Saturday, December 2nd, 2006
I had a great time doing the podcasting workshop today. Lots of really good questions, and we had a good amount of time to get our hands dirty recording and editing. Here are some links to sites and products that came up during the podcast:
15 apps for recording Skype conversations
Audacity ...
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Tuesday, November 28th, 2006
It's that time of year again. The TIES Conference starts this Saturday and runs through Tuesday. I'm doing a day-long workshop called Podcasting A–Z that should be a blast. We're going to cover the full range of podcast production techniques including recording, editing, and publishing. I'm also doing an updated ...
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Thursday, July 6th, 2006
I gave a half-day workshop this morning on iPods, iTunes, and podcasting. We generated a pretty good list of ideas for uses of this technology in classrooms and schools:
Collect field notes during a science field trip
Living museum, researching characters
"Radio shows"
Creating audio guides for local museums
Teacher powerpoints
Early language learners, (rhyming, etc.)
Staff ...
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Saturday, May 20th, 2006
I got a call from the organizers of the 2006 Minnesota eLearning Summit wondering if I could fill in for someone who'd been scheduled to do a presentation about podcasting. So I took a quick trip over to Augsburg College last Thursday and had a great time talking about podcasting ...
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Monday, May 15th, 2006
There's a battle royale brewing in the telecom world. Skype just announced that SkypeOut calls to U.S. and Canadian numbers will be free through the end of 2006. If you're unfamiliar with the concept, SkypeOut allows you to call a standard landline number from your computer using the Skype VoIP ...
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Tuesday, April 11th, 2006
I posted recently about my trip to my Chicago to do some podcasting. Apple sponsored a day-long meeting of NSBA's Technology Leadership Network, and we had some great speakers. David Warlick delivered a great opening keynote, and Ken Kay from the Partnership for 21st Century Skills did a wonderful job ...
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Wednesday, April 5th, 2006
I'm flying out to Chicago on Thursday morning for a visit to the NSBA conference. I'll be doing some podcasting work for Apple and NSBA on Friday, but I hope to finish my editing and enjoy a bit of the conference on the weekend. There aren't any blog posts tagged ...
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Wednesday, April 5th, 2006
For most of us who use Macs, OS X is the reason why. Sure, the hardware is beautiful to look at, but that's just eye candy without having powerful applications available. So when Apple announced their transition to Intel chips last year and the buzz began about the possibility of ...
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Friday, March 24th, 2006
I think my presentation at Apple's Podcast Palooza on Wednesday night went pretty well. (There was no audible booing.) David Warlick was there and snapped a photo. At least half the group had listened to a podcast before. I'm not sure how that compares to similar gatherings, but I had ...
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Monday, March 20th, 2006
I'm getting on a plane bright and early tomorrow for a trip to sunny Orlando, FL and this year's Florida Educational Technology Conference (FETC). I have a vendor badge for this trip since I'll be the point person on the Apple podcasting crew. I'll be speaking at the "Podcast Palooza" ...
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Wednesday, February 15th, 2006
I helped out with an Apple-sponsored podcasting presentation that we hosted at our high school today. Our local Apple system engineer showed a great application that I had never seen. According to the maker's Web site, ProfCast:
ProfCast is the ideal tool for recording and publishing your live Keynote or PowerPoint ...
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Monday, February 13th, 2006
I just finished a bout of self-flagellation in response to my recent lack of blog production. I'm feeling much better now, thank you.
I'm out in sunny L.A. helping with a little podcasting project at the American Council on Education's 88th Annual Meeting. I'm doing a little recording and editing, but ...
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