BONUS EPISODE! Mark and Kathy bring a little bit of the NECC conference to all our listeners. In this episode we interview Dr. George Perera who will presenting his research about teacher professional development in educational technology at the conference on Monday. His topic is "Capabilities of Technology Coupled with Specific Instructional Methods and Objectives" Teachers as learners and learners as teachers AND reserachers! Our guest is a graduate of our PHD program at Fordham Graduate School of Education. Announcements in this episode about 3rd Annual - great prizes and extension to July 30! Also details for the NECC MEETUPS on June 30. Don't miss this BONUS episode- bringing NECC to you- if you are able to travel there or not. You are the first to learn that McGraw-Hill Education has partnered with us to sponsor our 3rd annual Podcast contest in order to recognize teacher achievement and provide tremendous prizes for our winners. More details about the Podcast Contest (JULY 30), and TTPOD Meet-UP at ISTE NECC 2008 (June 30) www.teacherspodcast.org. The 3rd Annual Best Educational Podcast Contest -more details http://teacherspodcast.org/contest-2008/ Live from the Teaching capital of the world! Mark and Kathy's book, Podcasting for Teachers, Reminder- don't miss the opportunity to join in the dialogue: the Facebook group for TTPOD is always busy! Check out the link, give us a call - or let us call you- come to the website to find out more. Blog, phone, email, poke us! Make us the center of YOUR ed tech Universe: www.teacherspodcast.org. A new generation of EdTech professional development. Contact us at teacherspodcast@gmail.com or comment at the website/blog. We appreciate our great audience and fans - we are here for you as The Teachers' Podcast. More Ed Tech You Can Always Use Today and Tomorrow. Message line: 201-693-4935. Produced and copyrighted by Transformation Education LLC, Gura and King, 2007-2008. Let us know your teaching and learning needs- Mark and Kathy.

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Join us in the garden studio of the Teachers' Podcast for resources and HOT announcements. Kathy and Mark gather on a hot summer day to share advances in podcasting, art and technology for our schools exclusively for their podcast audience. You are the first to learn that McGraw-Hill Education has partnered with us to sponsor our 3rd annual Podcast contest in order to recognize teacher achievement and provide tremendous prizes for our winners. Virtual schools and virtualization also top our discussion as examine current trends and advances in technology for school implementation and reach.Then the focus turns to opportunities for Art and Design in the world of Web 2.0 and how it reaches into the lives of learners and learning in ways we never could have before. Mark shares insight from his newest book- and we are the first to get the inside look of this newest ISTE publication: released just this week. More details about the Podcast Contest, and TTPOD Meet-UP at ISTE NECC 2008 (June 30) www.teacherspodcast.org. The 3rd Annual Best Educational Podcast Contest -more details http://teacherspodcast.org/contest-2008/ Live from the Learning capital of the world! Mark and Kathy's book, Podcasting for Teachers, Reminder- don't miss the opportunity to join in the dialogue: the Facebook group for TTPOD is always busy! Check out the link, give us a call - or let us call you- come to the website to find out more. Blog, phone, email, poke us! Make us the center of YOUR ed tech Universe: www.teacherspodcast.org. A new generation ofEdTech professional development. Contact us at teacherspodcast@gmail.com or comment at the website/blog. We appreciate our great audience and fans - we are here for you as The Teachers' Podcast. More Ed Tech You Can Always Use Today and Tomorrow. Message line: 201-693-4935. Produced and copyrighted by Transformation Education LLC, Gura and King, 2007-2008. Let us know your teaching and learning needs- Mark and Kathy.

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Summer is a time of celebration and refreshment and this episode provides plenty to celebrate, reflect and USE! Calls for celebration and activity include-invitation to join Kathy and Mark for allISTE-SIGHC sorts of discussions and fun at the ISTE NECC Conference, articles written by Kathy and Mark in separate publications about podcasting in higher ed classrooms-(what really does happen in Kathy's classes?), and a roundup of mini laptops by Mark in Converge.Abundant resources, hot news right off the press and a wonderful one-of-kind resource reviewed by your hosts. Check out what the episode has in store for you. More details about the Podcast Contest, and TTPOD Meet-UP at ISTE NECC 2008 (June/July) www.teacherspodcast.org. The 3rd Annual Best Educational Podcast Contest -more details http://teacherspodcast.org/contest-2008/ Live from the Learning capital of the world! Mark and Kathy's book, Podcasting for Teachers, Reminder- don't miss the opportunity to join in the dialogue: the Facebook group for TTPOD is always busy! Check out the link, give us a call - or let us call you- come to the website to find out more. Blog, phone, email, poke us! Make us the center of YOUR ed tech Universe: www.teacherspodcast.org. A new generation ofEdTech professional development. Contact us at teacherspodcast@gmail.com or comment at the website/blog. We appreciate our great audience and fans - we are here for you as The Teachers' Podcast. More Ed Tech You Can Always Use Today and Tomorrow. Message line: 201-693-4935. Produced and copyrighted by Transformation Education LLC, Gura and King, 2007-2008. Let us know your teaching and learning needs- Mark and Kathy.

