Saturday, Jan 19, 2008

Episode 4 Workin for Tha Man

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Show notes:
Jeff n' Dan discuss teacher workload. What stresses us out, eats up or time and what could be done about it. We also discuss the TeLL survey put out by the MEA and DOE to gauge teacher workload issues in Maine.

Tech Talk:
Jeff reviews some possible time saving tools. Wouldn’t you like a secretary? Well, here are some ideas of how you might have a digital one. Web tools reviewed are:
http://www.jott.com
http://www.iwantsandy.com
http://google.com/calendar

Media Integration:
Dan and Jeff talk about effective use of Movies in the classroom. Asking students to stretch their visual intelligence.

Book Talk:
Dan reviews a collection of short story comics about middle school life called “Stuck in the Middle” edited by Ariel Schrag from Viking Publishers.

Didya See?:
Deering High School students get the go ahead to show a marijuana legalization movie.

Music in this week's episode comes from www.flashkit.com and Penmachine Podcast. “Meltdown Man” intro music by Derek K. Miller. Check out his work at http://www.penmachine.com/musicpages/demos.html

Listener feedback is encouraged. Contact us at wickeddecentlearning@gmail.com or leave us comments at http://wickeddecentlearning.blogspot.com
This episode was recorded January 19th, 2008.

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Sunday, Jan 13, 2008

Episode 3 Midyear Reboot

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Show Notes:
Jeff n' Dan discuss how you go about making changes in a course at the midyear mark. Some advice and experience on what works and what doesn’t. Sorry about a couple of audio glitches (Garageband wasn't playing nicely today).

Tech Talk:
Jeff reviews some online polling and surveying tools that could be used to survey your class for understanding of course/instructor feedback.
http://Surveygizmo.com
http://quibblo.com/create/
http://Surveymonkey.com
http://Zoomerang.com

Media Integration:
Dan discusses the benefits of RadioLab podcast http://www.wnyc.org/shows/radiolab/

Book Talk:
Dan shares his thoughts on “A Whole New Mind” by Daniel H. Pink

Didya See?:
Dan shares a Franklin Journal Op/Ed piece by Rep. Tom Saveillo on how the school consolidation has gone awry.

Music in this week's episode comes from www.flashkit.com

Listener feedback is encouraged. Contact us at wickeddecentlearning@gmail.com or leave us comments at
http://wickeddecentlearning.blogspot.com

This episode was recorded January 13th, 2008.

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Sunday, Jan 06, 2008

Episode 2 One and Done vs. Resubmitting

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Show Notes:
Jeff n' Dan discuss "one and done" assessments like final exams and midterms versus allowing students to resubmit and revise work for a better grade. Which is better for learning? Which is more true to "real life?"

Tech Talk:

Jeff introduces screencasting tools that let you take pictures or video of what's on your computer screen and share it with others.
Jing- www.jingproject.com
Camtasia- www.techsmith.com/camtasia.asp
Screencast-o-matic- www.screencast-o-matic.com

Media Integration:

Dan discusses a vocabulary website that helps feed the world.
Freerice- www.freerice.com

Jeff shares a podcast about, grammar, yes grammar!
Grammar Girl-www.grammar.quickanddirtytips.com

Book Talk:

Dan shares his thoughts on the "Runaways" series by Brian K. Vaughn

Music in this week's episode comes from www.flashkit.com

Listener feedback is encouraged. Contact us at wickeddecentlearning@gmail.com or leave us comments at http://www.wickeddecentlearning.mypodcast.com

This episode was recorded January 6th, 2008.

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