Wendy, Liz, and Kira's PodCast

I liked your PodCast a lot. You gals brought up the age old question - Where did the earth come from and how old it is? I personally feel that science has a play with everything compared to the religious philosophy; but I'm not throwing that out completely. I liked the way that you explained exponential decay and growth. You made it easy for all ages to understand - We all love money, even when we were 2 years old and love the shine of a penny. I also liked how the 3 different segments all meant something to each other. I learned what zircon is and heard the word geochronology which I haven't heard in about 13 years. I wished you would have used some music our sound effects - that always makes things more interesting. And the only other thing I would say is that the editing between speakers could have been a little more polished. Overall, I was very entertained.

Patrick and Jeanne's Podcast

Cool Podcast. I liked a whole bunch of what you guys did. The banjo gave it a nice nostalgic feel and the topic you choose was interesting. I definitely learned a few things such as the info. on the Tuskagee airmen and about Borack and Martin Luther King Jr. The transition between people talking could of used some fading in and out so you don't hear any abruptions but overall it was well put together. I also like the songs you used between conversations. They fit well together. Nice Job ! ! !

Don't Feel So SMART*

Holy Canoli !!!!!!! SmartBoards are A M A Z I NG. After playing around with the SmartBoard today I feel that there is so so SO much to learn. This was the first time that I ever used a Smartboard before and they are truly as amazing as they are hyped up to be. I think that like anything - practice makes perfect but I can see how many awesome activities can be done with a class using a SmartBoard. The possibilities are endless and I look forward to playing around with the software when I create a mini-lesson for our homework assignment. I wonder how many of my teacher friends use them? I will surely be finding that out. I know that they are rather costly but when I become a teacher I need to have one. I would even pay out of pocket to get one if I had to.

Don't Blink

. . . . . because you may have missed something extremely useful. Thinkfinity.org has a ridiculous amount of information. Almost too much for my brain to handle. It was kind of like riding a bike while juggling a book that you were trying to read all at the same time. But in all seriousness there was some great information for educators such as lesson plans, activities, archives, state standards, world maps, ESL instruction, parenting tips, after school activity suggestions - should I stop or keep going because I could write F O R E V E R. I do plan to use this link which I never heard of before yesterday and plan on sharing my knowledge of this link to all my friends who are teachers and parents.
Unfortunately I had to leave class early so I missed the rest of our lesson but do plan on finding out what it was that we went over.

Cool Edit

By the way - Cool Edit is a program that needs to be purchased. I would not be able to post a URL for it.

The Capacity for Audacity

Audacity is without question a cool audio program. I am a mix cd making machine so I am pretty familiar with a program such as this. I use CoolEdit which I have used now for over 2 years and I LOVE IT. You can mix songs together. I can sing on top of the song. If you can think it - You can do it. I love to mix songs together or mix a movie quote into the beginning of a song. If you like music , it is so much fun. I can literally spend hours on that program. I will have to play around with Audacity in order to get familiar with all the nuances. In regards to our PodCast assignment, I feel ahead in the game but I know that Professor Murphy-Genter will be expecting a higher quality finished product. I am definitely up for the challenge. My group and I have a pretty good idea of what we want to do for our PodCast. I am looking forward to the finished product.

Podcast Realization

I just watched the videos that explain what podcasts are and how they differ from normal audio and video files. After surfing the web and taking a look at different podcasts, I can see how useful and fun they can be. It is like taping your favorite TV show via your computer except it doesn't have to be a "TV show". It can be anything from an instructional video to an audio interview with a band. The best part is that your computer downloads it for you when you are not around- how cool is that ??? I always assumed that I knew what a Podcast was but now I actually do know and it is pretty radical.