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Improving learning with a multimedia extravaganza from Kathy and Mark. Audio Books, Audible Kids, and LibriVox, the FLIP video camera and always resources, resources, resources! Topnotch articles demonstrating new media for learning advancement, use in classrooms and more. Adaptable tool for admin and tech support! Product reviews: Spiceworks and Flip. Triple-crown of announcements in this episode include the launch of Talking Financial Literacy Podcast (www.talkingfinlit.org), more details about the Podcast Contest, and TTPOD Meet-UP at ISTE NECC 2008 (June/July) www.teacherspodcast.org. The 3rd Annual Best Educational Podcast Contest -more details http://teacherspodcast.org/contest-2008/ Live from the technology capital of the world! Mark and Kathy's book, Podcasting for Teachers, Reminder- don't miss the opportunity to join in the dialogue: the Facebook group for TTPOD is always busy! Check out the link, give us a call - or let us call you- come to the website to find out more. Blog, phone, email, poke us! Make us the center of YOUR ed tech Universe: www.teacherspodcast.org. A new generation ofEdTech professional development. Contact us at teacherspodcast@gmail.com or comment at the website/blog. We appreciate our great audience and fans - we are here for you as The Teachers' Podcast. More Ed Tech You Can Always Use Today and Tomorrow. Message line: 201-693-4935. Produced and copyrighted by Transformation Education LLC, Gura and King, 2007-2008. Let us know your teaching and learning needs- Mark and Kathy. One for the Road: Join us on the Ed Tech Journey of Discovery!

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NOW for something completely different! A special version of Mark and Kathy's keynote for Tech Teacher Professional Day. SPECIAL FEATURES include: Go to our website to watch the PDF version of this presentation while you listen! Join us as we share key resources, insights and suggestions with teachers around the world! Fabulous announcements in this episode include the launch of Talking Financial Literacy Podcast (www.talkingfinlit.org), more details about the Podcast Contest, AND TTPOD Meet-UP at ISTE NECC 2008 (June/July) Newsflash- join us in theFacebook group for TTPOD - check out the link. And give us a call - or let us call you- come to the website to see. Make us the center of YOUR ed tech Universe: www.teacherspodcast.org. A new generation ofEd Tech professional development. Contact us at teacherspodcast@gmail.com or comment at the website/blog. We appreciate our great audience and fans.More Ed Tech You Can Always Use Today and Tomorrow. Message line: 201-693-4935. Produced and copyrighted by Transformation Education LLC, Gura and King, 2007-2008. Let us know your teaching and learning needs- Mark and Kathy.

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Classroom Device Excitement, The New Generation of Student Laptops; Best Education Podcast Contest Announced; A Block Buster Trend. In this episode news about HPs new laptop, Intels Classmate PC, The One Laptop Per Child project's XO, AND Innovations for Learning's TeacherMate. Visit website for details of 3rd Annual Best Education Podcast Contest form TTPOD! 3 awards- one each in 3 categories. Deadline July 5, 2008 Email submissions to teacherspodcastawards@gmail.com Update on Facebook happenings with Teachers Podcast. Free Adobe resource for graphic editing and organization. Check out our Podcasting for Teachers Book info and Mark's ISTE book coming out in July. Complete info always at www.teacherspodcast.org. Contact us at teacherspodcast@gmail.com or comment at the website/blog. We appreciate our great audience and fans as we provide them with More Ed Tech You Can Always Use Today and Tomorrow. Telephone message line: 201-693-4935. Produced and copyrighted by Transformation Education LLC, Gura and King, 2007-2008. Let us know your teaching and learning needs.

