My summer of podfading (not podcasting) is over! (Hat tip to Dan Schmidt for the term, “podfading.”) In this episode I discuss eBooks and many of the things I learned this summer writing the eBook, “Playing with Media: simple ideas for powerful sharing.” These include ideas about different eBook formats, software which can be used
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Podcast380: The Summer of Podfading is OVER: Let's Talk eBooks! [ 43:25 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (1173)
My kids and I recorded this 21.5 minute audio podcast on an iPad today during the last leg of our car trip back to Oklahoma from California, discussing tips for winning the game, “Plants Versus Zombies.” This is currently one of our favorite games to play on the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch. Enjoy and
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These are my notes from Stephen Best‘s presentation, “Do the Mash: Mixing Tools to Create a Custom Cloud-Based Learning Tool” at the “Teaching and Learning in the Cloud Conference” in Holland, Michigan on 21 Oct 2010. MY THOUGHTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. All of Stephen’s resources are listed on his conference session page. THIS IS
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This podcast is a recording of a conversation over skype on May 14, 2010, with Dean Mantz in Sterling, Kansas, Dean Shareski in Moosejaw, Saskatchewan, Cyndi Danner-Kuhn in Manhattan, Kansas, and Wesley Fryer in Edmond, Oklahoma. For the past several years, each participant has taught pre-service technology classes for undergraduate college students. In this conversation
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Podcast348: Reflections on Technology Classes for PreService Education Teachers (Part 1) [ 1:30:11 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (2402)It’s been awhile since my last podcast! No podfading here, however…. In this podcast I share a recap of several technology initiatives in which I’ve been involved in the past month, some thoughts about Larry Lessig’s EduCause presentation in November 2009, and a couple short interviews at the ACTEM conference in Maine with Richard Byrne,
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Podcast336: Voices of ACTEM - Talking with Richard Byrne, Bob Sprankle and Kern Kelley [ 23:25 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (2343)
In this podcast from the road, I compare the available features, limitations, and relative benefits of using the web service drop.io compared to Gabcast for cell phone (or regular land line phone) digital recording. Gcast is another available option for phone-in recording, and I discuss it a bit as well. Both Gabcast and Gcast became
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Podcast317: Comparing Drop.io and Gabcast for Cell Phone Digital Recording [ 51:40 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (3488)This presentation was shared by Dr. Alvin Trusty at eTechOhio 2009 on February 2, 2009, in Columbus. The official session description was: This is a followup to last year’s presentation of this topic. Learn how to create an engaging presentation using free resources and established techniques in visual design. How much does “fair use” protect
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Podcast301: How to Create a Great PowerPoint Without Breaking the Law: Take 2.0 by Alvin Trusty [ 52:30 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (4966)This podcast is a recording of a conversation I had this evening over iChat with Carol Anne McGuire, discussing her experiences helping kids soar with their learning using a variety of project-based learning, collaboration and technologically-infused teaching methods. Carol Anne is the architect of the successful “Rock Our World” project, and has helped students create
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Podcast277: A Conversation with Carol Anne McGuire - Imagineering the Ideal K-6 Classroom Learning Environment (Part 2) [ 50:49 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (3206)This podcast is a 40 minute interview with Alexander, a 10 year old fourth grader who has been playing the online simulation war game Travian for the past month. In addition to being fun and highly engaging, Travian requires players to quantitatively manage multiple resources (wheat, clay, iron, and wood,) negotiate alliances, effectively deal with
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Podcast209: A 10 year old discusses Travian, an online simulation war game [ 40:27 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (7441)
