Podcast

In this weeks blog we were assigned to listen and write about these six different podcasts':

1.ConnectLearning episode90


2. Smartboard Lessons Podcast


3.KidCast


4.EdTechTalk


5. MacBreak Weekly


6. This week in Photography





This was my introduction to Podcast. Like all new things, this process was an adventure. I had some trouble finding the videos, subscribing to them, and then getting them to play but in the end it all worked out and a learned a lot of new things.

I noticed that every podcast was very informative. They each had a specific point that was clearly understood. The EduTechTalk podcast best displayed its point to the listener about how to use google doc's templates.

The Smartboard Lessons Podcast was conducted in a conversationalist style. They used candid talk, music, and jokes to grab the listeners attention. I liked this. It let me become better aware of who the speakers were before they conducted their discussion.


My favorite clip was the Connect Learning episode 90 podcast. It was a discussion about the benefits of podcasting in the education system. Many teachers stated that it would be good to record class debates, lessons, notes, etc. onto the podcast system. One teacher though, thought outside the box and stated that it would be an even better idea to have students interview their teachers, principles, staff, etc. via video podcasting of "vodcasting." KidCast's speaker,Dan Schmit, elaborates on why it is important to get the student involved in video podcasting. He states that when a child participates in video podcasting, he or she will become better aware of their nonverbal communication skills. I believe the is 100% accurate and video podcasting should be used in the schools.

Media rich post

(CNN) -- The Los Angeles coroner has concluded preliminarily that singer Michael Jackson died of an overdose of propofol, a powerful sedative he was given to help him sleep, according to court documents released Monday.

Los Angeles' coroner Dr. Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran reached that preliminary conclusion after reviewing toxicology results carried out on Jackson's blood, according to a search warrant and affidavit unsealed in Houston, Texas.
The affidavit outlines probable cause for search warrants of the offices of doctors who are believed to have treated Jackson.
The Associated Press is quoting a single law enforcement official, who says the L.A. County Coroner has ruled Michael Jackson's death a homicide. The Los Angeles County Coroner's office told CNN they had "no comment" on the report. An LAPD spokesman says the story did not come from their department.
The 32-page warrant said Dr. Conrad Murray, Jackson's personal physician, told a detective that he had been treating Jackson for insomnia for six weeks. Murray said each night he gave Jackson 50 mg of propofol, also known as Diprivan, diluted with the anesthetic lidocaine via an intravenous drip.
Worried that Jackson may have been becoming addicted to the drug, the Houston cardiologist said he attempted to wean him from it, putting together combinations of other drugs that succeeded in helping Jackson sleep during the two nights prior to his death.
But on June 25, other drugs failed to do the job, as he recounted to detectives in an hour-by-hour account that was detailed by detective Orlando Martinez of the Los Angeles Police Department

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Next Generation of Learning

Technology has changed drastically in the last 100 years. Today we have cell phones, computers, personal devices, and much more. Technology is improving our health and life in general. There are machines that detect various diseases and that helps perserve life.

Although school still has lectures, they are becoming more technically advance. Teachers are required to train in computers to become more familiar. School boards are requiring that the students must learn through computers. The class rooms now have digital projecters and smart boards to operate programs such as power points to teach. Students use power point to give speeches.

The importance of creativity

I believe, creativity does dissipate over time. Humanities and art are not embraced in the public school system the way they should be. He is right, their is an hierarchiy of arts. To prove this point, most community colleges only offer art and music appreciation. Universities are usually the only schools that offer theater and dance appreciation. This could be due because introduction classes must be taken by these specific majors.

The speaker has a good point. Kids today that are considered to have "A.D.D" or A.D.H.D. are not allowed to embrace their full creativity. The school systems seem to be press the issue that if a child has an attention problem it needs to be fixed or they will not be able to learn. It would be interesting to see how these children would be today.

Did You Know. 3.0.

The clip, "Did you know. 3.0," explains that technology is today's future. It insinuates, that manual thinking will soon become obsolete. A computer will be able to out think the human brain. The use of social networking sites and search engines are also growing rapidly. This means that technology is making it easy for people to access both their personal and professional life.

Personally, I was in awe of the statistics. The fact that there are billions of people using search engines daily and that the amount of text messages sent and received exceeds the earth's population is simply amazing. People are now becoming dependent upon technology.

First Post

My name is Ashley Thompson. I reside in the city of Foley Alabama. I'm outgoing, motivated person that strives to achieve personal and professional goals. I love animals. I own a yellow belly slider turtle named Einstein and help take care of two cats, Anastasia and Smoky.

Both my mother and father are secondary social sciences majors. My sister is a communications major and uses her skills to teach technology to the little ones at a Christian school in South Bend, Indiana. You can say that we are carrying on the tradition.

I am a junior here at the University of South Alabama majoring in secondary social sciences. My goal is to finish within the next four semesters. I am interested in furthering my education in Psychology. From there, I should have a range of career options.