Saturday, May 03, 2008

Episode 18 Stop. Put Your Pencils Down.

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Episode- 18 Stop. Put Your Pencils Down
Show notes:
Discussion: @ 4:04
Jeff n' Dan discuss standardized testing.

Tech Talk: @ 43:23
Jeff reviews some free online readability tools.
http://juicystudio.com/services/readability.php#readintro
http://www.editcentral.com/gwt/com.editcentral.EC/EC.html
http://www.criticsrant.com/bb/reading_level.aspx
Also in your word processor.

Media Integration: @ 49:33
Dan discusses www.Zudacomics.com an online web comics site.

Book Talk @ 55:28
Jeff reviews Edutopia Magazine. www.edutopia.org


Did ya See @ 59:14
Feds approve the SAT for Maine. From the Kennebec Journal. http://kennebecjournal.mainetoday.com/news/local/5018522.html
Paying kids to study from NPR http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89831116
$6 Billion Reading Program Failed
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1736581,00.html?imw=Y

Listener Feedback @ 1:04:44
Thanks to Mark for the article on paying kids to study.
Check out Richard’s blog http://freetech4teachers.blogspot.com for good tech stuff.

Music in this week's episode comes from Penmachine Podcast. “Meltdown Man” intro music by Derek K. Miller.

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This episode was recorded May 2, 2008.

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