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Discussion and update on Second Life, short takes from Oprah's Book Club to Throwing Home Schooling Parents in Prison, Getting Our Heads Straight about SCIENCE Education, a review of S Suite's FIFTH ELEMENT free Office Suite, and a free Fair Use Check List. Another 21st century learning episode is packed with not-to-be-missed help for the educator who wants to be in the know! A new generation ofEdTech professional development. Contact us at teacherspodcast@gmail.com or comment at the website/blog. We appreciate our great audience and fans as we provide them with More Ed Tech You Can Always Use Today and Tomorrow. Telephone message line: 201-693-4935. Produced and copyrighted by Transformation Education LLC, Gura and King, 2007-2008. Let us know your teaching and learning needs.

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Kathy and Mark reach deep into resources, news and happenings among math education, the Teachers Podcast family, and the Podcasting for Teachers book by your cohosts. Updates on subnotebooks computers, news items, Laptop Cabana product review, listener productions, teaching and learning abounds, math debates, rants and hosts of math celebration and resources. Another 21st century learning episode is packed with not-to-be-missed help for the educator who wants to be in the know! Newsflash- join us in theFacebook group for TTPOD - check out the link. And give us a call - or let us call you- come to the website to see. Make us the center of YOUR ed tech Universe: www.teacherspodcast.org. A new generation ofEdTech professional development. Contact us at teacherspodcast@gmail.com or comment at the website/blog. We appreciate our great audience and fans. More Ed Tech You Can Always Use Today and Tomorrow. Message line: 201-693-4935. Produced and copyrighted by Transformation Education LLC, Gura and King, 2007-2008. Let us know your teaching and learning needs.

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Another blockbuster episode as Mark and Kathy provide shocking, revealing, and exciting possibilities of technology uses for curricular needs! From NCLB roundup of headlines to a score of product reviews this episode is packed with not-to-be-missed help for the educator who wants to be in the know! Check out the latest aboutFacebook news with TTPOD and plenty of comments from the podcast family. Google Docs changing Kathy's life? Virginia to leave NLCB funding behind? Mark's technology affinity has shifted away form the Mac Airbook ? A new mini notebook on the scene? These and many more questions to be answered in this revealing episode of The Teacher's Podcast. Newsflash- join us in theFacebook group for TTPOD - check out the link. And give us a call - or let us call you- come to the website to see. Make us the center of YOUR ed tech Universe: www.teacherspodcast.org. A new generation ofEdTech professional development. Contact us at teacherspodcast@gmail.com or comment at the website/blog. We appreciate our great audience and fans.More Ed Tech You Can Always Use Today and Tomorrow. Message line: 201-693-4935. Produced and copyrighted by Transformation Education LLC, Gura and King, 2007-2008. Let us know your teaching and learning needs- Mark and Kathy.

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Kathy and Mark scan the online education horizon and garner a bevy of resources from listeners and publications. This episode also includes a not-to-be-missed product review of the Edirol R09 recorder and great discussion of the peer learning in classrooms a la King. Newsflash- join us in the Facebook group for TTPOD - check out the link (http://fordham.facebook.com/group.php?gid=9953658948),a Converge article about podcasting and much more. Make us the center of YOUR ed tech Universe: www.teacherspodcast.org. Welcome to the revolution with a new generation of EdTech professional development. Contact us at teacherspodcast@gmail.com, comment at the website/blog, or join the discussion and group in FB. We appreciate our great audience and fans- we are here for you as The Teachers' Podcast. More Ed Tech You Can Always Use Today and Tomorrow. Produced and copyrighted by Transformation Education LLC, Gura and King, 2007-2008. Let us know your teaching and learning needs- Mark and Kathy.

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From Oprah and Frontline to Black History month, this episode is overflowing and quick-paced. Mark and Kathy provide a invaluable episode for educators and parents-from insights and debate about the PBS Frontline broadcast Growing Up Online, to audio, video, web sites and piror recordings for Black History Month. Check out episode 10: sure to be a favorite with listeners. Macbook Air dominates the tech media- check out the links; then send in your comments as the debate breaks out in TTPOD's next episode! Make us the center of YOUR ed tech Universe: www.teacherspodcast.org. A new generation of EdTech professional development. Contact us at teacherspodcast@gmail.com or comment at the website/blog. We appreciate our great audience and fans. Welcome to the Revolution.Produced and copyrighted by Transformation Education LLC, Gura and King, (2007-2008) Let us know your teaching and learning needs- Mark and Kathy.

