Podcasts

The first podcast that I listened to was the SmartBoard Lessons Podcast. The basis of the podcast was to allow teachers to communicate with the community and their students parents. This is such a great idea because it allows for teachers to log on to the internet and talk with other teachers. It allows for them to solve problems that occur in their classroom and may need a little help with situations in their own classrooms. In the podcast that make references to the Feltron Report and Draytum Report which is an idea of data management. These sorts of data collectors can be very helpful in the classroom. These such reports can be used to track students on their perform levels including books they've read, and also test taking material. This is a good way to track student data in the classroom. Also to use the data collectors as a way to get students involved in how well their performance is tracked in the classroom. And also students can become involved with the Feltron Report by making their own understanding of the data. And create their own conclusions about the reports. These are certainly great ways for students to be interactive in the classroom.


When I went to the KidCast website I thought it was really great. This is a website designed especially for kids. It allows for kids to post their own podcast. It allows for kids to talk about anything they want to. The website is open to all parents, guardians, and teachers. The website allows for kids to work own their podcasts and seems to be a very safe website for children. I wish when I was young that I was allowed the opportunities that the youth today have. I think this website is great because it allows for kids to have a message in the adult world. It gives all young children the opportunity to have a voice. I would encourage everyone to check this website out. Here's the web address: http://www.kidcast.com/podcast/index.htm#


The ConnectLearning Podcast talked about the technological world in the eyes of college and high school students,and some adults. He asks them how they have intergrated technology into their daily lives. David Warlich talks about how technology plays a key role in everyone's lives. He asks the high school students how technology plays a key role in the their lives. And they some them how they use their pda's in route of communication with their friends and family. And also learns they are interactive with other people in their classroom with the use of the blackboard. Also students explain how they are able to obtain their homework assignments online and are also interactive with their classmates. Technology has also established a piece of mind of many users. Because it cuts out the everyday hassle of trying to gather information from different sources when the information is right inside your own home. I feel that technology is a great tool that has created a lot of ways to communicate with people around and those who aren't.

The EdTechtalk with Thomas Friedman is really great. It alerts people to the fact that the internet world is used like a tracking device. He explains in his lecture that things you put on the internet are usually their forever. He wants to make the audience aware that some employers are now going on the internet to check and see the things that you leave on the internet. And that people should be careful about what pictures and information they leave on the web. He gives the fact that there will be a billion people every 13 years that will populate the world . He also explains that the 21st century will have to deal with economic development of global warming and biodiversity lose. Thomas Friedman really lectures on things that are factual. I found the podcast to be very educating on things that are happening right now in the world today.

When I listened to the MacBreak Weekly they were talking about the situation dealing with the updates concering apple technology. They talk about the uses and performance of the mac products and all the updates that come with them. Also they tell about the decline in the mac desktop revenue. They also state the laptops are top sellers and can perform better than any other people. They go on to discuss the how apple software seems to be better than all other technology. Being like totally honest the cost of an apple product is extremely expensive but it is definitely worth it to invest in any of their products. I own an ipod and I am currently saving to buy a mac laptop. I have heard great things about it.




In the podcast This Week in Photography it really focuses on camera technique, tecnology, and news. This podcast makes you aware of of how high resolution cameras work and the cost of a quality camera. They point out the features of the Nixon camera and the full video capacity. They really talk about all the different uses of the Nixon and Canon phones. This podcast was really great and made me really think about cameras in different ways that I hadn't thought about before. This podcast gave me some great ideas on what to look for when purchasing a camera. I am looking to invest in a good digital camera that will keep up with the changing technological innovations.