Podcasts

__Second Podcast__
We will try to answer the question - Does technology have the potential to fundamentally change the way we think about teaching and learning? Kenny will be the announcer. The //Tool Cool for School// article and Steve Lohr's article can be used as material to base your comments on. You can also come with your developing opinions, as well as examples from your experience that would speak to answering the question. You might begin with "I don't think it can" or "I don't think it should" or "I think it could". Be sure to have comments to back your opinion. Someone could talk about the TPACK model and then it might be used as a foundation for the discussion. I will expect everyone to contribute something to this discussion. Come to class prepared for a short organizational discussion and then a production.

Homework Assignments for making Podcasts
I'm listing the dates below that you have signed up for making a podcast. Remember, the assignment explains that you have from after class on Wednesday to Friday at 5 PM to either get a script (of sorts) to me, with your plan sketched out, who will be included and what you plan to cover or say. You can also have produced it and get it to me. I just want it early in case I would make suggestions and to make sure that we don't publish something I would deem inappropriate. I would like to get the MP3 file from you during class Monday morning, put it on a flash drive and drop it off to Chara after class. Wed. Sept 22: PowerPoint presentations - Jesse Wed. Sept 29: Web 2.0 - Raven Wed. Oct. 6: Assistive Technology- Katie Wed. Oct 13: Copyright Issues - Kenny Wed. Oct 20: Google Podcast - Erika Wed. Oct. 27: Google Podcast - Dom Wed. Nov. 3: Second Life, or Jing, or whatever - Landon

I am willing to negotiate the topic of your podcast.

__First Podcast - About Podcasts__
Hey, I just listened to the podcast again. For a first time, I think it’s really good. Kenny, you did a really nice job doing all the things an announcer should do: introduce yourself and others, good transitions, nice summary at end and wrap up. Everyone else, I think you articulated your ideas well and were pretty complete.

I agree with Erika and Jess that it might be better if it were a little more informal. So we can try for that next time. But to be informal you have to know your ‘stuff’, and others' stuff as well so that you could make comments. I wanted to make two comments but think it would be better if I weren’t on the podcast. First I wanted to ask Dom specific questions that I think faculty or even students would have about making a podcast. Secondly I wanted to comment on Jess’s statement that teachers could actually tape their entire classes, or at least ‘lecture’ or ‘info’ parts and post that as a podcast. Some professors at Temple tape and post their classes.