For a few years now I have been listening to podcasts. When they first came out, I was listening to them sporadically and had no interest in hearing what other people had to say about stuff. That's how I felt about them. People simply talking about stuff because they had nobody to talk to in their community that would listen to them. BUT, some part of me thought there was some value and I didn't forget about them.
I started looking for topics that I was always researching on the web. Technology STUFF and education technology STUFF. Once I had a focus of what it is I wanted to hear people rant and rave about, I was hooked. My library is not extensive for podcast, but it keeps me interested for the duration of my hour ride to work sometimes when I don't want to listen to music or the stupid news AND I don't want to be listening to all of the thoughts in my head. I simply used them to get ideas to research later on the web. If you're reading this, you probably are in the same course and you probably like your job enough to enjoy researching new stuff. I get all of my podcasts from iTunes, but here are some of the things that I listen to and their sites.
The Tech Teachers - 2 teachers that are easy to listen to and talk about sites that could be used in school and technology affordances.
The Tech Chic Tips - A podcast with tips for educators about using technology in instruction to engage students.
Ed Tech Crew - A weekly podcast about technology in education.
November Learning Podcasts - Cool interviews with educators who are pushing the edge.
Teacher 2.0 - Short snippets aimed to harness e-learning tools and engage students.
School Sucks - Sometimes it's common sense, sometimes it's crap, but it does provide me with the other side of the coin and help me think about what's wrong with education.
MathGrad - Mathy stuff connected to real world concepts. It helps me bring ideas into my curriculum.
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