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Susan Alkire


updated 10/19/2008





Web 2.0 Media Tools...  Podcasts & Media Recordings
    What is Podcasting?    ...RSS?            Some Resaons to Podcast             Cell Phones!!
Just for fun...  click on the arrow in the upper left of the picture for an important message from the next generation.  (Must have sound enabled.)

You can make a talking picture just like this one at http://blabberize.com.  No microphone, no problem, just call in your audio on your cell phone!

You can also design your own avatar and make it speak at http://www.voki.com/
To stimulate some serious thought, please read -
Assessible Digital Media - Educational Issues for Students with Disabilities

  Collect your favorite vodcasts and videos in one place to share at Vodcast.com
  Search for royalty free music and sound effects at PartnersinRhyme.com

What is sound recording?  

Podcast Articles & Resources:
Podcasting in Plain English (a video)
RSS in Plain English (a video)
What is Podcasting?
Gone Podcasting
Podcasting Basics
Beyond Podcasting Basics
Podcasting Workshop - free online tutorials
Podcasting in Education
How to Podcast
Find class podcasts to use     
Learn to make your own podcasts
Making Podcasts Assessible
Podcasting Free America
PodcastBean.com
Audacity - free sound recorder and audio editor
Lame - converts Audacity recordings to mp3 for iPods, etc.

  What is Vodcasting?

Free Podcast and Vodcast Sites:
Listen to - Radio WillowWeb from Willowdale Elementary
Grammar Girl - Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing
StoryNory - free stories for kids
MathGrad - everyday math explained
First Amendment Minute

National Geographic Podcasts
Discovery Channel Podcasts
Podcast Alley - searchable catalog
The Naked Scientist
Rolling R's - Free Spanish Lessons Daily
Our Ocean World
Cast of Thousands (free from iTunes)
Free Audio Books
Skip the Tuition: 100 Free Podcasts from the Best Colleges


Record Podcasts & Poll Results on Cell Phones:

Recording:
GCast

GabCast
Hipcast
Jott
Voice Thread
Yodio

Polling:
Poll Everywhere



Other Classroom Cell Phone Resources:

Cell Phones as Classroom Learning Tools
Cell Phones for Learning
Cell Phones in the Classroom
Cell Phones in the Classroom - A Good Practice Guide
From Toy to Tool - Cell Phones in Learning
HomeWork Now
- homework alerts by phone - by subscription
Mobile Devices in Education
The Clever Sheep - Cell Phones in the Classroom
Using Cell Phones in the Classroom, Why Not?

Getting Information:
ChaCha - Ask away!- answers will be texted to your phone!