Saturday, Jul 26, 2008

Episode 29 Don't Mean to Brag, But...

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Show notes:
Discussion: @ 5:04
Jeff and Dan discuss some personal “best practices” that work for them as requested from a listener named Courtney.

Tech Talk: @ 46:09
Jeff reviews some site that can help you with educational uses of your webcam.
http://www.bubblecomment.com/
http://www.eyejot.com/features/eyejotthis.html
http://www.seero.com/about.php

Book Talk: @53:33
Dan reviews “Teaching Adolescent Writers” by Kelly Gallagher

Media Integration: @ 58:31
Dan discusses the works of Johnny Cash.

Did ya see? @ 1:07:00
DOE awards special diploma.
http://tinyurl.com/6khpdp
http://www.wcsh6.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=90700&catid=2

Listener Feedback: @ 1:09:28
Listener SkipZ had lots of comments.
We are starting a Ning. Email us for an invite.

Music in this week's episode comes from Penmachine Podcast. “Meltdown Man” intro music by Derek K. Miller. Bumper music, “Particle Spin 30” Composed by:Roy Dank, BMI (33%), Michael Genato, ASCAP (34%), James Ronaghan, BMI (33%) also from freeplaymusic.com

Listener feedback is encouraged. Contact us at wickeddecentlearning@gmail.com or leave us comments at http://wickeddecentlearning.blogspot.com or on Twitter, name Wicked Decent, or on Skype- Wicked Decent Learning.
This episode was recorded July 26, 2008.

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Tuesday, Jul 22, 2008

Episode 28 Don't be that Guy!

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Episode- 28 Don’t be that Guy!
Show notes:
Discussion: @ 4:15
Jeff and Dan discuss what makes a good colleague.

Tech Talk: @ 46:48
Jeff reviews some humorous sites to help you better understand math.
http://www.graphjam.com
http://indexed.blogspot.com/
http://crappygraphs.com/
http://www.swivel.com/

Book Talk: @ 58:58
Jeff reviews Wired magazine

Media Integration: @ 1:06:06
Dan discusses the band “Flobots”

Listener Feedback: @ 1:14:32
Mark wants to know if we are going to Castine… nope.
Blog Comments- from SAM, TeachJ, and Brennick
Email from Courtney Rudd- Show idea
Thanks to whoever wrote the latest iTunes Review for us!
We are starting a Ning. Email us for an invite.

Music in this week's episode comes from Penmachine Podcast. “Meltdown Man” intro music by Derek K. Miller. Bumper music, “Particle Spin 30” Composed by:Roy Dank, BMI (33%), Michael Genato, ASCAP (34%), James Ronaghan, BMI (33%) also from freeplaymusic.com

Listener feedback is encouraged. Contact us at wickeddecentlearning@gmail.com or leave us comments at http://wickeddecentlearning.blogspot.com or on Twitter, name Wicked Decent, or on Skype- Wicked Decent Learning.
This episode was recorded July 22, 2008.

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Monday, Jul 14, 2008

Episode 27 It's an Election Year Kids

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Episode- 27 It’s an election year kids!
Show notes:
Discussion: @ 4:47
Jeff and Dan discuss politics in the classroom.

Tech Talk: @ 38:34
Jeff reviews some foreign language sites.
http://www.lingus.tv/video/
http://myhappyplanet.com/
http://keskidi.org/
http://www.forvo.com/

Book Talk: @ 46:28
Dan reviews Max Brooks’s “The Zombie Survival Guide”

Media Integration: @ 56:32
Dan discusses imeem.com’s music site.

Listener Feedback: @ 1:01:26
Thanks to mrichme for the iTunes write up.
Email from Robert J. Courtemanche (teachj) we screwed up his gender. Mark Spahr emailed too saying he likes 30 Days.
Scott Merrick (SL) left us a comment on twitter, but we need a translator.
Skip Z, from twitter likes what he’s hearing on HS/MS flip flopping.
Danny Nicholson’s Whiteboard blog is gaining us some listeners.
We are starting a Ning. Email us for an invite.

Music in this week's episode comes from Penmachine Podcast. “Meltdown Man” intro music by Derek K. Miller. Bumper music, “Particle Spin 30” Composed by:Roy Dank, BMI (33%), Michael Genato, ASCAP (34%), James Ronaghan, BMI (33%) also from freeplaymusic.com

Listener feedback is encouraged. Contact us at wickeddecentlearning@gmail.com or leave us comments at http://wickeddecentlearning.blogspot.com or on Twitter, name Wicked Decent, or on Skype- Wicked Decent Learning.
This episode was recorded July, 14 2008.

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Monday, Jul 07, 2008

Episode 26 A Will Smith-Free Independence Day

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Show notes:
Discussion: @ 4:50
Jeff and Dan discuss how to foster independence in the classroom.

Tech Talk: @ 40:19
Jeff reviews a random assortment of sites that can foster independent thinking in teachers and students.
www.factchecked.org
Maine Dept. of Education on iTunes U
MIT Courseware http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/hs/home/home/index.htm

Book Talk @ 50:32
Dan reviews “Salt Water Taffy: the Seaside Adventures of Jack and Benny” by Matthew Loux

Media Integration: @ 54:54
Jeff Discusses the TV show “30 Days” on FX and http://www.hulu.com/30-days

Listener Feedback: @ 59:55
teachJ says Wickademics check out his blog at http://teachj.wordpress.com/
SkipZ via Twitter- “I think a nice mixture of your wisdom, knowledge, and Humor” is why he listens. Thinks a Ning is a good idea & thanks for the whiteboard resources.
Rmbyrne via twitter says we put together a good show. (Thanks to him for web traffic)
Leave us feedback on iTunes PLEASE.

Music in this week's episode comes from Penmachine Podcast. “Meltdown Man” intro music by Derek K. Miller. Bumper music, “Particle Spin 30” Composed by:Roy Dank, BMI (33%), Michael Genato, ASCAP (34%), James Ronaghan, BMI (33%) also from freeplaymusic.com

Listener feedback is encouraged. Contact us at wickeddecentlearning@gmail.com or leave us comments at http://wickeddecentlearning.blogspot.com Also on twitter as Wicked Decent.
This episode was recorded July 7, 2008.

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