I subscribed to Brain Food Dude, Crazy Dave's Kid Show, and Big Picture Science. I have enjoyed listening to Brain Food Dude. I was listening about a boy in 1957, Ollie Neal, who discovered a love for reading. He was a boy who was sixteen and cut class all the time. He stumbled into the library once and saw the cover of a book by Frank Yerby that has a woman wearing not much.He was known for fighting and cussing, so he couldn't be seen checking out a book from the library. He stole the book, "The Treasure of Pleasant Valley." He was so entraced, that every week he came back to the library and stole a new one. As it turned out, the librarian saw him take it the very first time and knew his situation. She drove all the way to Memphis to get a new book from the same author and put it on the shelf in exactly the same spot every week for the boy to find. I think this librarian took the time to impact this boy's life and didn't expect to receive credit. PRynes
I have subscribed to “A Way with Words”, “Storynory”, and “Grammar Girl’s Quick and Dirty Tips”. I am enjoying all of them. “A Way with Words” is definitely my favorite. I guess I didn’t realize how much I liked learning about words and unusual phrases. I think Grammar Girl is helpful. They are only about 5 – 7 minutes, which can be nice, but I’d rather listen to a longer one when I’m cleaning, etc. so I don’t have to queue up another one. I’m not sure what to do with “Storynory” – it’s children’s stories that are read aloud (with nice accents too!). I guess they’d be a great resource for parents to have their kids listen to on car rides, etc. But I’m not sure how’d I use it in the classroom unless there was some sort of visual with it.
I have subscribed to about 20 different things, but not all would be for classroom use. I mentioned CNN Student News in my last post and I tried it this week. The kids really seemed to like it and it sparked some great discussions. We happened to watch the 9/11 broadcast and some of the kids were talking about how they were either just born or weren't born yet. Unbelievable to me, since I clearly remember that day as it was my first day taking over when student teaching. I also subscribed to several math and science podcasts in hopes of finding tips related to curriculum. I subscribed to an ESL podcast, Storynory, BrainBurps, and The Story Home. I haven't listened to much yet, but it seems that the story podcasts have great variety and I hope to come across some grade-level appropriate things. Crazy Dave's Kid Show caught me eye as well, so I subscribed to that, although I haven't listened to it yet. I'm just addicted to the CNN Student News. By the time I finsih watching that each day, it seems I run out of time!
My kids favorite so far would be the CNN Student News. Friday is our new current events day and is definitely something for the kids to look forward to. I have also subscribed to Storynory, and A way with words (to name a few). I was also able to download a background video podcast on Louis Braille, which will help introduce a story we read.
Hola- I subscribed to Learning Spanish and have completed lesson 1. I also subscribed to Nova Science, PBS and 5 Tips (Health/Nutrition). There's so many podcasts to choose from. Still checking out podcasts that I can use in the classroom. - Cindy
I was extremely excited to see that I could subscribe to TED talks. I have shown clips from TED in all of my classes so that was one of the first podcasts I subscribed to this week. I also subscribed to Money Girl which I can use in my personal finance classes. Great tips that will help reiterate what I've taught in my lessons. Another podcast that I have been enjoying is the One-Minute How-To stream. The tips provided have such variety and they are short so that I have time to keep up on the new tips. I also enjoy CNN students news because many of the topics covered can also be used in class.
Hey! I subscribed to CNN student news, I have only watch a few, but it seems like a tween friendly news cast, and might keep their attention, being only 10 minutes long. I also enjoyed storynory, and Grammar girl! I am excited to share these with my class!
I had a hard time finding a podcast that I thought was relevant to my classes as well as entertaining and short enough to keep their attention. I felt like so many of them had the potential for being great because they had great content, but they would lose the average teenage listener's interest in about three seconds. The ones I downloaded were Radio Detective Story Hour, Twister-Tongue Twisters and Grammar Girl.
I subscribed to CNN student news, I love that it is less than 15 minutes long and it gives a recap of current events. I'm anxious to show it to my students but I'm not sure it will hold my 4th graders attention. Still looking for a podcast that does current events for an even younger crowd. I also subscribed to Storynory, The Story Home, and The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd. These have great stories for my students to listen to while they are working on their work. I love it. This will be a great tool to show my students the importance of Fluency in reading and expression! I'm hoping to find some Podcasts that will help with my professional development. I want to discover new ideas of things to use in my classroom.
I subscribed to "Music and Learning" which deals with the relationship between music and its place in the curriculum. Several podcasts discuss many attributes and skills students learn that help prepare them to be productive in the 21st century world. I have also subscribed to "musicteachers911". This podcast discusses several websites and software resources that can assist the music teacher with lessons. One website that I will be exploring more is noteflight.com. This is a free online music notation site that allows students to compose and explore writing music. This is a great opportunity for me to utilize in my classroom! Students can now save and print music for projects at home without having to purchase software. Lastly, I subscribed to the "bassoon lessons" podcast. This instrument has always been a bit of a mystery to me and is one of the more difficult instruments to play. This series offers tips on playing, repairing, and other concerns directors may have with students and the bassoon. I have also subscribed to a couple others but have yet to fully explore them and what they have to offer.
