Fusion Finds

Here’s the latest video from the Commoncraft show by Lee and Sachi LeFever.

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Willard Staff: If you are not able to participate in one of the Podcasting workshops this month, or would rather learn on your own timetable, you are in luck. The Fusion: Podcasting webpage offers a handout and short video tutorials (screencasts) to lead you through the steps of podcasting.

And, there’s more! If you want to earn 3 Salary Advancement Workshop hours while you podcast, you can enroll in the free, online professional development, Moodle course: Podcasting. This course uses the handout and screencasts on the Fusion webpage to lead you through the steps. Work at your own pace, when it fits in your schedule, from any computer with Internet access. Just in time learning, at your convenience!

Don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions or suggestions. I’m happy to provide you with additional assistance.

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The other day my 4th grader was pondering the difference between an alligator and a crocodile. The PBS Nature Interactives webpage site had a great interactive diagram that answered her question. The critter guide then explained how some Egyptians worshiped the crocodile. From the video database we watched a short clip from the Supersize Crocs episode of Nature, which airs on PBS on Sunday nights. This same clip is available as a video podcast. We decided to subscribe to the PBS Nature podcasts so she could watch new clips from upcoming NATURE episodes on the iPod.

This is a great resource with beautiful images and videos, interactive activities, teacher’s guides and lesson plans. The site mentions a new resource coming soon, Windows Into Nature, that sounds promising for high school students:

Find teacher-created lesson plans and a rich video bank tying downloadable NATURE video clips into high school curricula in Living Environment/Biology and Earth Science.

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Willard Staff: If you are not able to participate in one of the Finding & Subscribing to Podcasts workshops this month, or would rather learn on your own timetable, you are in luck. The Fusion: Podcasts webpage offers a handout and short video tutorials (screencasts) to lead you through the process.

And, there’s more! If you want to earn 2 Salary Advancement Workshop hours while you work, you can enroll in the free, online professional development, Moodle course: Finding & Subscribing to Podcasts. This course uses the handout and screencasts on the Fusion webpage to lead you through the steps. Work at your own pace, when it fits in your schedule, from any computer with Internet access. Just in time learning, at your convenience!

Don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions or suggestions. I’m happy to provide you with additional assistance.

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On Tuesday, November 6th, our own Melinda Miller will be a guest on the Women of the Web 2.0 live web cast! The WOW2.0 Show is a weekly show about education and technology. The event will start at 8:00 PM. Melinda will be using Skype to conference call with the 4 hosts from California, Georgia, Maine, and Canada. The call will be streamed live for all who want to listen, with a chat room for back channeling during the show. You can listen to the show from the comforts of your own abode by:

• Navigating your browser to EdTechTalk: Women of the Web homepage.
• Then click the link in the top right for the Chat Room. You can listen and participate in the chat, or just lurk and listen. I encourage you to try the chat. The hosts monitor the chat and if you submit a good questions for the guest, will often ask it during the show. You will make connections with other educators as well. I’ll be there!

To listen to the live stream, click on one of the media player icons. I can’t remember which channel it will be, Edtech Talk A or the Edtech Talk B. Just look for the one labeled as currently streaming. All of the media players listed below can work, but which one is best for you will depend on how your computer is set up.

The default player link (to a .pls file) is the preferred method of listening. Which program it uses to open the live audio stream will depend on which Operating System you are using and which programs you have installed. It should work with ITunes, Quicktime, Winamp, or Jet Audio.

If you would like to listen with Real Player , simply click on the Real Player Icons above.

If you would like to listen with Windows Media Player, click on the appropriate links above. This will not work if you are using a Mozilla based browser like Firefox or Netscape.

• Next, to join the chat, you need to enter a login name and leave the password field blank and click the login button.
• To identify yourself as a guest of Melinda’s you can use a login name that includes +podcastprincipal. For example, I’ll login with jgarton+podcastprincipal.

If you miss the show, but would like to listen after the event, the podcast is usually posted on the following Thursday.

When my schedule allows, I often listen to WOW2.0 shows, which are on every Tuesday evening at 8:00. I have made many connections through the chat, broadening my professional learning network. I was even a guest for a few minutes on their of Back to School Show this past August. (Just an impromptu guest, thanks to Vicki via Twitter, not a real guest for the whole show with planned interview questions like Melinda ;>)). The show is entertaining and educational. If I miss the stream I always listen to the podcast. I would highly recommend it, even when Melinda isn’t a guest.

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