PERK’S WEB 2.0 ADVENTURE

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• Thing 2300: And I think to myself…
• Thing 22: Networking has definitely gone digital!
• Thing 21: Look outside! I see Flakes …and the drifts are the size of pagecasts!
• Thing 20: One Doc + Multiple Viewers and/or Collaborators; How Bad Could That Be?
• Thing 7c: Am I teaching my students to learn?
• Thing 19: In the Mood for Tubing?
• Thing 18: Audio Podcast Debut
• Thing 17: Revived and Doing Nicely…Thanks for Asking!
• Thing 16: I Never Met a Library I Didn’t Like
• Thing 15: Social Bookmarking Helps Me Organize!

Thing 17: Revived and Doing Nicely…Thanks for Asking!

July 17th, 2008 by Barbara Perkins

I’m not sure how long I was out. Maybe 5-10 minutes. Probably no longer than that. All I remember was that I had begun exploring the second podcast directory Learning Out Loud, and I began hyperventilating and passed out. When I came to, I felt a sort of euphoria like I have never before experienced.

I had just begun listening to a selection from the Lit Podcast Summaries provided by this directory. The selection I chose was The Scarlet Letter. What an excellent source for literature teachers and students! Learn Out Loud boasts the sharing of “Podcasts You Can Learn From.” Please take a minute to explore the Podcast Directory at learnoutloud.com.

At the NPR Podcast Directory, I found an extensive listing of topics. I chose the “books” category and from there settled into  WFIU’s The Poets Weave Podcast, a weekly focus on both local and nationally recognized Poets.

I used the GRAZR widget to explore the English category as well. The Merriam-Webster Word of the Day for July 17, 2008 is:
superannuated • \soo-per-AN-yuh-way-tud\  • adjective
1 : outmoded, old-fashioned 2 a : incapacitated or disqualified for active duty by advanced age*b : older than the typical member of a specified group

As a result I have three new subscriptions added to my Google Reader. And because of the flexibility that podcasting allows, I can listen whenever I have the time, or download a particular file and take it with me! How amazing is that? …I know that my students will be introduced to the Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day Podcast, perhaps as a “stretch” activity. And from my quick review today, my head is just spinning with ideas which will make podcasts a regular part of my literature curriculum. How could I not include them now that I have gotten a taste of what’s available at no cost!

No, I didn’t actually pass out, but I could have. I did feel a bit light-headed for a while. Thanks for asking, though.

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