10-Rep Learning ~ Teague's Tech Treks

Learning Technology & Tech Observations by Dr. Helen Teague

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PBS Course Emails Archived on the Tech Treks Blog

This term, I’ll archive course emails here for easier retrieval. Great when you are away from email but need to remember an important course component. Feel free to comment here with questions.

Our Course: INST342.34 – Teaching with Primary Sources from the Library of Congress

Course Calendar:

Orientation: July 7 – July 9

Week 1: July 9 – July 15

Week 2: July 16 – July 22

Week 3: July 23 – July 29

Week 4: July 30 – August 5

Week 5: August 6 – August 12

Week 6: August 13- August 19

 

Important Links:
PBS Teacherline: http://www.pbs.org/teacherline/

Library of Congress Exhibitions

Main Library of Congress website

Assignment Checklist

 

 

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Website B.F.F. Library of Congress National Jukebox

Library of Congress: National Jukebox http://www.loc.gov/jukebox/
The Library of Congress presents the National Jukebox, which makes historical sound recordings available to the public free of charge. The Jukebox includes recordings from the extraordinary collections of the Library of Congress Packard Campus for Audio Visual Conservation and other contributing libraries and archives.

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Back to School~Incorporate Podcasts

BacktoSchoolAs you return to school, consider tranferring your printed resources into podcasts.

Here is a podcast by Tremaine Jackson and  Deborah Tarsiewicz explaining the growing popularity of the genre, Steampunk novels. What I like is the transferability of your hardcopy texts to Web 2.0 tools such as Podcasts. As explained in a previous post on podcasts, I like Pod-0-Matic, a free podcast conversion utility.

Give a listen:

Some uses for Podcasts:
website greeting for parents
daily/weekly class annoucement on your website or blog
student projects –poem recitations, stories, biographies, summaries of novels, historical periods, current event
weekly “TeacherTalk” diaglogue starring you and a colleague

General Tips for Podcasts:
keep language concise, direct, and lively
keep podcasts short…less than 4 minutes
add texture with music, sound effects

Great source for Podcasts:
Library of Congress–my personal favorite
Scientific American
iTunes
Podcast Alley
PodOMatic

click here to read more about incorporating social media in your classroom (pdf download)

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