Vol 3 Episode 102
(51) 9/17/2007
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PFT Episode #102:
"Video in a Digital World" Video, Video, Video! - Changes of Heart/Changes of Art - Short Takes on the Digital Life
of Millenials…and Video, Video, Video! After an unexpercted podcasting hiatus, this week Mark and Kathy find themselves immersed in a world of
educational opprotunties defined by digital video. The timing is perfect for reflecting on changes in the
intellectual/eductational environment as they share their plans for how they'll change their podcasting activities,
deepening and enriching them with major changes soon to come!
Announcing a new generation of podcast PD with the launch of The Teachers Podcast
( www.teacherspodcast.org )
THE FINAL
action-packed episode of PFT
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ED TECH Podcasting for Educators
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NEWS ITEMS
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XO in the field (the One Laptop Per Child device)
a CBS '60 Minutes' video online
School uniforms track kidsTots Getting Internet Identity at Birth
- Educators assess iPhones for instruction
- SciVee: The YouTube For Science Research PapersOnline Video Shoot-Out: Blip.tv Beats YouTubeChart: Top 10 Video Sharing Sites
- David Bellel's Google Map-based Humanities Resources
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Vol 2 Episode 101
(50) 8/13/2007
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PFT Episode #101: Dog Day Gems: Art and Literacy, Technology, Fingertip Knowledge, New Millennials: And Abundant Resources for Summer Professional Development
Special 2 week episode -- We will be back from our 1 week vacations 9/3/07 for YEAR 3!
Illustration and Storyboarding to promote literacy learning,
"pinging" your blog, and using technology to ferret out those dead links in school websites.This week Mark and Kathy find themselves in a productive, late august, dog day brain space - a place somewhere between hunkering down to real work and sitting on the porch spitting watermelon seeds. With one foot still firmly planted in summer vacation and the other in thoughts about the coming school year, they take one last dip in the pool, kicking up heady reflections on Ed Tech and sharing some their favorite, easiest to use, and most significant, free resources. Catch the mood while it lasts. Next stop will be a back-to-school rally of renewed energy and new (school) year's resolutions. Items covered this week include: NEWS ITEMS
- The Longest Day - Article: washingtonpost.com Preteen Back-to-School Wishes Go Hi-Tech
Article: MediaPostPublications
- New Global Study From MTV, Nickelodeon and Microsoft Challenges
Assumptions About Relationship Between Kids, Youth & Digital Technology
Article: CNN/Money.com
SUMMER PD RESOURCES
- Fingertip Knowledge
Article: Converge Magazine Summer 07 (currently available as downloadable PDF) Student Illustration Resources (to support literacy learning) Storyboard Resources (Georgia Dept. of Education)
From a variety of sources ( PBS, California Poly Tech, and Georgia Dept. of Ed.)
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Drawing with Word's autoshapes function
- Animation - "Frames" Software (from Tech 4 Learning) - Create stop-motion animation!
(free - fully functional 30 day trial)
INFORMATION/COMMUNICATION TECH RESOURCES
- Check links within your website - W3C Quality Assurance link checker
- Ping Your Blog/Ping Pages
- Ping-o-Matic! - pingoat - pingmyblog - Google Blog Search
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Vol 2 Episode 100
(99) 8/13/2007
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100th Episode- 8/13/2007 PFT Vol 2 Episode 100Whew!... EPISODE 100!
Celebrating 21st Century SkillsReflections on 100 Episodes of PFT:
Podcasting, YouTube, and NCLB
Marking a major milestone, Kathy and Mark take a victory lap to luxuriate in ruminations about
having put 100 (count 'em) episodes of PFT out into the world. Listen as they review the roller coaster
ups and downs of taking a brand new technology out for a professional spin. Now, 100 episodes,
3 million+ downloads, and a raft of cyber bruises, awards, interviews, 'ah ha's, revelations, and gray hairs later,
what's been learned, gained, experienced and remains to be achieved (or something like that: ). Items discussed this week include:Milestone Reflections and Links
- Professional Development To Go - A Summer Time Treat
Blog Post: Infinite Thinking Machine (and others)
http://www.infinitethinking.org/2007/07/professional-development-to-go-summer.html
News Items (and related resources)
- Will new NCLB reflect 21st-century skills?
Article: eSchool News online http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=7296
- NETS: The Next Generation - Revised ISTE NETS (standards)http://cnets.iste.org/students/
- And moving on to slide two ... admit me now!
