Podcasting Blog

A podcast is a software and hardware combination that permits automatic downloading of audio files for our convenience. It must be downloaded and a podcatcher retrieves files in the RSS feed and adds files to each users media player or device. This can be beneficial to teachers through augmentation, material for presentations, a communication device and for our own professional development. It is being used today by people of all ages. Fifth graders are using it to tell other what they learned in class. Others are using it to post articles and some schools are using the podcasting to tell about things that are going on in their districts.
I like to listen to CNN news so I found a podcast that CNN has that informs others about the latest updated news. The URL to check this out is www.cnn.com/services/podcasting/index.topic.html. CNN podcastings also include podcasting from some of my other favorites Larry King, Anderson Cooper and Nancy Grace. I find this a great way to catch up on the latest information.

Alabama's Virtual library Blog!

The AVL is a online library that is made accessible for students of all ages. AVL has many resources available to accommodate our needs to learn. Some of the resources available include several databases. Online database searches that can be searched by age groups or by topics. The AVL has magazine and journal articles to choose form for research. In addition, multiple databases such as EBSCO and single database searches such as kids search, newspaper sources, book collections and many more are obtainable for our use.
I definitely will use this website in my classroom and in the future. This website is child friendly and easy for young students to search information. I found that the articles I searched through and tried to find were easy to access also fun and easy to read.

Blog about Mr. Sullivan

Mr. Sullivan's presentation was interesting and the products were new to me. I learned about the new technology that is available for people with the disability of blindness. I thought that the computer he brought in was an amazing product. I find people like him and Mr. Ricky Trione (who has a my space page, you should check him out) so inspiring and intriguing to listen to. Both of them have taken their disability and turned it into something positive for others. I definitely know, since having the knowledge of these product now, I will be able to share them with my students in the future if needed.