As Barb said, this might be a challenging week, and it was for me. The hardest part was finding podcasts. There seemed to be a lot of good ones out there, but downloading them was a different matter- many of them wouldn't work for me without joining the site I was on, which I didn't want to do. I already have an iTunes account, but I couldn't figure out how to listen to the podcasts without first downloading them to my ipod. Also, I didn't have much luck with Podcast Alley. However, I did finally manage to find 3 podcasts on my topic, which was the solar system for 5th grade.
I had fun making the animoto video- what a cool thing. My kids couldn't believe that I had done that, but really all it took was choosing some photos and some music and they did the rest.
I explored YouTube, TeacherTube and SchoolTube. I ended up liking YouTube the best. I began searching for my topic on TeacherTube and there were plenty of good videos available, but every time I watched one, I had to watch the SAME commercial every time. I finally got sick of that and went to YouTube, where they had all of the same videos I had just seen anyway.
Pandora was cool and I would like to explore that a little more when I have time. Same with Europa Film Treasures.
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Nice post - I didn't realize that about Teacher Tube (showing the same ad) what a pain! I hear you about the podcasts. I think most teachers use them as a product rather than as a means of teaching. They are pretty easy for kids to make once they have the equipment. And they are very handy for read-alongs, but other than that they are way more fun to make than they are to use!
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