After viewing six podcasts I am overloaded with Pod! I know very little about podcasting and have honestly never listened to any to my knowledge. I found several things interesting concerning the output of the podcasts. Out of the six, only one seemed to be a bad connection or feed. The EdTech Talk (Teachers Teaching Teachers) had a very disrupted sounding feed, where the voices sounded digital. This specific podcast must have been different in some way? The other five podcasts had a very clear sound.
What caused the one to have such a different sound? My interpretation after listening to all six, would be that somehow, the podcast for EdTech Talk was a conversation being transmitted through a Skype phone call where somehow the feed was being condensed and able to transmit through internet. However the other five podcasts sounded more like some type of radio feed that had been condensed and transmitted.
Dan from Kidcast, commented on how podcasting through audio was easier to manipulate than video. He referenced a syndicated media outlet while using the audio feed. He explained how the audio feed was simple because it had only one media element to deal with and then could be easily aired by a syndicated media. I soon found out what the syndicated media type was that he was referring to. MacBreak Weekly, and This Week in Photography both referenced a syndicated media which one could subscribe to. Squarespace.com or Audiable.com would air your podcast at a reasonable cost.
Lastly, several references were made to media I am not aware of. Twit TV, netcasts, wiki, and interactive webcasts were some. If I were to make an assumption as to how all of these six podcasts were created my best guess with limited knowledge of this technology would be that radio, video, skyp, and internet transmission has allowed the feeds to somehow be condensed into a feed that can be transmitted through a fiber optic line. After thinking about this intensely, I find myself questioning my technological knowledge, since before this activity I thought myself fairly in the now. I understand how out of date I have become.
Saturday, August 29, 2009
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Saturday, August 22, 2009
Digital Smarts
I recently viewed a short video of a high school teacher who explains her method of teaching as one where she employs every available technology to her students and allows them the opportunity to teach other students, as well as her, any new technology being made available. As the article I read earlier, Did You Know? Implies, this is an extremely innovative way of teaching since technology is being released every day, month, and year that is deleting what we learned yesterday. She also seems to be inline with Sir Ken Robinson’s lecture, “The Importance of Creativity”, which explains students need the opportunity to take risks and not be afraid to fail.
Our society is going to have to find a new way of encouraging entrepreneurship in the youth of America in order for technology to continue at the rate it has for the last 50 years. In the days when immigrants where coming to America these people were taking great risks already, and were not afraid of any new challenge. Students need to be encouraged not to be afraid of the unknown, but to grasp it tightly, hang on for the ride, and fight as hard as possible not to let go. I am moved by Ms. Davis’s passion for teaching, and foresight, to understand her position in these students lives is far more than a mere year of their presence in her classroom. She is preparing them for the working world in a very disguised and obvious way, I applaud her.
Our society is going to have to find a new way of encouraging entrepreneurship in the youth of America in order for technology to continue at the rate it has for the last 50 years. In the days when immigrants where coming to America these people were taking great risks already, and were not afraid of any new challenge. Students need to be encouraged not to be afraid of the unknown, but to grasp it tightly, hang on for the ride, and fight as hard as possible not to let go. I am moved by Ms. Davis’s passion for teaching, and foresight, to understand her position in these students lives is far more than a mere year of their presence in her classroom. She is preparing them for the working world in a very disguised and obvious way, I applaud her.
Why can't students be creative and intelligent?
Sir Ken Robinson made many points I agree with in his lecture called “The Importance of Creativity,” and I highly recommend everyone view his lecture, or read one of his books. He is not only highly enjoyable to watch, and very personable, but I believe he will challenge them to rethink their idea of our education system. The ironic aspect to his message is, as an education major myself, I fully agree with his interpretation of the education system being that students are discouraged to be creative, unless they are in an arts related class. In my education there have been few teachers or professors to applaud any level of individuality seeming it easier for them to lump us all into a bucket and pour us out the same.
As an educator I hope to be the type of teacher who as Sir Ken stated, helps to develop the whole person. No matter what area of education I teach, I hope to find ways to encourage each student’s abilities not only mentally but creatively. For I understand as an adult student, information is forgotten, but passion will last a lifetime.
