For a long while, many of us have seen the need for a free kids dictionary that could be used on mobile devices. Since none seem to exist that are at a kids’ level and are “kid appropriate,” I’ve always
Science podcasts
Awhile back, I posted some links for some science podcasts. This is one of the richest areas for high quality podcasts, and I’ve put together a new list and mashup of what’s available. Enjoy!
Student podcast contest
It’s time for the 2nd Annual 21st Century Explorer Podcast Competition for students. The challenge is to make an audio or video podcast answering the question “What do you think is NASA’s greatest exploration achievement in the past 50 years
Photo model releases
There has been a lot of discussion in the blogosphere this week about the use of a Flickr image posted under a Creative Commons license in a Virgin Australia advertisement. (The parents of the child in the photo, who had
Parent podcasts
The beginning of another new school year, and it’s a good time to think about how to facilitate strong home-school communications. With everyone’s schedules getting busier and busier, this is difficult. One way to communicate so that people can participate
Teacher resources for using podcasts
With more and more great educational podcasts out there, it’s getting hard to choose which to use in the classroom. One thing that sets some podcasts apart are those that provide teacher’s guide and lesson plans for the classroom. Here
Constitution curriculum resources
Constitution Day is Sept. 17. You can get free curriculum resources for studying the Constitution and its making here. This unit includes an interactive ebook, an annotated copy of the Constitution and its amendments, a collection of web resources on
Curriculum discount for blog readers
K12 Handhelds is offering Mobile Musings blog readers a back-to-school special on handheld curriculum books. Integrating Handhelds into the Writing Curriculum and Integrating Handhelds Across the Curriculum* are available for $29.95 each. Or you can buy both for $49.95. This
Mashup on museum podcasts
The newest show in Karen’s Mashups features podcasts from museums. These are good resources to bring virtual field trips to life or to supplement a wide variety of curriculum units. Let us know if you have an idea for a
The Foleo is dead
Palm today announced the cancellation of the not-yet-released Foleo. We had hoped that this was going to be a contender for the low-end laptop market (ala the OLPC), but apparently not. Others are entering this market, though, so stay tuned.