PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

If you don't have a lot of time for PD, but want to keep learning listening to podcasts is for you.  You can listen in your car when you commute or while you are doing necessary household tasks.

Here are some of my favorite Professional Development Podcasts

Ed Tech Talk - There are several great shows listed here.  Women of Web 2.0 is great, I also like It's Elementary

Ed Tech Live-Interviews with Leaders in Ed Tech

Tech Chick Tips

Bud the Teacher

TED Talks

STUDENT PODCASTS

Benefits for students: reading fluency confidence quality of student's oral communication reinforces subject matter Benefits for teacher: easy, doesn't take a lot of teacher time fairly inexpensive for parents a virtual window to the classroom creative and fun

SOME IDEAS

 (from http://web.mac.com/lonestar2343/iweb/Leslie07-08)

Science

• wierd science facts
• courtroom drama
• game show (what is that sound? when the kids were learning about frequency and pitch)

Language Arts

• recite poetry or songs
• read their own writing
• book reviews
• vocabulary theater
• school house rock podcast (on Grammar)

Math

• How to solve story problems
• multiplication rap
• math problem of the week (one student per week)
• how math effects your life (interviews with adults)

Social Studies

• Interview other student acting as a historical figure
• Record a debate
• Current events
• Library of famous people
• Economics-podcast advertisements