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As requested by listeners, this episode of The Teachers Podcast focuses on Adult Learning and particularly approaching professional development for teachers through the philosophy and practices developed by the Adult Learning community. As always, we present a raft of news articles (this week covering stories from Alabama to Japan, Britain, and beyond). Listeners respond and we share the wealth with you! Resources include a brand new- just for our listeners- adult learning and professional development resource by Dr King of resources, links, associations, journals and much much more, Robocup Jr, Simon's Blog, UK research about social media and teens and more. Ed-Tech you can use today and every day. Make us the center of YOUR ed tech Universe: www.teacherspodcast.org. A new generation of EdTech professional development. Contact us at teacherspodcast@gmail.com, leave comments at the website/blog on the website. We appreciate our great audience and fans - we are here for you as The Teachers' Podcast. More Ed Tech You Can Always Use Today and Tomorrow. Produced and copyrighted by Transformation Education LLC, Gura and King, (2007-2008) Preview included of some of our next episodes also in response to listeners' requests and Black History month! Let us know your teaching and learning needs- Mark and Kathy.

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The Teacher's Podcast New Year Episode! Sharing the exciting of the new year- Kathy and Mark podcast on New Year's eve providing a bevy of information and resources for our Teacher's Podcast family of listeners. Join in the fun from "party central" and our self-acclaimed Ed Tech Capitol of the World as we share views, news and reviews for teachers to use everyday! This episode includes a new view on Kindle and e-books, an abundance of RESOURCES including BrainReady Braincasts, and reviews of Otter Box's case for the iPod Video, iPhone, and H2O Headphones to reach students. Other highlights for our ed tech feast and to power our dreams of good news throughout the year include the 2007 holiday e-greeting frenzy; meta resources, free virtual robotic kits, educational freeware and powerful math games. Make us the center of YOUR ed tech Universe: www.teacherspodcast.org. A new generation of EdTech professional development. Contact us at teacherspodcast@gmail.com, or leave comments at the website/blog on the website. We appreciate our great audience and fans - we are here for you as The Teachers' Podcast. More Ed Tech You Can Always Use Today and Tomorrow. Produced and copyrighted by Transformation Education LLC, Gura and King, (2007-2008)

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Literacy, Learning, Resources, Tech Tips and Comments from Listeners! Updates on the travels of Mark across China and Kathy to a conference where she energized a standing room only crowd about New Media to reach students. Plenty of news from our listeners: Greg in Hawaii, Joselyn in NC and Gord in Canada! Voices of the World project by Mrs. Tonner of Scotland: you have to catch and explore this one with the bevy of resources! Terrific round up of resources on social networking, articles and news items spanning debated topics in literacy, robots and penmanship? Rant on! Make us YOUR center of YOUR Ed Tech Universe: www.teacherspodcast.org. A new generation of Ed Tech professional development. Contact us at teacherspodcast@gmail.com Produced and copyrighted by Transformation Education LLC, Gura and King,(2007)

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New Literacies. New ways of being literate with plenty of teaching and student resources. What more could we want for a feature-packed and fabulous episode? Live from the Media Literacy Capital of the world! Welcome to the digital era, literate beings. And PLEASE help Save the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus :) This week The Teachers Podcast covers a raft of items focusing and reflecting on the ways reading, literacy (and learning and teaching aimed at them) are ever evolving in the face of proliferating digital technology and the way it changes human intellectual activity !! From Nasa to Web Wisdom resources, to Tech Knowledge by SRA and McGraw Hill to Reading Rockets and the Financial Aid Podcast- this is the place to be. We wnat to show you the money and show you the limelight of iTunes! Make us your the center of YOUR ed tech Universe : www.teacherspodcast.org. A new generation of EdTech professional development. Contact us at teacherspodcast@gmail.com or comment at the website/blog OR leave a message with MyChingo on the website. We appreciate our great audience and fans - we are here for you as The Teachers' Podcast. More Ed Tech You Can Always Use Today and Tomorrow. Our feed is www.teacherspodcast.org/feed.xml Produced and copyrighted by Transformation Education LLC, Gura and King,(2007)