My favorite so far is "Brain Food Dude," because it's REALLY interesting, but the unfortunate reality is that it's really long and I would have to have a lot of time to listen to it. I subscribed to several grammar podcasts--Grammar Girl, Grammar Genius, Grammar Grater--but I didn't think any of them were interesting enough to use in class. I did like CNN Student News although unfortunately it doesn't apply well in English class.
I have subscribed to some very cool podcasts that any History Teacher would love. American History before 1870, The Civil War Chronicles, and The History of Rome. Only the History of Rome has added a new episode. I look forward to hearing more of the episodes, although all of them are fairly long. I am going to search for some podcasts that would be a little more concise and appropriate for middle school students
I have two favorites, so far...one is Merriam Webster's Word of the Day, and Barnes and Noble's Meet the Authors. The Webster podcast is all audio, which is a slight downfall, but it posts a new word every single day. Each podcast is less than three minutes in length. The narrator also uses the word in a sentence, and states its part of speech. I could see this work in a traditional learn a new 'Word of the Day' sense. Also, it would work if you wanted to integrate new vocabulary with students who hated looking up words in a dictionary. The second sight-Barnes and Noble's Meet the Authors; I see as a valuable asset in my classroom. There are several authors with brief interviews. Each interview has authors that are extremely popular in the classroom today. The podcasts are very clear, and some have video interviews. I thought this would be neat to use in a Book Talk fashion, or students could create Powerpoints to go with the audio podcast.
I have subscribed to The Story Home, Storynory, The 2 Sisters Tip of the Week, and The Ellen DeGeneres show! The only one that is a video is the Ellen show. The rest are all just audio. Ellen is not for my students!! I just am never home at that time to see her so I just downloaded the podcast! They are snip-its of her daily show. As for the shcool-related podcasts, my students loved listening to the stories that the two podcasts told. Some stories were rather long so we opted for the shorter ones. I also found that they weren't very loud coming out of my laptop. I just hooked my laptop up to the rover and connected the sound so it was a little louder. There are quite a variety of stories to choose from for the students to hear and then I have them summarize what they heard. The 2 Sisters tip of the week deals with Daily 5. I just found this one on Thursday so I have only listened to 2 episodes. I just love it because I like hearing them present. I am still trying to find video podcasts that pertain to my 3 graders and what we are learning about. I have found out a couple of things with the iPad. One is that you can't subscribe to podcasts on the iPad. You can only download episodes. So I just had to go into my iTunes account on my laptop and subscribe that way. I also am still trying to figure out how to delete podcasts off of my iPad!! There are some that I am done with. Another question I have is why are the podcasts that I subscribe to different on my laptop and my pc at home? I would think that they would show up all together when I sign in to iTunes. My home computer doesn't show the ones that I subscribed to through my laptop and vice versa. I still can't believe how much is out there with podcasts and that they are free!!
I have subscribed to a start cooking podcast that shows how to make certain dishes. For us that are challenged in that area, it is awesome! That is a personal podcast just for me. I have also subscribed to a brainstuff how things work podcast, but it is only audio, I like the video ones better to use in class. I also have a NASACAST one that describes rovers on Mars that is interesting.
I'm trying to find something useful in my job as school librarian and have found The ABC Book Review Podcast that has some topics of interest and then found the Freakonomics Radio Talk Show Podcast that is of personal interest. I loved their books and was thrilled to find their podcast discussing the "flipside of everything". Always makes me think. I'm kind of reduced to browsing because I'm just a picky listener! I don't know what I'm looking for until I find it so search terms are elusive. The technology stuff doesn't interest me as much as the books stuff (sorry techies, I'm more of a bookie). I just subscribed to the word of the day too. Love vocabulary!!
Drum Warm-Ups and Stretches 6:24 Free Drum Lessons Free Drum Lessons Podcast Online Video Piano Lessons Podcast Introduction 2:12 http://www.PlayPianoTODAY.com Piano Lessons Online - Full library of video piano lessons for beginners through advanced players. Author: David Sprunger Podcast
My subscriptions are mostly music based and aid me in teaching choral music and private lessons on several different instruments. I also like to listen to Jazz on some of the radio stations.
