Entries Tagged as 'podcasting'

Sunday, October 7th, 2007

Small World

Last night, my wife and I watched the movie Blood Diamonds on HBO. We enjoyed the action and drama, but we were moved by the facts and consequences of the diamond market.  This morning, I read a few articles online. Here is a link to one article.
Then today, our church had its annual Fall [...]

Sunday, February 11th, 2007

2007 Legislative School Technology Day

Instructional Technology Division NC Department of Public Instruction

North Carolina school districts are cordially invited to participate in Legislative School Technology Day, Tuesday, February 13, 2007, from 10am until 2 pm at the North Carolina General Assembly Building. This event is designed to showcase for our legislators the exciting ways that technology is being used to [...]

Sunday, February 11th, 2007

Podcasting FAQ

What is Podcasting?
Podcasting is like Tivo for your computer. For consumers, it’s a way of time-shifting and subscribing to Internet media. For content creators, it’s a way of distributing audio or visual content using syndication, such as RSS. The process is surprisingly simple, and by making content available using RSS, podcasters give their audience more [...]

Sunday, February 11th, 2007

First Impression of H4 Handy Recorder ZOOM

I just picked up a H4 yesterday. Tried to record a podcast while riding in the truck to pick while making a quick trip to town. However, nothing recorded. I read the manual when I got home. I found that starting a recording is a little tricky. To make the H4 record, you turn it [...]

Thursday, January 11th, 2007

MemoMic – Lapel Mic for the Classroom

While strolling around the iPod accessories section at the Crabtree Mall Apple, Inc. store today, I noticed a very small lapel microphone almost on out of reach from the the floor. The company, Xtrememac was one that I had read about on a blog. The box was labeled MemoMic. I read the description on [...]

Monday, December 11th, 2006

Classroom Podcasting in the New Year

This past September, I purchased a new iPod Video. Thousands of them have been bought, and so far it is working fine. My Belkin microphone word fine. I do not like the way it sounds when it is set on stereo. My favorite audio recording device for classroom podcasts is not my iPod and Belkin [...]

Friday, October 7th, 2005

Podcasting as Assessments?

I have a question- how can I use podcasts to help my students improve their test scores? I read this article:
“At any point in the instructional cycle, teachers can gather valuable evidence of student learning through formal and informal observations, one-on-one interviews, and class discussions. These observations and conversations are most often used to [...]

Sunday, October 2nd, 2005

What Characteristics Create a Good Podcast?

As a podcast listener, wilcohol.com thinks that,
1. one should avoid pronouncing ;ermmm; or urrr; as much as possible. I believe that this is the most popular tip of them all. A lot of people knew this, but just can’t seem to avoid it. It’s just irritating especially when I listen to it closely on an [...]