Tuesday, December 2, 2008

This Concludes the Fall 2008 Semester Podcasts

This concludes our Podcasts for the Fall 2008 Semester. Tune in again next semester. Watch this site for more details.

Watchers and Listeners - How Do We Respond?

<br />John Hardman, John Strange, Keri Ashworth, and Autumn Jordan
John Hardman, John Strange, Keri Ashworth, and Autumn Jordan examine the Strange thesis that students now are listener/watchers and not reader/writers. How accurate is that claim and what reactions should we have to it if it is correct?

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You Tube - For Education?

Joel Graham, Noelle Shipman and Kimberly Kelly
Joel Graham, Noelle Shipman and Kimberly Kelly discuss using You Tube for educational purposes.

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Lessons from Life: The Last Lecture of Randy Pausch

Kelse Volz and Crystal Powell
Kelse Volz and Crystal Powell look at lessons for life that can ber found in "The Last Lecture of Randy Pausch."

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Possibilities for Using Facebook in an Educational Setting

Allison Midgette and Shaundretta Bethel
Allison Midgette and Shaundretta Bethel discuss the possibilities for using Facebook in an educational setting.

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Useful Web Sites for Elementary Teachers

Shyane Fant, Erica Sledge, and Ashley Cleveland
Shyane Fant, Erica Sledge, and Ashley Cleveland take a look at a variety of web sites that could be useful to elementary school teachers.

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Tuesday, November 25, 2008

College of Education Classes and Technology Used in Them

Kathryn Bentley, Kerrie Owens and Hanna Nolan
Kathryn Bentley, Kerrie Owens and Hanna Nolan discuss how technology is used in their classes here at the University of South Alabama.

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Monday, November 24, 2008

What I Learned from Randy Pausch's Last Lecture

Brandy Wimberly, Amanda Bentley and Daniel Griffin 
Brandy Wimberly, Amanda Bentley and Daniel Griffin discuss What they learned from “The Last Lecture of Randy Pausch.”

You can watch Randy's Last Lecture by CLICKING HERE.

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Friday, November 21, 2008

My classes at South: How is technology used in them?

Matthew Cline and Jill Ravette
Matthew Cline and Jill Ravette discuss how technology is used in their classes at the University of South Alabama.

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Thursday, November 20, 2008

Can You Tube Be Used for Educational Purposes?

Adrienne Lynch, Joylyn Reese and Brian Stevens
Adrienne Lynch, Joylyn Reese and Brian Stevens discuss how You Tube might be useful to trachers.

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Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Blogging and Teaching

Rachel Davis, Justin Tullis, and Myrenda Howze
Rachel Davis, Justin Tullis, and Myrenda Howze blogging and how blogs can be used effectively by teachers and students. They also give examples of useful blogs.

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Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Reflections on "The Last Lecture of Randy Pausch"

Bret Kittrell, Jenny Mosley ,Taylor Irvin, and Bree Smith
Bret Kittrell, Jenny Mosley,Taylor Irvin, and Bree Smith discuss what they learned from "The Last Lecture of Randy Pausch."

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Technology Use in University of South Alabama Classes

Lisa Burke, Scarlett Moore and Mandy Sullivan
Lisa Burke, Scarlett Moore and Mandy Sullivan discuss the ways in which technology is used in their classes at the University of South Alabama

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Friday, November 14, 2008

Useful Internet Sites for Elementary Teachers

Rosilyn Harris, Marlena Marsh and Tomeka Washington
Rosilyn Harris, Marlena Marsh and Tomeka Washington have located a number of internet sites for Elementary School Teachers. They review some of these sites and offer suggestions about which are the most useful and why.

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Thursday, November 13, 2008

"The Last Lecture" of Randy Pausch: Lessons Learned

Ginny Grant, Sandi Sadlock, Christina Ardoin,  and Brian O'Gwynn
Ginny Grant, Sandi Sadlock, Christina Ardoin, and Brian O'Gwynn talk about what they learned about teaching and learning from Randy Pausch's "Last Lecture."