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You have to hear this episode! Resources, classroom ideas and inspiration all in one neat little package from Mark and Kathy to you! Live from the gaming capital of the world. Now would that be Virtual Shanghai? or Virtual Denmark? A bevy of items on Gaming, Gaming and ESL, etc. Also, a GREAT resource that gives a startling model of game-inspired learning in the area of science and citizenship. No SciFi here, Presenting Tiro, the robot teacher who really made it into a classroom! And yes, those are real classrooms using iPods by the hundreds (wayta go, New Joysie!). By the way "Fremd Sprachen und Nueu Medien" means "Foreign Language and New Media" in Danish (or something like that) according to Babelfish Zune revelations coming Nov 13, Collaboration at playdecide.org new dimensions of gaming- don't miss this exciting episode filled with resources, inspiring discussion and lots of classroom ideas. Make us your the center of YOUR ed tech Universe: www.teacherspodcast.org. A new generation of EdTech professional development. Contact us at teacherspodcast@gmail.com or comment at the website/blog OR leave a message with MyChingo on the website. We appreciate our great audience and fans - we are here for you as The Teachers' Podcast. More Ed Tech You Can Always Use Today and Tomorrow. Our feed is www.teacherspodcast.org/feed.xml Produced and copyrighted by Transformation Education LLC, Gura and King, (2007)

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Welcome to The Teachers Podcast Episode 4 Science and Social Networking from Sputnik to Smart Phones for Students. Live from New Jersey, your local satellite, and as always www.teacherspodcast.org. a new generation of EdTech professional development. Myspace to Microsoft; Cell phones to MyChingo ringing with listener comments; Firefly, Wherifone and TicTalk to slimmed down Treos; virtual Smithsonian, Scholastic Bookflix to webkins! This week a constellation of resources: news articles on Sputnik's 50th anniversary, Smart Phones for Students, Computerized Testing of Higher Order Thinking Skills?, Social Networking Abounds, free online data storage from Microsoft, the Smithsonian's new Virtual African American History Museum: all part of the conversation of EdTech you can use! This innovative production is a New Generation of Ed Tech PD: News, views, research and resources you can use are featured in every episode of The Teachers Podcast. The popular podcasting team of Mark Gura and Dr. Kathy King are teachers, ed tech experts, authors and professors. This is PD which includes fun, abundant resources and crisp insight from the perspective of what you can use today and tomorrow. Make www.teacherspodcast.org your new home for educational resources and pd. Email: teacherspodcast@gmail.com The Teachers Podcast is supported and copyrighted by Transformation Education LLC, King and Gura an innovative education team. (2007)

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The Directors' Commentary and insights from the PNME Expo- PD on Demand-Your Front Row Seat!teacherspodcast@gmail.com, Check out this innovative feature as we bring you the best of the conference. Guest spots by Dan Bach, of Dan's Mathcast, and Dr Joselyn Todd. Don't miss the latest about Nokia developments with podcasting, ed tech and podcasting and Ask a NInja? A New Generation of Ed Tech PD: News, views, research and resources you can use are featured in every episode of The Teachers Podcast. The popular podcasting team of Mark Gura and Dr. Kathy King are teachers, ed tech experts, authors and professors. This is PD which includes fun, abundant resources and crisp insight from the perspective of what you can use today and tomorrow. Make www.teacherspodcast.org your new home for educational resources and pd. Email: teacherspodcast@gmail.com The Teachers Podcast is supported and copyrighted by Transformation Education LLC, King and Gura an innovative education team. (2007)

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21st Century Learning, Zeno, Learning not Plaigirism and Resources, teacherspodcast@gmail.com, A New Generation of Ed Tech PD: News, views, research and resources you can use are featured in every episode of The Teachers Podcast. The popular podcasting team of Mark Gura and Dr. Kathy King are teachers, ed tech experts, authors and professors. This is PD which includes fun, abundant resources and crisp insight from the perspective of what you can use today and tomorrow. Make www.teacherspodcast.org your new home for educational resources and pd. Email: teacherspodcast@gmail.com The Teachers Podcast is supported and copyrighted by Transformation Education LLC, King and Gura an innovative education team. (2007)

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A New Generation of Ed Tech Professional Development for Educators is Here! News, views, research and resources you can use are featured in every episode of The Teachers Podcast. The popular podcasting team of Mark Gura and Dr. Kathy King are teachers, ed tech experts, authors and professors. Note that this is not your usual podcast, nor PD experience. Instead it includes fun, abundant resources and crisp insight from the perspective of what you can use today and tomorrow. Make www.teacherspodcast.org your new home for educational resources and pd. Email: teacherspodcast@gmail.com The Teachers Podcast is supported and copyrighted by Transformation Education LLC, King and Gura an innovative education team. (2007)

