Clif's Notes

Reflecting on Field Trip to an Assembly Line

Our oldest’s class went on a field trip to the Brim’s Snack Foods manufacturing facility to learn about assembly lines and mass production. As both a parent and a teacher I’m very pleased with what he learned from this trip. I assure you he can talk in much greater detail about the processes involved in manufacturing cheese puffs and popcorn than he is able in this short interview. He seems to have absorbed every word, action, machine, procedure, etc. that he heard and observed during their visit. Hahaha!

• Kids Get Creative with AudioBoo
• Creating an AudioBoo: A Quick Demonstration
• 3 Questions with Drew Polly
• 1 Thing to Consider at the Beginning of the Year

One of My Professional Pet Peeves

THINKING OUT LOUD
Episode 008

• What Do You Want in Professional Development?
• Announcing “Thinking Out Loud”
• AudioBoo in the Classroom (Thinking Out Loud #3)
• What Is Your Aim for Classrooms?

What Do You Want in Professional Development?

THINKING OUT LOUD
Episode 007

• One of My Professional Pet Peeves
• AudioBoo in the Classroom (Thinking Out Loud #3)
• Announcing “Thinking Out Loud”
• What Is Your Aim for Classrooms?

1 Thing to Consider at the Beginning of the Year

INTERVIEW WITH
Kristen Logan

Part of the ongoing 1 Thing series.

Show Notes
View the website for Kristen’s teaching team.

• Technology’s IMPACT in the Classroom
• 3 Questions with Drew Polly
• 1 Thing Student Teachers Should Know
• 1 Thing Student Teachers Should Know

Technology’s IMPACT in the Classroom

INTERVIEW WITH
Mindy Macdonald

Show Notes

• View the website for Mindy’s teaching team.
• Connect with Mindy on Twitter.

• 1 Thing to Consider at the Beginning of the Year
• 3 Questions with Drew Polly
• Educational Resources and PLN
• ITM’s Show and Tell

What Is Your Aim for Classrooms?

THINKING OUT LOUD
Episode 005

As many of us head into the classroom to begin another year of learning and fun it seems like a good time to consider our aims for classrooms.

What are your aims for classrooms?

• AudioBoo in the Classroom (Thinking Out Loud #3)
• Announcing “Thinking Out Loud”
• One of My Professional Pet Peeves
• What Do You Want in Professional Development?

3 Questions with Drew Polly

INTERVIEW WITH
Drew Polly

Part of the ongoing 3 Questions series.

• 1 Thing to Consider at the Beginning of the Year
• Write Elected Officials about Educational Technology Funding
• 1 Thing Teachers Should Know about Teaching with Technology
• EBC and NECC Preparations Underway

Kids Get Creative with AudioBoo

In episode 3 of Thinking Out Loud I pondered ways that AudioBoo might be integrated with teaching and learning. I shared a few ideas that sprang to mind and invited you to share your ideas and examples. I want to share a couple of AudioBoos that our two youngest children put together.

It is important to note that these 2 kids are young. They selected their topics, identified the major points that they wanted to share, recorded their interviews without rehearsing, and selected the title and images for their boos. They did this with minimal assistance from me. They learned to use the AudioBoo iphone app, planned their interview, and recorded and published both boos in well under 30 minutes. It was a fun and educational activity for all three of us!

Educational Uses
I encourage you to join me in exploring the potential classroom uses of this technology. Please share your thoughts and examples as text, audio or video comments. Together we learn more!

• AudioBoo: Simple Podcasting from iPhone
• Creating an AudioBoo: A Quick Demonstration
• Bookmarks for 01/17/2010
• Publishing to AudioBoo from a Web Browser

AudioBoo in the Classroom (Thinking Out Loud #3)

THINKING OUT LOUD
Episode 003

• Announcing “Thinking Out Loud”
• What Do You Want in Professional Development?
• One of My Professional Pet Peeves
• Mobile Devices in the Classroom (Thinking Out Loud #4)

Announcing “Thinking Out Loud”

THINKING OUT LOUD
Episode 001

• AudioBoo in the Classroom (Thinking Out Loud #3)
• One of My Professional Pet Peeves
• What Do You Want in Professional Development?
• Mobile Devices in the Classroom (Thinking Out Loud #4)