Discussion on podacasting in the classroom-why to do it.

Some podcasting ideas

Article discussing Print vs Tablet reading. I think it fits in well with this weeks articles and discussion on use of technology. Does reading print/tablet impact students? Here is one interesting case study.

At work today a coworker was discussing how his child is able to "get out of math class" and attend extra hours of art! Wow! How is that possible? His child is excelling in math right now, so is able to complete unit tests if he does suffcient, he can skip out on class. I thought about how this child though may really enjoy art could benefit from curriculum compacting and enrichment. Maybe his art project could incorporate math to some extent. This site discusses curriculum compacting.

WebQuests are a great learning tool! Enjoy this site, it provides a strong framework of what WebQuests are and how to use them. There are even examples WebQuests.