A brief (and selective) history of podcasting… 2004 – Podcasting “invented” (according to Wikipedia… remember Adam Curry?). 2005 – The New Oxford American Dictionary names “podcast” as word of the year. 2005 – K12 Handhelds hosts their first podcasting workshops. 2007
The ideal MP3 player – the ongoing search
Sandisk has been continuing to refine their MP3 players and come out with a few new models. I’ve been trying out the Sansa Clip and really like it. It has all the features I look for in a good MP3
TiVo Season Pass
Here’s a new way to think about explaining RSS — RSS is like setting up a season pass to something on TiVo. It doesn’t cost anything. It isn’t a commitment. It’s easy to cancel. It’s just an easy way to
Black History Month
February is Black History Month. There is a free curriculum unit on African American history available from K12 Handhelds. It includes an interactive ebook, a virtual field trip, and more. Also, my mashup this month features audio from black history,
Come to Seattle!
This weekend NCCE recorded a Skype interview with me about mobile technology and the upcoming conference in Seattle. NCCE is one of my favorite conferences. The conference has a great energy level, and the presenters and the attendees are a
Podcasts by secondary students
My first mashup for the new year will feature podcasts by secondary students. If your middle school or high school students produce a podcast or if you have a favorite, post it here or drop me an email.
21st Century Explorer Podcast Competition for Students
In 2008, NASA will celebrate its 50th anniversary. This year’s 21st Century Explorer Podcast Competition asks students to consider the question “What do you think is NASA’s greatest exploration achievement in the past 50 years and why?” and to create
NCETC session materials
For those who requested them, here are the presentation materials from my sessions NCETC. Just for fun, I’ve used a few different slide sharing programs here, so you can compare and contrast; see notes below. Using Mobile Technology to Differentiate
Free online workshop
Well, the workshop on “Using Mobile Technology to Differentiate Instruction” that I wrote about earlier is pretty well finished. I’m really happy with the content in it and think this is a great resource for schools using mobile tech and
Differentiating Professional Development
In my on-going quest to differentiate instruction for teachers as a part of workshops I do, I’ve been experimenting with using blogs and wikis as PD tools. The latest installment in this is a hands on workshop on using mobile