Article: MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20040173/
- Planning Lesson the Wiki Way http://www.technewsworld.com/story/58576.html
Article: TechNewsWorld
- Curriki (Curriculum Wiki) www.curriki.org
Summer PD Resources:
- Embedding you tube video interface into blog posts.
Example: "NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND" song parody video on
PSEUDO-INTELLECTUALISM blog
www.dbellel.blogspot.com
- ImTOO "Download YouTube Video"
http://www.imtoo.com/download-youtube-video.html
Special Guest Star Appearance
The PFT Studio Mascots Olivia and Rosie |
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Vol 2 Episode 99
(98) 8/06/2007
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PFT Episode #99: Summer Blogging FunThis week Mark & Kathy share lots and lots of informative bloggin' fun: enjoying listener and colleague blogs, creating blogs, and reflecting on the the 'how to' and value of blogs for teachers. No 'blog fading" here!
Special PFT Summer advice: back up your blogs and other content before the Internet Crashes! : PFT Geek of the Week: Martha Stewart (No Kidding!)… "it's a good (and tech rich) thing!" Oh, and to round out the fun, YouTube alters the course of human existence, too :)
News Items
- Martha Stewart Geeks Out for Wired's Annual How To Guide
- ABC News Article: Nonprofit Laptop Group Says Rollout Soon
- NY Time Article: Novel Debate Format, but the Same Old Candidates
also
- eSchool News article: YouTubing alters a presidential debate
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2nd Annual PFT Best Educational Podcast Competition
PFT ANNOUNCEMENTS News FLASH
PFT Past Episodes now conveniently available on CDEmail us at Podcastforteachers@gmail.com Each CD has 18 episodes a small donation of $12.95 including S&H in USA
Great for introducing your colleagues to PD on Demand
ALSO-
PFT WEB RESOURCES FOR EACH EPISODE
All the web resources for our PFT podcasts are available at http://www.podcastforteachers.org/ResourcesbyPodcast.html
Abundant PFT resources are available through our website portal www.podcastforteachers.org and the to our PFT @ Learningtimes.org online community for the fully searchable database of all episodes, posting episode feedback, and more.
Let your cohosts Mark and Kathy know how you use podcasts with your students and email your comments and questions to
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Vol 2 Episode 98
(98) 7/30/2007
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PFT Episode #98: Sum-mer-time, and the livin' is...Podcast Contest Winner Interview - More Resources from NECC - and Summer PD Resource
*** Conversation with Dr. Megan Poore from Australian National University's "Skill Soup" podcast ***
This week Kathy and Mark paddle out further, exploring the deep end of the virtual pool: sampling more
inspirational flotsam from the exhibit floor of NECC, and finally reaching the shore of Second Life's
educational islands. To round out the day they explore GIF Animators, user friendly, engaging resources
for art using teachers.
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Article - Technology & Learning "Surfing Second Life"
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Adora Svitak (tech using 9 year old published author)
Sharology/Nicholas Foundation
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(Tabula Digita) Dimension Multiplayer Educational Game Tournament Program
Summer PD - Art Resources
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PFT Episode #97:
Mark and Kathy's NECC Wrap Up Part II:
Insights from the Exhibition Floor :( Reflections on exhibitor offerings and why they are informative, but less than inspiring. Media Literacy, New Resource Announcement (Classroom Robotics), the Skinny on Integrating Art and Technology in All Subjects, OtterBox Review and more...This week Kathy and Mark run down items that reached out from behind the vendor booths and grabbed their attention: the good, the sad, and the mediocre. JPG? GIF? The rules are made to be probed as all teachers become art integrating teachers and all classrooms transform into art rooms through the use of user friendly, free tech resources. And what about that new blog, "CLASSROOM ROBOTICS"?
Be among the first 200 to respond- and have chance to win a digital recorder!
Items shared this week include:
News Items
- Article - Teacher magazine "Cyber Swapping"
- Article - eSCHOOL NEWS online"Groups push for media-literacy education…"
New Resource
- PicasaGIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program)Items Encountered on the NECC Exhibit FloorNational Center for Women & Information Technology SRA TECH KNOWLEDGE SRA Science Photo Library QuarkXPress The Creative Educator (Tech for Learning) ZUNE
- ProQuest
Product Review
- The Otter Box (Palm Treo Case) - Are you ready to protect your TREO smartphone from the rough and tumble of the school environment? Check out Kathy's review of the Otterbox The Otter Box (Palm Treo Case) www.otterbox.com
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PFT Announcements
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(96) 7/16/2007
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