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Digital Tools for Digital Kids

Examples of Podcasting In Education:

Willowdale Elementary School, Omaha, Nebraska (this school does some pretty cool stuff. Podcasts are not enhanced yet.. but the audio is really great.
Willowdale Elememtary School

Homepage of an ELL Teacher in Carrollton Farmers Branch CFB has begun a pilot program with ELL students. 100 iPods go home each day with these kids to extend intruction and immersion.
Dallas Morning News Story


Mabry Middle School, Principal Tim Tyson
This principal is using Keynote (our presentation software) to enhance his audio.
Mabry Middle School Online

Mount Laurel 4th Grade Book Projects
This is the school that wrote the stories, illustrated them and scanned them to play along with the audio.
4th Grade Book Projects

A Podcast for Teachers by Teachers. Visit here to listen to Podcast number 5 to hear Angus King from Maine discuss the "World is Flat" Bit by Bit

Stanford on iTunes provides access to a wide range of Stanford-related digital audio content via the iTunes Music Store, Apple’s popular music jukebox and online music store. The project includes two sites:
• a public site, targeted primarily at alumni, which includes Stanford faculty lectures, learning materials, music, sports, and more.
• an access-restricted site for students delivering course-based materials and advising content.
Stanford on iTunes

The easiest way I have found to create enhanced podcasts is called Podcastmaker from potionfactory
Podcastmaker Enhanced Podcaster

Online Content Tools

FrogutsVirtual Frog Dissection
ExploreLearning Math and Science Gizmos for Content Support
Online Poetry Generation This website will help ANYONE write a fun poetry
Vernier Go! Science Elementary Hands On Science Ideas
A Cool Reaction, Not the same old Baking Soda and vinegar experiment This lesson was created and posted with Notetaker from Aquaminds
Digital Microscope Bodelin's USB Digital Microscope
Nettrekker An Education Search Engine with results that are aligned to state standards.

Emerging Learning Environments

This session is designed to increase your digital vaocabulary. Lets call is DSL or Digital as a Second language.

Here are some links that you will find useful to practice useing that new vocabulary.

Lewisville Independent School District This school distric has an RSS Feed
The World is Flat A list of the 10 things that made it that way.
iKids Edutopia's October issue all about these Digital Natives.
AIM Fight How Connected Are You?
Great example of a digital native's blog
Technorati, its fun to say.. but also interesting to see what's on the world's mind
Creative Commonsoffers flexible copyright licenses for creative works.

Marco Antonio Torres - Quit, Complain or Innovate

We were happy to host Marco Torres as our evening speaker to kick of the Leadership Instiute.

Marco Torres, a social studies teacher and technology director at San Fernando High School, explores how the creation of multimedia projects empowers his students, as well as those who participate in the San Fernando Education Technology Team (SFETT).

Here are a couple of websites to come back to over and over again.

Marco's Bio and Contact Information

Marco's Bio at Edutopia

SFETT Student Work

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