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Harris, H., & Park, S. (2008). Educational usages of podcasting. //British Journal of Educational Technology//, //39//, 548-551.
Podcasting has become a part of many people’s lives. The authors of this article studied how podcasting can be used in education. They found that podcasting falls into one of four types: teaching, service, marketing or technology. The authors decided to connect these types of podcasting to the educational world and suggest ways for podcasting to be used in and outside of the classroom. Teaching-driven podcasting focuses on the interaction between students and teachers through the use of academic debate. Service-driven podcasting is almost a private conversation, such as being used by dyslexic students. Marketing-driven podcasting is presented as a way to attract potential students. Technology-driven podcasting is a way to share teaching practices between teachers. All these potential uses of podcasting can bring “real world” media into the classroom.

//Content area and technology used// Content Area: All Technology Used: mp3 players, RSS feeds

Peters, R. (2009, March). Hooked on classroom blogging. //Learning & Leading with Technology//, 26-28.

The author took her students with her on a trip to Vietnam by using her blog. She struggled in the beginning as to how best set up and use her blog but realized that she had to keep her audience in mind – her 9 and 10 year old students. After doing classroom study about Vietnam, the author was able to open this far-away world up to her students through pictures, questions, stories and thoughts while on her trip. What resulted was an interactive memory-filled blog.

//Content area and technology used// Content Area: social studies Technology Used: computer, blog, camera

Mader, J., & Smith, B. (2009, September). Tracking collaboration. //Learning & Leading with Technology//, 30-31.

This article covers how teachers can encourage students to work together while not sitting in front of one computer together. The authors cover many types of collaboration tools and gives the pros and cons of each tool. They also presented a high school project where the groups presented how science and government are related. The groups worked together through wikis, discussion boards, email and chats. Students are developing their ability in effective communication.

//Content area and technology used// Content Area: government and science Technology Used: computers with wikis, discussion boards, email and chats

Ikpeze, C. (2009, May). Writing for real purpose. //Learning & Leading with Technology//, 36-37. The author shares the story of a teacher who tried to incorporate technology into his lessons. His brainstorming led to a discussion forum using nicenet.org. Students had to respond to discussion points on nicenet.org. Like other articles read in this class, students embraced technology totally, even students without computers at home.

//Content Area and Technology Used// Language Arts, nicenet.org