I subscribed to Brain Food Dude, Crazy Dave's Kid Show, and Big Picture Science. I have enjoyed listening to Brain Food Dude. I was listening about a boy in 1957, Ollie Neal, who discovered a love for reading. He was a boy who was sixteen and cut class all the time. He stumbled into the library once and saw the cover of a book by Frank Yerby that has a woman wearing not much.He was known for fighting and cussing, so he couldn't be seen checking out a book from the library. He stole the book, "The Treasure of Pleasant Valley." He was so entraced, that every week he came back to the library and stole a new one. As it turned out, the librarian saw him take it the very first time and knew his situation. She drove all the way to Memphis to get a new book from the same author and put it on the shelf in exactly the same spot every week for the boy to find. I think this librarian took the time to impact this boy's life and didn't expect to receive credit. PRynes
ReplyDeleteI have subscribed to “A Way with Words”, “Storynory”, and “Grammar Girl’s Quick and Dirty Tips”. I am enjoying all of them. “A Way with Words” is definitely my favorite. I guess I didn’t realize how much I liked learning about words and unusual phrases. I think Grammar Girl is helpful. They are only about 5 – 7 minutes, which can be nice, but I’d rather listen to a longer one when I’m cleaning, etc. so I don’t have to queue up another one. I’m not sure what to do with “Storynory” – it’s children’s stories that are read aloud (with nice accents too!). I guess they’d be a great resource for parents to have their kids listen to on car rides, etc. But I’m not sure how’d I use it in the classroom unless there was some sort of visual with it.
ReplyDeleteI have subscribed to about 20 different things, but not all would be for classroom use. I mentioned CNN Student News in my last post and I tried it this week. The kids really seemed to like it and it sparked some great discussions. We happened to watch the 9/11 broadcast and some of the kids were talking about how they were either just born or weren't born yet. Unbelievable to me, since I clearly remember that day as it was my first day taking over when student teaching. I also subscribed to several math and science podcasts in hopes of finding tips related to curriculum. I subscribed to an ESL podcast, Storynory, BrainBurps, and The Story Home. I haven't listened to much yet, but it seems that the story podcasts have great variety and I hope to come across some grade-level appropriate things. Crazy Dave's Kid Show caught me eye as well, so I subscribed to that, although I haven't listened to it yet. I'm just addicted to the CNN Student News. By the time I finsih watching that each day, it seems I run out of time!
ReplyDeleteMy kids favorite so far would be the CNN Student News. Friday is our new current events day and is definitely something for the kids to look forward to. I have also subscribed to Storynory, and A way with words (to name a few). I was also able to download a background video podcast on Louis Braille, which will help introduce a story we read.
ReplyDeleteHola- I subscribed to Learning Spanish and have completed lesson 1. I also subscribed to Nova Science, PBS and 5 Tips (Health/Nutrition). There's so many podcasts to choose from. Still checking out podcasts that I can use in the classroom. - Cindy
ReplyDeleteI was extremely excited to see that I could subscribe to TED talks. I have shown clips from TED in all of my classes so that was one of the first podcasts I subscribed to this week. I also subscribed to Money Girl which I can use in my personal finance classes. Great tips that will help reiterate what I've taught in my lessons. Another podcast that I have been enjoying is the One-Minute How-To stream. The tips provided have such variety and they are short so that I have time to keep up on the new tips. I also enjoy CNN students news because many of the topics covered can also be used in class.
ReplyDeleteHey! I subscribed to CNN student news, I have only watch a few, but it seems like a tween friendly news cast, and might keep their attention, being only 10 minutes long. I also enjoyed storynory, and Grammar girl! I am excited to share these with my class!
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I had a hard time finding a podcast that I thought was relevant to my classes as well as entertaining and short enough to keep their attention. I felt like so many of them had the potential for being great because they had great content, but they would lose the average teenage listener's interest in about three seconds. The ones I downloaded were Radio Detective Story Hour, Twister-Tongue Twisters and Grammar Girl.
ReplyDeleteI subscribed to CNN student news, I love that it is less than 15 minutes long and it gives a recap of current events. I'm anxious to show it to my students but I'm not sure it will hold my 4th graders attention. Still looking for a podcast that does current events for an even younger crowd. I also subscribed to Storynory, The Story Home, and The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd. These have great stories for my students to listen to while they are working on their work. I love it. This will be a great tool to show my students the importance of Fluency in reading and expression!
ReplyDeleteI'm hoping to find some Podcasts that will help with my professional development. I want to discover new ideas of things to use in my classroom.
I subscribed to "Music and Learning" which deals with the relationship between music and its place in the curriculum. Several podcasts discuss many attributes and skills students learn that help prepare them to be productive in the 21st century world.
ReplyDeleteI have also subscribed to "musicteachers911". This podcast discusses several websites and software resources that can assist the music teacher with lessons. One website that I will be exploring more is noteflight.com. This is a free online music notation site that allows students to compose and explore writing music. This is a great opportunity for me to utilize in my classroom! Students can now save and print music for projects at home without having to purchase software.
