Thing 19: Video!

What a wealth of videos are available–from the “sometimes-needs-to-be-filtered” YouTube to the amazing TeacherTube! Although I found a number of YouTube videos which would be helpful, such as Slave Catchers and Resistors and Crime and Punishment in Colonial America, the hassle of getting these videos into a format that I can use in my classroom [...]

Thing 18: My Podcast

…And now, the podcast you’ve all been waiting for: Podcasting in Language Arts! Grab the popcorn!

Thing 17: Podcasting

I am a confirmed visual learner. I need to listen carefully to audiovisual presentations, and audio only presentations are a struggle for me. Thus, I am a bit reserved about podcasting.
In exploring the directories, I felt the greatest success with the NPR Podcast Directory, where I found The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow, and [...]