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In the second part of this exciting episode, Kathy and Mark continue a fast-paced discussion about advances they are experiencing in podcasting practices, projects and classroom use. Mark shares a Brooklyn public school example and Kathy shares how she helps college faculty reach beyond course casting. Great news and articles are supplemented with product reviews- yes we even get giddy about flipping tripods? From digital textbooks, Kindles, Nooks and iPads to the Flip we cover the waterfront of ed tech advancement as it applies to your classroom.

flip (miniature video camera)

The final gift in this episode comes at the end of the episode as we hear abut an astounding discovery students share with a very, very special member of the TTPOD family!

Join Kathy and Mark for a stirring discussion as they continue to unveil the Teachers Podcast’s new initiatives for 2010 All of this in Part 2 of 52-53 episodes! We cover the ground of policy, vision and mandates as we debate and stir up the waters with DOE announcements, rumblings on ed tech with Karen Carter and see connections with President Obama’s community college funding to k-12. From a dynamic discussion of how virtual schools might lead the innovation so much needed in our schools, to sharing the excitement of new 21st century skills guidelines, this episode is action packed as always! And in the middle of it all…

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Articles and Related Resources

• Use Technology as Game-Changer – Education Secretary Arne Duncan

• e4TN – Tennessee’s virtual schools- they use Desire2Learn
  

  

  • Virtual Learning example in TN: Vital- at Putnam County TN
    

• Obama Announces Community College Plan- Pres. Obama article about community colleges

• ED’s new tech chief previews national plan (Karen Carter article)

• New Guidelines- Partnership for 21st Century Skills
• The web page: 2009 MILE Guide: Milestones for Improving Learning & Education- homepage
• The document 2009 MILE Guide
  • e-school news article about the new guidelines

CURRENT EVENTS

NYCOSS Conference -January 11, 2010 – Albany, NY

• Kathy will present a concurrent session on Technology, 21st Century Learning and Career Readiness.
• Desmond Conference Center for the Mid-Winter Conference
  

  

FETC January 12-15, 2010

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From mobile learning to teachers’ appreciation and survival, this second part of the series episode includes Kathy’s visits to Langley school, insights on teaching, and essential articles for discussion of technology.

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“Education is not the filling of the pail, but the lighting of the fire.” ~William Butler Yeats
In part 2 of the Lighting the Fire, the Teachers Podcast vision is fleshed out further. From Michael Jackson to Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn, the world of education continues to evolve faster than comprehension of the changes that social networking brings.

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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

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A fabulous episode with scores of possibilities for web 2.0 in teaching and learning, what are the issues and the realities? Hot news from the USA and UK! The U.K. is considering including blogging, tweeting, and podcasting in the elementary school curriculum? Say it isn’t so? Listen in to the debate! Is it what you expect or not? Free resources include a tremendous learning tool- DimDim. Listen as Kathy describes a seminar she did with local and distant participants connected through the free webconference service! Don’t miss this episode It is full of must hear information and great resources.

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This episode provides a vast array of ready to use and “digest”

digital media and resources and also tools for brewing your own!

Do you need Kindle or Kindling for that? (sorry)

From the hotter than hot Kindle ver 2 review, to our good pal elmo, the favorite teacher ed tech classroom tool, to $20 laptops, 10 podcasts good to go and use NOW, student produced broadcasts and much more.

Topping off the show is a fabulous conversation about the ASCD blog topic, Curse of the Digitally Illiterate. Not only is it a good topic, but the educational community is demonstrating the power of blogging and producing great insights for us to develop and understand this issue form different perspectives.

Join us we include a Re-Cap of Current

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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

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The Power of Learning Celebrated

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