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After an unexpected podcasting hiatus, this week Mark and Kathy find themselves immersed in a world of educational opportunities defined by digital video. The timing is perfect for reflecting on changes in the intellectual/educational environment as they share their plans for how they'll change their podcasting activities, deepening and enriching them with major changes soon to come! Announcing the birth of a new generation of ed tech pd on demand: The Teachers'Podcast at www.teacherspodcast.org with your favorite cohosts. The Companion book for Mark and Kathy's podcast: Podcasting for Teachers by Mark Gura and Dr. King is published by Information Age Publishing. PFT recommends ordering this book directly from Information Age for the best service! www.infoagepub.com. Please take the PFT survey and you will have a chance to win a handheld digital recorder! Time is running out http://www.retc.fordham.edu/pftdata/pftsurvey.asp OR at our website click SURVEY. Have YOU left your mark on the PFT Frappr map? Tune in to your favorite weekly podcast with More Ed Tech You Can Use. Check the www.podcastforteachers.org website for all resources, articles and links at http://www.podcastforteachers.org and resources Email podcastforteachers@gmail.com PFT's name and content is developed, produced and copyrighted (p) by Fordham University, King and Gura 2006-2007. All rights reserved. Our sponsors include Fordham's master's in adult education and HRD online degree program www.fordham.edu/gse/aded, www.TransformationEducation.com, and Libsyn.com

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Enjoy episode 101- we are heading on 1 week vacations and will be back with year 3 on 9/3/07. There is plenty to catch up on! In this episode...Illustration and Storyboarding to promote literacy learning, "pinging" your blog, and using technology to ferret out those dead links in school and teacher websites. This week Mark and Kathy find themselves in a productive, late august, dog day brain space - a place somewhere between hunkering down to real work and sitting on the porch spitting watermelon seeds. With one foot still firmly planted in summer vacation and the other in thoughts about the coming school year, they take one last dip in the pool, kicking up heady reflections on Ed Tech and sharing some their favorite, easiest to use, and most significant, free resources. Catch the mood while it lasts. Next stop will be a back-to-school rally of renewed energy and new (school) year's resolutions. And don't miss out on our OTTERBOX Raffle. The Companion book for Mark and Kathy's podcast: Podcasting for Teachers by Mark Gura and Dr. King is published by Information Age Publishing. PFT recommends ordering this book directly from Information Age for the best service! www.infoagepub.com. Please take the PFT survey and you will have a chance to win a handheld digital recorder! Time is running out http://www.retc.fordham.edu/pftdata/pftsurvey.asp OR at our website click SURVEY. Have YOU left your mark on the PFT Frappr map? Tune in to your favorite weekly podcast with More Ed Tech You Can Use. Check the www.podcastforteachers.org website for all resources, articles and links at http://www.podcastforteachers.org and resources Email podcastforteachers@gmail.com PFT's name and content is developed, produced and copyrighted (p) by Fordham University, King and Gura, 2006-2007. All rights reserved. Our sponsors include Fordham's master's in adult education and HRD online degree program www.fordham.edu/gse/aded, www.TransformationEducation.com, and Libsyn.com

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Marking a major milestone, Kathy and Mark take a victory lap to luxuriate in ruminations about having put 100 (count 'em) episodes of PFT out into the world. Listen as they review the roller coaster ups and downs of taking a brand new technology out for a professional spin. Now, 100 episodes, 3 million+ downloads, and a raft of cyber bruises, awards, interviews, 'ah ha's, revelations, and gray hairs later, what's been learned, gained, experienced and remains to be achieved? (or something like that:) Items discussed this week include: NCLB, Podcasting on the go and changing school culture, blogs, wikis, YouTube parody, fun resources and plenty of digging deeper ed tech resources from both Mark and Kathy. Including introduction of the PFT mascots as they eagerly await the birthday cake 100th episode? You can hear their antics at times. And don't miss out on our OTTERBOX Raffle. The Companion book for Mark and Kathy's podcast: Podcasting for Teachers by Mark Gura and Dr. King is published by Information Age Publishing. PFT recommends ordering this book directly from Information Age for the best service! www.infoagepub.com. Please take the PFT survey and you will have a chance to win a handheld digital recorder! Time is running out http://www.retc.fordham.edu/pftdata/pftsurvey.asp OR at our website click SURVEY. Have YOU left your mark on the PFT Frappr map? Tune in to your favorite weekly podcast with More Ed Tech You Can Use. Check the www.podcastforteachers.org website for all resources, articles and links at http://www.podcastforteachers.org and resources Email podcastforteachers@gmail.com PFT's name and content is developed, produced and copyrighted (p) by Fordham University, King and Gura, 2006-2007. All rights reserved. Our sponsors include Fordham's master's in adult education and HRD online degree program www.fordham.edu/gse/aded, www.TransformationEducation.com, Libsyn.com and Learningtimes.net

