Thing 17: Podcasts of the World

So, for my podcasts I thought of going to the Library of Congress. After looking around, I realized that it had very little to do with what happens in any school in America. I then went semi-local, and found the the Brigham City library has podcasts, but no feed. I went back to the Education Podcast Network and found an information technology podcast. I figured that the technology updates both satisfy my science background and the Library Science requirements.

So, I found the "Tech Teacher Network" since all librarians must be tech savvy. I chose "Skype in the Classroom" for the podcast. There was a short description of what Skype is, and then the author started talking about how to use Skype in the classroom. The tips were

• Plan the video conference
• Have emergency backup plan
• Test it out a few days ahead of time
• Pre and Post activities, such as a blog
• Use the chat feature for tech problems
• Practice muting
• Learn ettiquite
• Try to avoid wireless
• Document camera is a plus
• Carpeted rooms great
• Set security features in Skype

The author then went into a "safeshare" on Youtube description. I was confused because I personally would split different topics into different podcasts.

Free Moodle - Moodle discussion came next. I'm getting dizzy from the quick-change topics. There was a mention of a site called keytoschool.com which is a free Moodle hosting site. This might come in handy.

Ok, so then I ventured over to iTunes. Wow - that feels disorganized. There are so many free topics, and so many podcasts. Crazy. I listened to one interview of an author... not one I'd subscribe to, but a good listen. I subscribed to one or two that fit my personal interests. I would love to see an organization though.