Podcasting in Education

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List member, Shaun Else,? put together this site on integrating
Podcasting into Education for a Reading course this past winter.
Podcasting is basically the web version of the radio.? Using this simple
technology is just starting to blossom in classrooms around the world.
The website gives an introduction to the topic, samples, curriculum
links, ideas and [...]

Freesound recordings

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Yesterday’s site on sound reminded List Member, Layne, of a very cool
site called ‘freesound’, which is “a collaborative database of Creative
Commons licensed sounds.” There are a ton of source sounds, from
instrument samples to field recordings of anything imaginable, all
uploaded by anyone who wants to contribute, and all available to
incorporate into music [...]

Sounds Amazing

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Kelowna teacher, Sharon Affeld, found this UK site designed to help you
to understand sound and waves.? You can also access acoustic and audio
related web demonstrations and experiments.

The URL:? http://www.acoustics.salford.ac.uk/schools/

National Geographic Society: Printable Posters

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Saddle Lake, Alberta, teacher, Krista Ketsa, wrote me about this NGS site of? full-color posters.? Just pick a poster and download it. Then print, assembleand watch your walls go wild!

The URL:? http://www.nationalgeographic.com/printaposter/

History by the Minute

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Do you remember those TV commercials from about 10 years ago that showed
bits of Canadian history?? My pal, Andy, found a collection of them
online and all the lesson plans are there too!

The URL: http://www.histori.ca/minutes/default.do?page=.index