Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Favorite Education Video
Here is my favorite education video from Teacher Tube. It is a cute video teaching students about the 50 states and capitals. The cartoon song is very catchy and would help any student learn the information quickly and in a fun way.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Podcasts
I subscribed to and reviewed two podcasts this week. The first podcast I subscribed to was CNN Student News (video). I enjoyed listening to several podcasts. CNN creates about a ten minute commercial-free news report on the top news stories each day. These podcasts are designed to be used in middle school and high school classrooms. I liked how CNN tailored the news stories to be appropriate for this age group. The podcasts are interesting and quickly move from story to story. It would be perfect to use in a middle school or high school social studies or history class for current events. What a wonderful way for students to quickly keep up with the events in the world around them! I listened to several podcasts and haven’t come across any controversial topics, but that would be my only concern about using this site in a classroom. Of course previewing the podcast first, would allow the teacher to edit the podcast and show students only the portions that would be appropriate.
The second podcast I subscribed to was the Family Connections Handbook – Pre-K and K-1 Content from the Virginia Department of Education. This podcast was unique in that it was not an audio or video podcast; instead it provided thirty issues of handouts for parents of Pre-K and K-1 children. These handouts/newsletters were filled with wonderful information and activities that are intended to “help families and schools work together for the benefit of young children.” The handouts included information about the importance of reading aloud to children, songs, rhyming poems, children’s stories, homemade finger paint recipe, fun activities to do with your children, and so much more. This would be perfect for Pre-K and K-1 classroom teachers to distribute to parents. This would also create communication with the parents and encourage learning in the home.
The second podcast I subscribed to was the Family Connections Handbook – Pre-K and K-1 Content from the Virginia Department of Education. This podcast was unique in that it was not an audio or video podcast; instead it provided thirty issues of handouts for parents of Pre-K and K-1 children. These handouts/newsletters were filled with wonderful information and activities that are intended to “help families and schools work together for the benefit of young children.” The handouts included information about the importance of reading aloud to children, songs, rhyming poems, children’s stories, homemade finger paint recipe, fun activities to do with your children, and so much more. This would be perfect for Pre-K and K-1 classroom teachers to distribute to parents. This would also create communication with the parents and encourage learning in the home.
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
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