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New raffle this week and Mark and Kathy share lots and lots of informative bloggin' fun: enjoying listener and colleague blogs, creating blogs, and reflecting on the 'how to' and value of blogs for teachers. No 'blog fading" here! Gain some PFT power a la Google! A host of PFT Spotlight from our PFT Listeners. News items this week include Martha Stewart advising geeks; YouTube and the Democratic debates, and the new generation of the 100 dollar laptop the XO- up close and personal from Mark. See PFT website for Otterbox raffle. Special PFT Summer advice: back up your blogs and other content before the Internet Crashes! PFT Geek of the Week: Martha Stewart (No Kidding!). "it's a good (and tech rich) thing!" Oh, and to round out the fun, YouTube alters the course of human existence, too :) Companion blog for Mark and Kathy's classroom robotics book: a new robotics blog (classroomrobotics.blogspot.com); the Classroom Robotics BOOK by Mark Gura and Dr. King is published by Information Age Publishing. PFT recommends ordering this book directly from Information Age for the best service! www.infoagepub.com. Please take the PFT survey and you will have a chance to win a handheld digital recorder! Time is running out http://www.retc.fordham.edu/pftdata/pftsurvey.asp OR at our website click SURVEY. Have YOU left your mark on the PFT Frappr map? Tune in to your favorite weekly podcast with More Ed Tech You Can Use. Check the www.podcastforteachers.org website for all resources, articles and links at http://www.podcastforteachers.org and resources Email podcastforteachers@gmail.com PFT's name and content is developed, produced and copyrighted (p) by Fordham University, King and Gura, 2006-2007. All rights reserved. Our sponsors include Fordham's master's in adult education and HRD online degree program www.fordham.edu/gse/aded, www.TransformationEducation.com, Libsyn.com and Learningtimes.net

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This week Kathy and Mark paddle out further, exploring the deep end of the virtual pool: sampling more inspirational flotsam from the exhibit floor of NECC, and finally reaching the shore of Second Life's educational islands. Discussions and resources in this episode include Second Life, findings from the NECC Conference floor such as One2OneMate, Education City, Thinkfinity.org, Adora Svitak (tech using 9 year old published author), Sharology/Nicholas, Foundation Pokemon Learning League, (Tabula Digita) Dimension Multiplayer Educational Game Tournament Program AND GIF animator. Don't miss the amazing resources discussed and packed into this episode. Companion blog for Mark and Kathy's classroom robotics book: a new robotics blog (classroomrobotics.blogspot.com); the Classroom Robotics BOOK by Mark Gura and Dr. King is published by Information Age Publishing. PFT recommends ordering this book directly from Information Age for the best service! www.infoagepub.com. Please take the PFT survey and you will have a chance to win a handheld digital recorder! Time is running out. http://www.retc.fordham.edu/pftdata/pftsurvey.asp OR at our website click SURVEY. Have YOU left your mark on the PFT Frappr map? Tune in to your favorite weekly podcast with More Ed Tech You Can Use. Check the www.podcastforteachers.org website for all resources, articles and links at http://www.podcastforteachers.org and resources Email podcastforteachers@gmail.com PFT's name and content is developed, produced and copyrighted (p) by Fordham University, King and Gura, 2006-2007. All rights reserved. Our sponsors include Fordham's master's in adult education and HRD online degree program www.fordham.edu/gse/aded, www.TransformationEducation.com, Libsyn.com and Learningtimes.net