Lastly, I subscribed to the "bassoon lessons" podcast. This instrument has always been a bit of a mystery to me and is one of the more difficult instruments to play. This series offers tips on playing, repairing, and other concerns directors may have with students and the bassoon.
I have also subscribed to a couple others but have yet to fully explore them and what they have to offer.
My favorite so far is "Brain Food Dude," because it's REALLY interesting, but the unfortunate reality is that it's really long and I would have to have a lot of time to listen to it. I subscribed to several grammar podcasts--Grammar Girl, Grammar Genius, Grammar Grater--but I didn't think any of them were interesting enough to use in class. I did like CNN Student News although unfortunately it doesn't apply well in English class.
ReplyDeleteI have subscribed to some very cool podcasts that any History Teacher would love. American History before 1870, The Civil War Chronicles, and The History of Rome. Only the History of Rome has added a new episode. I look forward to hearing more of the episodes, although all of them are fairly long. I am going to search for some podcasts that would be a little more concise and appropriate for middle school students
ReplyDeleteI have two favorites, so far...one is Merriam Webster's Word of the Day, and Barnes and Noble's Meet the Authors. The Webster podcast is all audio, which is a slight downfall, but it posts a new word every single day. Each podcast is less than three minutes in length. The narrator also uses the word in a sentence, and states its part of speech. I could see this work in a traditional learn a new 'Word of the Day' sense. Also, it would work if you wanted to integrate new vocabulary with students who hated looking up words in a dictionary. The second sight-Barnes and Noble's Meet the Authors; I see as a valuable asset in my classroom. There are several authors with brief interviews. Each interview has authors that are extremely popular in the classroom today. The podcasts are very clear, and some have video interviews. I thought this would be neat to use in a Book Talk fashion, or students could create Powerpoints to go with the audio podcast.
ReplyDeleteI have subscribed to The Story Home, Storynory, The 2 Sisters Tip of the Week, and The Ellen DeGeneres show! The only one that is a video is the Ellen show. The rest are all just audio. Ellen is not for my students!! I just am never home at that time to see her so I just downloaded the podcast! They are snip-its of her daily show. As for the shcool-related podcasts, my students loved listening to the stories that the two podcasts told. Some stories were rather long so we opted for the shorter ones. I also found that they weren't very loud coming out of my laptop. I just hooked my laptop up to the rover and connected the sound so it was a little louder. There are quite a variety of stories to choose from for the students to hear and then I have them summarize what they heard. The 2 Sisters tip of the week deals with Daily 5. I just found this one on Thursday so I have only listened to 2 episodes. I just love it because I like hearing them present. I am still trying to find video podcasts that pertain to my 3 graders and what we are learning about. I have found out a couple of things with the iPad. One is that you can't subscribe to podcasts on the iPad. You can only download episodes. So I just had to go into my iTunes account on my laptop and subscribe that way. I also am still trying to figure out how to delete podcasts off of my iPad!! There are some that I am done with. Another question I have is why are the podcasts that I subscribe to different on my laptop and my pc at home? I would think that they would show up all together when I sign in to iTunes. My home computer doesn't show the ones that I subscribed to through my laptop and vice versa. I still can't believe how much is out there with podcasts and that they are free!!
ReplyDeleteHi Jaime-
ReplyDeleteIn order to get the podcasts off you iPad, you will have to sync it again and make sure the podcast is not checked.
Make sure you have home sharing turned on. When you are on the same wi-fi network you should be able to get all your subscriptions.
Glad you have had success with the podcasts in the classroom with your students.
Ann
I have subscribed to a start cooking podcast that shows how to make certain dishes. For us that are challenged in that area, it is awesome! That is a personal podcast just for me. I have also subscribed to a brainstuff how things work podcast, but it is only audio, I like the video ones better to use in class. I also have a NASACAST one that describes rovers on Mars that is interesting.
ReplyDeleteI'm trying to find something useful in my job as school librarian and have found The ABC Book Review Podcast that has some topics of interest and then found the Freakonomics Radio Talk Show Podcast that is of personal interest. I loved their books and was thrilled to find their podcast discussing the "flipside of everything". Always makes me think. I'm kind of reduced to browsing because I'm just a picky listener! I don't know what I'm looking for until I find it so search terms are elusive. The technology stuff doesn't interest me as much as the books stuff (sorry techies, I'm more of a bookie). I just subscribed to the word of the day too. Love vocabulary!!
ReplyDeleteDrum Warm-Ups and Stretches 6:24 Free Drum Lessons Free Drum Lessons Podcast Online Video
ReplyDeletePiano Lessons Podcast Introduction 2:12 http://www.PlayPianoTODAY.com Piano Lessons Online - Full library of video piano lessons for beginners through advanced players. Author: David Sprunger Podcast
My subscriptions are mostly music based and aid me in teaching choral music and private lessons on several different instruments. I also like to listen to Jazz on some of the radio stations.