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Wednesday, November 12, 2008

iTunes for High School Teachers

Lisa Frye,  Lisha Portis
Lisa Frye, Lisha Portis, and Joshua Andry (not pictured) discuss how iTunes can be useful to high school teachers.

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Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Technology Used in Classrooms in the College of Education

Sara Large and Tina Dillen
Sara Large and Tina Dillen discuss how technology is used in their College of Education classes.

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Monday, November 10, 2008

Blogs and Blogging

Silas Smith, Andrea Williams, and Lashonda Pruitt
Silas Smith, Andrea Williams, and Lashonda Pruitt discuss blogs and blogging and how they can be used in teaching.

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Friday, November 7, 2008

Distant Learning in Alabama: ALEX and ACCESS

Susan Smith, Bridget Thompson-Hall and Angela Minish
Susan Smith, Bridget Thompson-Hall and Angela Minish discuss ALEX and ACCESS, two new programs of the Alabama Department of Education.


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Thursday, November 6, 2008

ALEX and ACCESS: Alabama Distant Learning

Alison Davis, Kellie Brooks and Brooke Elder
Alison Davis, Kellie Brooks and Brooke Elder discuss Alabama's new programs to provide distant learning to high school students. The students discuss how the two programs, called ALEX and ACCESS, work and speculate about how useful these two programs are likely to be.

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Tuesday, November 4, 2008

You Tube as an Educational Tool?

Chris Borchardt and Heather Rogers
Chris Borchardt, Delana Bemis (not pictured), and Heather Rogers discuss whether YouTube be used for educational purposes.

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Experiences with Blogs

Carmen O'Conner, Nikita Reed and Angela Heyer
Carmen O'Conner, Nikita Reed and Angela Heyer share their experiences with blogs and offer suggestions as to how blogs can be used effectively in the classroom.

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Monday, November 3, 2008

Technology Used at the University of South Alabama

Jennifer Harris, Alison Hawes and Amelia Perkins
Jennifer Harris, Alison Hawes and Amelia Perkins discuss how technology is used in their classes at the University of South Alabama.

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Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Blogging Experiences

Rachael Beaty, Keller Leathers, and Joye Wiggins
Rachael Beaty, Keller Weathers, and Joye Wiggins discuss some of the blogs they have found being used in schools in the United States. They provide details about how the blogs are used and how they might be helpful to other teachers using, or planning to use blogs, in their classrooms.

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"Burp Back" Education

Ashley Denson, Sandy Presley and Robyn Terry
Ashley Denson, Sandy Presley and Robyn Terry discuss the pros and cons of "burp back" education.

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Facebook as an Educational Tool?

Theola Hines and Larrica Smith
Theola Hines and Larrica Smith engage in a spirited discussion about Facebook and whether it can and should be used as an educational tool.

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Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Pick of the Day: Useful Internet Sites for Elementary Teachers

Brennan Gibson, Hanna Callais, Ashley Wheeler and Kimberly Dees
Brennan Gibson, Hanna Callais, Ashley Wheeler and Kimberly Dees offer their suggestions about useful web sites and blogs for elementary school teachers.

Their recommendations will be posted shortly.


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Monday, October 27, 2008

Burp Back Education

Patricia Robbins, Megan St. Amant and Courtney Morris
Patricia Robbins, Megan St. Amant and Courtney Morris discuss "burp back education."


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Friday, October 24, 2008

Blogging - Podcast # 2 (#1 of Ms. Averitt's Class)

Ashley Corley, Brooke Busby and Kimberly Pierce

Ashley Corley, Brooke Busby and Kimberly Pierce discuss their experiences in blogging and share their ideas on how blogs can be used in the classroom.

This is the first of 5 podcasts by students in Ms. Averitt's class and the second of 29 podcasts in EDM 310 during the fall semester of 2008.

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Facebook as an Educational Tool? Podcast #1

Danielle Tasker , Stephanie Ellis and Jalisa Mobley
Danielle Tasker , Stephanie Ellis and Jalisa Mobley discuss whether Facebook can be used as an educational tool.

This is the first podcast in a series of 29.

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