I got really really excited about an application I recently downloaded for the iPod Touch, and wanted to share a short preview, nothing too fancy. I’ve been coordinating my buildings efforts to pilot some iPod Touches, leading up to an eventual full classroom trial this fall, but in the meantime, we’re figuring out where these little devices might be useful in the classroom. Lots of people decry the use of the iPod since...

I’ve been hooked on a new podcast recently, and it’s one that I highly recommend, especially because it will take no more than 60 seconds of your time. After reformatting my mp3 player last month and clearing out my podcast subscriptions (something I do occasionally when enough of my regular podcasts get stale), I hopped onto Podcast Ready and hit up iTunes U to see what was new out there. Most of the content I find out there in...

I feel really silly that I didn’t make this discovery sooner, especially with a 2 year old at home, but Sesame Street has its own podcast! That’s right, you can get Elmo, Big Bird, Murray and more on your iPod, for FREE! Each weekly podcast focuses on listening, reading comprehension, and vocabulary building and contains short clips from the show intermingled with special appearances from celebrities and of course, Muppets. This...

At the beginning of the school year, with my room torn apart from air conditioner installation, 800+ passwords to get students to change and setup, and a 40 minute commute to work both ways, stress is an issue that I’ve come to know most intimately. However, it’s been nice to have some familiar voices with me, or rather, coming from my radio, during the morning drive. I periodically download and listen to the Geek-Ed! gang that...

Quite often I find myself surfing the Internet looking for student examples and demonstrations for my students. When my 3rd graders started making posters for their online safety project, I searched for motivational and campaign posters. When my fifth graders were creating their Explorer Baseball Cards, I tried to find as many baseball card images to show them. So when it came time for my 4th graders to create podcasts I wanted them to...