Thing 6

I listened to the following Podcasts: two of them were from Hillside Middle School. A student was reporting live from an event called BATTLE OF THE BOOKS. From what I gathered, students were in teams. They had been given a collection of books to read and now they were answering questions about the books. The next podcasts was by the librarian. She was introducing new mystery books that the library had recently acquired. The third podcast was by students from Jamestown Elementary. It was titled "If I were President". Along with each students recording, was a photograph of the student making his presentation.

One idea that I found about podcasts that interested me for use in the classroom, was a collection of podcasts made by students, where they reviewed a book. It was used as a resource for students searching for a new book to read. You could use them to make history come alive in Social Studies. In general, they can make learning more fun and entertaining.

I had some trouble embedding my Youtube video, even after watching the "how to" clip. I confess that I called my next door neighbor. He had never embedded one before, but is more computer savvy than me. He figured out the problem and I was successful in embedding it.

I love Youtube! Why just last night I watched the first episode of MR. ED THE TALKING HORSE on it! I have used it in the classroom before, but admittably in frivolous ways. For example, last year was my teaching partner's 50th birthday. In honor of this occasion, I showed students a video clip of the Everly Brothers singing "Birddog" (That was a #1 hit back in '58)They loved it. I would like to explore the more educational TEACHERTUBE to use in the classroom.

The video I embedded was a scene from the movie ALMOST FAMOUS. The cast is singing TINY DANCER. I really liked the movie, particularly this scene.