PodPeople

Geographic Podcast that students can participate in to win digital postcards. From the "Where in the World" podcast site. Click the link for instructions to participate in the program. If you are looking to get started with a great activity that won't take a lot of work to get off the ground, consider joining our "Where in the World?" podcast project. Texas educator, Anna Adam is coordinating this global geography quizcast for me. Listeners can use geography and deduction skills to use the clues and discover the exact location. An email is given at the end of every posting, so you can email them with your guess. If you guess correctly, you'll get a postcard back from the producers!

Many podcast series based on their award winning programs - great for all areas of Social Studies. PBS Includes the following podcasts - plus many more - see their website for a complete listing and descriptions: Frontline World, The War (video), The American Experience,Nature, Vote 2008, Nightly Business Report: Money File, Washington Week

Good resources for geography and cultures National Geographic currently has three active podcasts. If you do a search in iTunes you can also access some of their past podcasts series including Atmosheres which is great for a warm up activity.

LearnOutLoud.com \nExcellent resource for all Social Studies classes \nLearnOutLoud.com is home to Great Speeches in History podcast and many others that use original documents in audio format.\n\nIncludes:\n\nGreat Speeches in History\nThe Founding Documents Podcast\nLearnOutLoud's Biography Podcast - focuses on famous people throughout history\nU.S. Presidents Podcast\nWealth Wisdom Podcast

Includes interviews with historians and actors playing the part of historic figures \nFrom the site.... \n\nThese audio files feature special interviews and photos available only to our Web users. Listen to standard mp3 files or enhanced podcasts with images on your computer or MP3 player. (Quicktime or Windows Media Player are recommended)\n\nLloyd Dobyns is your host as you go "behind the scenes" to meet interpreters, chefs, tradesmen, musicians, historians, curators, and more. \n\n \n\nItems can be searched by date or by category. Enhanced audio podcasts. \n