Some of you may know that I am a webcaster on EdTechTalk. I met my two co-hosts when we were in Webcast Academy, an online, informal course which introduced us to the possibilities of webcasting. The three of us, one from Michigan, another from Long Island, NY and I,  have a monthly show where we interview educators from around the world. Recent guests have included David Warlick, Ben Papell and Steve Muth (the founders of VoiceThread), and Wesley Fryer, an educator who is very involved in the K12 Online Conference as well as a new project, StoryChasers.

You can find out more by visiting our blog: http://teachersaretalking.blogspot.com/

Upcoming guests include: Kristen Hokansen (who specializes in copyright issues in the US as a librarian) on December 18 and Helen Barrett (portfolios) on January 15 – both at 7:30 pm

How do you listen to a webcast from EdTechTalk? During shows, listeners can use any common media player (i.e. Windows Media Player, Real Player, or iTunes) to listen to the discussion and use the chat room to make comments and ask questions. The show is located at: http://edtechtalk.com/ Just click on Participate Live, chose the icon for the player you want to use to listen and the audio should start streaming. You can Login to the chat to add your comments.

If you want to listen to past shows, go to http://edtechtalk.com/ On the left is a list of shows. Click on Teachers Are Talking and you will be able to download the shows. Or – go our blog for links to specific episodes.

Why do I webcast? It gives me the opportunity to meet, “virtually”,  people I wouldn’t otherwise have access to. I have a monthly opportunity to learn, discuss and share with fellow educators. It has put me in touch with a virtual learning network of educators who keep me informed, share ideas, discoveries as well as personal stories. It makes me risk (though in a supportive community), something I keep telling teachers they need to learn to do. It makes me try on a role I don’t usually take. Hope to see you in the chatroom at one of our webcasts.

Susan

Crossposted to Reflexions

I’ve taken some time to get back to reading blogs and was really struck by Kathy Cassidy’s blog. She really shares important aspects of blogging with young children. In this entry she talks about how she dealt with the first inappropriate comment received by one of her students (she was able to moderate it before the student saw it). And here she shares the list created by another blogger just starting out. The new blogger, Sheryl Forsman, created a list of why and in what ways she wanted to use her class blog.

Whether you have been blogging for a while or just thinking about it, these posts are worth reading.

I’ll share more gems as I find them.

Susan