Other Internet Resources

Some other resources to consider:

- did you know there is a School Tube? www.schooltube.com

- the George Lucas Educational Foundation hosts a website www.edutopia.org and has a podcasting channel in iTunes; lots of information about teachers development, teaching tips and tricks, and other things

- a website with information for Teachers on a variety of topics is www.teachersdomain.com

Podcasts

A podcast is a transmission sent through the internet to be received/played in a computer or portable media player; it got its name because the first systems were developed to broadcast to the iPod. The distinguishing characteristic of a podcast is that you can SUBSCRIBE to it, and then your computer automatically downloads the files as they become available. They can be video or audio.

There are LOTS of podcast feeds out there, and many of them could be used for education: National Geographic, Discovery Channel, Scientific American (to name a few) have podcast transmissions on many different subjects.

As the video posted earlier suggests... why don't we use the iPod to reach our students in a different way?