As an educator I hope to be the type of teacher who as Sir Ken stated, helps to develop the whole person. No matter what area of education I teach, I hope to find ways to encourage each student’s abilities not only mentally but creatively. For I understand as an adult student, information is forgotten, but passion will last a lifetime.
Did You Know?
The Industrial Revolution altered life for those in the 18th century in a profound way. No longer were people working with their hands using intense labor to complete a task. The ability for machinery to do the work of an individual at an alarming ease, must have been stunning to behold. Today our world is experiencing the same type of Revolutionary awakening. This revolution is one which is not only changing mankind’s physical output, but mental output as well. In essence the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th century, may well one day be looked at as a Technological Revolution.
The use of the internet has sparked a multitude of inventions and uses. Since the years when I was a teenager to what life is like for my son , every home has a computer, most family members carry cell phones, Iphones, Ipods, lap tops, and other gadgets of communication or entertainment. The short movie labeled Did you Know? is a prime example of how much life has changed in the last 30 years. It is strange to realize we as humans are becoming outdated as technology surpasses our own intelligence and abilities at an increasing rate. As the movie indicated we are outdated before we will even graduate from U.S.A. I believe technology is a great additive to life and has given human beings many luxuries. However, this video for me was a striking reminder of how much human relationships, work ethics, marketability, and individual worth has been altered due to technology. What will our grandchildren's sociological capabilities be, when technology in a sense is taking over human need to have a meaningful debate or conversation. Children are becoming technological junkies, and missing the point of how technology is meant to enhance our lives.
The use of the internet has sparked a multitude of inventions and uses. Since the years when I was a teenager to what life is like for my son , every home has a computer, most family members carry cell phones, Iphones, Ipods, lap tops, and other gadgets of communication or entertainment. The short movie labeled Did you Know? is a prime example of how much life has changed in the last 30 years. It is strange to realize we as humans are becoming outdated as technology surpasses our own intelligence and abilities at an increasing rate. As the movie indicated we are outdated before we will even graduate from U.S.A. I believe technology is a great additive to life and has given human beings many luxuries. However, this video for me was a striking reminder of how much human relationships, work ethics, marketability, and individual worth has been altered due to technology. What will our grandchildren's sociological capabilities be, when technology in a sense is taking over human need to have a meaningful debate or conversation. Children are becoming technological junkies, and missing the point of how technology is meant to enhance our lives.
Friday, August 21, 2009
For My Classmates
My name is Angel Shay Padgett. I am 34 years old, and willbe 35 in December. I am married to a wonderful man, Kevin, andhave a 10 year old son, who will be 11, in November. We justbuilt our first house, though we have owned a house previously.I have wanted to be a teacher since I was 15 years old, when I took World History my 10th grade year at Pascagoula High School. My teacher was so passionate about history, and the day I remember thinking, "I want to teach," was the day she announced we were going to watch videos about the Holocaust and she wept in front of the entire class after the video. She moved me so much, for I too had cried silently as I watched those atrocities for the first time in my young life. I have never forgotten her, though I have not seen her since I graduated in 1993. I hope one day, to complete my teaching degree and to affect a young person's life the way she affected my life. I choose to attend USA because it was close for me to drive, so that I do not have to be away from my family a lot. I love spending time with my family, and although I really want to finally graduate, I do not want to take any more time away from them than I have too. I hope that we are all able to look back at the end of this semester and feel satisfied at the time we have spent. When you feel overloaded try to think of a day that made you smile, like my picture above. This photo always makes me think of when I was a child, or lying with my son on our backs looking at the sky and guessing what the clouds are. I hope you feel peace during your time at USA, remember life is too short to waste a moment. Find happiness in your heart, and live a longer life! See everyone Tuesday!
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Welcome To EDM 310 Fall Course
Hey Everyone!!! I am so excited about meeting all of you and can't wait for this year to take off! I look forward to getting to know all of you better...Good luck with your Fall Semester!
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