Off the Shelf » podcasting http://offtheshelf.edublogs.org where technology meets libraries Wed, 02 May 2007 16:44:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 Reflecting on Technology http://offtheshelf.edublogs.org/2007/04/09/reflecting-on-technology/ http://offtheshelf.edublogs.org/2007/04/09/reflecting-on-technology/#comments Mon, 09 Apr 2007 18:52:48 +0000 offtheshelf http://offtheshelf.edublogs.org/2007/04/09/reflecting-on-technology/ How hard is it to incorporate some of the Web 2.0 tools into your classroom or your library program?  I was looking for examples – specific examples – and I found the following:

Using blogs and wikis in Grade 1! A Social Studies Wiki

A Grade 4 Class Blog

A Gr. 8 Web Classroom (includes blog, podcast, studycast, class webpage)

A Book Blog (like a novel study but via blog)

A Library Skills Blog

Technology takes time.  That is what I have learned through this process.  It always takes longer than you think it will.  That being said, what specifically takes time is finding other sites to link to, or videos to share via YouTube, or technical difficulties that were more associated with setting the blog up in the beginning.   Now that the blog is up-and-running, it doesn’t seem that hard to continue, which I think I will.   If anything, it keeps a history of all the technological things I have discovered and considered with regards to schools.   Months from now if I want to refer back to an article or website, the link will be conveniently located in this blog.  Plus, I am hoping to generate discussion (comments) as I go.  

I think a good realization I have made is that incorporating technology isn’t too hard, and is really quite important to do.  I hope that my explorations through this blog lead to my use of technology in my library, and that this use of technology makes a positive impact on the lives of my students.

]]> http://offtheshelf.edublogs.org/2007/04/09/reflecting-on-technology/feed/ 1 The Potential of Podcasting http://offtheshelf.edublogs.org/2007/04/05/entry-4/ http://offtheshelf.edublogs.org/2007/04/05/entry-4/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2007 06:35:59 +0000 offtheshelf http://offtheshelf.edublogs.org/2007/04/05/entry-4/ Off the Shelf Radio presents… 

Podcast #1 – Podcasting

If the link above fails to work, use this link:  http://www.archive.org/details/offtheshelf_podcast

Production Notes:

Intro; what is podcasting; examples of podcasts; how to use podcasts in schools and school libraries

* podcast was recorded using a Zen Micro MP3 player

* editing, adding sound effects, and exporting an MP3 file was done using Audacity  

* online free storage of MP3 files through Internet Archive

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