Consortium for School Networking, pitches ideas for using federal investments in educational technology to help stimulate the U.S. economy and improve K-12 schools.
•   ( Digital Directions )

RESOURCE

Google makes famous artwork more accessible

• In a move that will benefit students, art historians, and casual viewers alike, Spain’s Prado Museum has teamed up with Google Earth for a project that allows people to view the gallery’s main works of art from their computers–and even zoom in on details not immediately discernible to the human eye.
• Key concepts: Prado Museum, Diego Velazquez, Francisco de Goya, Peter Paul Rubens, Hieronymus Bosch, art history
• From eSchoolNews report

It’s here – New-Improved-Updated-Supercharged for Teaching-and-Learning Power- Podcasting for Teachers SECOND edition. Kathy and Mark provide a behind the scenes view of the revision of the book, along with not to be missed news about what is included in the news edition. Whether you use ready made podcasts in your classrooms, are ready to being making podcasts or already an expert, listen in as the authors/hosts discuss how the book has emerged and provides much more guidance and direction than a technical how to book.

Replete with examples and stories of how this book has grown out of practical development of podcasting pedagogy by two experienced educators, Kathy and Mark share classroom applications you can use across grade levels.

The 2nd edition improves on the 2006 edition, now having been improved by classroom use in many schools, benefited from student and teacher recommendations, and additional resource selections. Join in the celebration of digital media power for 21st century teaching and learning.

New edition of Podcasting for Teachers

NOW available!

Podcasting for Teachers Revised 2nd Edition
Using a New Technology to Revolutionize Teaching and Learning

Kathleen King and Mark Gura

What you will find in this revised and updated edition?
New for this edition are valuable additional insights and updates related to our additional years of experience in podcasting and new media. Critical updated URLs, screen shots, software comparisons, data, some fresh new curricular examples, and included references to our new series, The Teachers’ Podcast and Transformation Education LIVE! We have also upgraded statistical information, advancements from the podcasting world, references, and biographical information. In short, the book is better than ever, in part because of suggestions from our many readers who are, teachers learners, and podcast listeners of course!

The 16 chapters of the book are divided into the following major sections:
PART I. A REVOLUTION IN OUR POCKETS
PART II. PODCASTING “HOW TO” BASICS
PART III. BECOMING A PODCASTING EDUCATOR

Additional information  always one mouse click away on..

• The TTPOD BOOK PAGE

Order book here

• Information Age Publishing
• Detailed description and order link
• Now available
• Paperback version
• Hardback version

Link to Dr Kathy King’s Course which she mentions

• Race and Multicultural Education
• www.edge61-08f.blogspot.com
  
• Take a look at student work, listen to the power of cultural histories…
• Envision your context and  your learners’ use of the same!

Review of prior edition of the book by Terry Freedman

Using & Teaching Educational Technology

• Podcasting for Teachers— a review
• By Terry Freedman (ICT)
  
• Created on Wed, 22 Oct 2008

Coming soon.. the Interviews with Winners of the

3rd Annual ‘The Teachers’ Podcast’

Best Educational Podcast Awards!

McGraw Hill Education is our proud partner in recognizing the achievements

of teachers and students in advancing the field of new media and education



Check out the main Contest 2008 page for details about submission, categories and prizes

Submissions for Year 3 Closed Aug. 15, 2008. Check back for Year 4 in a few months.

Contact Us

• You can contact Mark and Kathy by
• leaving a comment here on the blog/site
• emailing us at teacherspodcast@gmail.com
• posting to the discussion in the Teacher’s Podcast Group in facebook
• phoning us at (201) 693-4935

(C) Transformation Education LLC, King & Gura, 2008.

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