I’m currently working on my first podcasting project with my 5th graders. They are researching famous scientists/inventors. I will be posting these to my new Fall River Technology blog (publicly opened last week and still in the baby stage). I will be presenting them in true podcast form ~ available for subscription in RSS format~ coming soon!

I am also currently using Twitter with a third grade class as a communication tool with parents. 

Oh and by the way…I now use a Delicious account with all my students 1st ~ 5th. Check it out. 

Also, I am working on having 3rd, 4th, 5th graders develop personal websites (unpublished due to personal information and safety issues). Students will use iWeb to do this. They are going to be including projects they complete throughout the year.

I will be sharing all of this new information at a parent meeting on Monday. 

All of this would not have been possible with out Cyber Camp! You guys ROCK! I hope all is going well with each of you. I am excited to hear everything that is going on.

Hey Bud & Jerry, I will see you Monday, but feel free to stop by any time and see what we are doing! I’m looking forward to visiting with you about next steps.

I’m currently working on my first podcasting project with my 5th graders. They are researching famous scientists/inventors. I will be posting these to my new Fall River Technology blog (publicly opened last week and still in the baby stage). I will be presenting them in true podcast form ~ available for subscription in RSS format~ coming soon!

I am also currently using Twitter with a third grade class as a communication tool with parents. 

Oh and by the way…I now use a Delicious account with all my students 1st ~ 5th. Check it out. 

Also, I am working on having 3rd, 4th, 5th graders develop personal websites (unpublished due to personal information and safety issues). Students will use iWeb to do this. They are going to be including projects they complete throughout the year.

I will be sharing all of this new information at a parent meeting on Monday. 

All of this would not have been possible with out Cyber Camp! You guys ROCK! I hope all is going well with each of you. I am excited to hear everything that is going on.

Hey Bud & Jerry, I will see you Monday, but feel free to stop by any time and see what we are doing! I’m 

Last night I had an amazing discovery. After doing my reading, I found a site by David Fagg about podcasting. It is a wonderful site to visit if you are starting podcasting. David has broken down the process into simple steps. I wish I had found this earlier.

I’m working on some iLife software (iMovie and Garage Band) as tools for creating the podcasts. Still getting there.

Hoping to continue with my good Karma today!

 During a conversation today, I was questioned once again about the intent of my project. I was once again questioned extensively about the legalities and about the purpose of it. I was probed about why I was doing this and would it really help the students. Why was I putting so much time into something that really wasn’t necessary? (ever get the feeling of deja vu?) Would you really be able to pull this off or will it just be another unfinished project on the shelf (could I put it on shelfari?)

I’m not sure why this conversation effected me so, but it did. I felt like no matter what walls I knocked down 15 more popped up. After letting go of the initial frustration and clearing my thoughts, this conversation has done a couple of things. 

1. It has strengthened my resolve. I will find a way to do this because I hate being told that I can’t or shouldn’t something that I know could be valuable.

2. It has shown me that I will need to find a better way to present this to the parents and public (non-educators). I will need to show people the value behind the project.

3. It has helped me to find a new way to look at the problems that still lay ahead for me. 

I plan to forge ahead and exhaust every avenue with this project.

Thanks to all you cyber-campers that have supported me and continue to support me in my pioneering (pathfinding) efforts. 

It has been an incredible week of learning and discovery. I feel that I am being pushed to my limits and beyond and that is a good thing. I am a part of unique community that is on the cutting edge in our district. Keep moving forward! 

See you  all on Monday! 

I am starting to get over the fact that my video is amateurish. (Maybe that will prevent legal action!) I often comment to my students that I don’t expect perfection from them on the first try, so maybe I’ll follow my own wisdom.

I am planning on continue on with my project and seeing it through. Then I can go back and reflect, correct and improve.

Thanks to everyone for my stars and wishes. The stars brought me back to the path and the wishes will help me move forward in the right direction.

EdTechTalk – A fine group of webcasters, teachers, learners and interested others who get together regularly to discuss all sorts of things related to education and technology.  While there are an awful lot of excellent shows on the network, I particularly recommend EdTechWeekly and Teachers Teaching Teachers – but all are in my podcast aggregator and I listen and participate as I can.You should try to catch a show live – complete with chat room backchanneling.  Quite a learning experience.

Teacher Librarian Ning – A community of Teacher Librarians.  I know that several CyberCampers are already members of this community.

Build Your Own – This isn’t a specific place, but more a way of thinking and learning.  I use my Google Reader and Twitter accounts to build a collection of the people, blogs, and other content that I learn from regularly.  Here’s an example of what your aggregator or reader might look like – it’s a collection of educational blogs.

In the comments for this post, talk a little bit about what you notice in these different communities, as well as share any online learning communities that you think are valuable.

As far as my own project, I am feeling overwhelmed. I think I’ve finally realized the scope of my project. I can now see that there is so much more to podcasting. I have my vision of what I want the final product to be, but the journey became much greater! Even with the increased amount of learning that I now foresee, I am ready to charge ahead.

I have noticed already that my questions are changing. I have gone from the basic of “What is podcasting?” to “How does it work?” and “How do I do it?”

This will be an intriguing and interesting journey!