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Don't miss an awesome episode from Kathy and Mark as they not only continue to give you the run down on their scouting of resources at NECC, but provide terrific summer PD for the PFT family. Mark and Kathy run down items that reached out from behind the vendor booths and grabbed their attention: the good, the sad, and the mediocre. JPG? GIF? The rules are made to be probed as all teachers become art integrating teachers and all classrooms transform into art rooms through the use of user friendly, free tech resources. And what about that new blog, CLASSROOM ROBOTICS? Media Literacy, New Resource Announcement (re: Classroom Robotics), the Skinny on Integrating Art and Technology in All Subjects, Otter Box Review and More. From Google's Picasa, to open source GIMP, ArtRage, SRA Science Photo Library, SRA Tech Knowledge, Quark Xpress, and the National Center for Women in Information Technology to a new robotics blog (classroomrobotics.blogspot.com), don't miss the amazing resources discussed and packed into this episode. The Classroom Robotics BOOK by Mark Gura and Dr. King is published by Information Age Publishing. PFT recommends ordering this book directly from Information Age for the best service! www.infoagepub.com. Please take the PFT survey and you will have a chance to win a handheld digital recorder! Time is running out. http://www.retc.fordham.edu/pftdata/pftsurvey.asp OR at our website click SURVEY. Have YOU left your mark on the PFT Frappr map? Tune in to your favorite weekly podcast with More Ed Tech You Can Use. Check the www.podcastforteachers.org website for all resources, articles and links at http://www.podcastforteachers.org and resources Email podcastforteachers@gmail.com PFT's name and content is developed, produced and copyrighted (p) by Fordham University, King and Gura, 2006-2007. All rights reserved. Our sponsors include Fordham's master's in adult education and HRD online degree program www.fordham.edu/gse/aded, www.TransformationEducation.com, Libsyn.com and Learningtimes.net

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This week Kathy and Mark mine their cranial memory centers, recapitulating the excitement and significance of NECC. With so much to remember and celebrate about this past June's awesome gathering in Atlanta, they distill their impressions, experiences, and ah ha's down to an intoxicating blend of high spirits and inspiring insights.Resources include curriciulum for students on intellectual property and copyrights, iPHONE review, keynote reflections, Second Life and other ISTE networking opportunities empowered with the web 2.0 and more. They share the important lessons they learned in podcasting their NECC workshop and weigh in on the iPhone phenomenon. Don't most the PFT presentation from NECC in EPisode 95 and the additional resources available in the Podcasting for Teachers BOOK by Dr. King and Mark Gura published by Information Age Publishing and now available for purchase. PFT recommends ordering this book directly from Information Age for the best service! www.infoagepub.com. Please take the PFT survey and you will have a chance to win a handheld digital recorder! Time is running out. http://www.retc.fordham.edu/pftdata/pftsurvey.asp OR at our website click SURVEY. Have YOU left your mark on the PFT Frappr map? Tune in to your favorite weekly podcast with More Ed Tech You Can Use. Check the www.podcastforteachers.org website for all resources, articles and links at http://www.podcastforteachers.org and resources Email podcastforteachers@gmail.com PFT's name and content is developed, produced and copyrighted (p) by Fordham University, King and Gura, 2006-2007. All rights reserved. Our sponsors include Fordham's master's in adult education and HRD online degree program www.fordham.edu/gse/aded, www.TransformationEducation.com, Libsyn.com and Learningtimes.net

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Join in the experience as Mark and Kathy present at 2007 NECC conference in Atlanta. This interactive session features the topic of Podcasting for Proefssional Development. It also has a companion PowerPoint presentation posted on our website at www.podcastforteachers.org. This episode includes the story of PFT, a stunning announcement, from beginning to advanced podcasting, guidance and instruction on podcasting for education and professional development of educators, perspectives and conceptual models, equipment setups, great examples of PD podcasts, podcast production process, copyright topics, podsafe music and MORE! Podcasting mysteries are solved, Questions from the participants fielded and an even more indepth presentation and resource guide is available in the Podcasting for Teachers BOOK by Dr. King and Mark Gura published by Information Age Publishing and now available for purchase. PFT recommends ordering this book directly from Information Age for the best service! www.infoagepub.com. Please take the PFT survey and you will have a chance to win a handheld digital recorder! Time is running out. http://www.retc.fordham.edu/pftdata/pftsurvey.asp OR at our website click SURVEY. Have YOU left your mark on the PFT Frappr map? Tune in to your favorite weekly podcast with More Ed Tech You Can Use. Check the www.podcastforteachers.org website for all resources, articles and links at http://www.podcastforteachers.org and resources Email podcastforteachers@gmail.com PFT's name and content is developed, produced and copyrighted (p) by Fordham University, King and Gura, 2006-2007. All rights reserved. Our sponsors include TransformationEducation.com, Libsyn.com and Learningtimes.net

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This week the PFT Spotlight is on excellent teacher work! Kathy and Mark interview Dr. Stephanie Chasteen of the Science Exploratorium and Science Teaching Tips Podcast. She is a winner of the 2nd Annual PFT Best Educational Podcast Awards. And we do not stop there! We also present the Honorable Mentions from the competition including Treasure Chest, Bookwink, Finding the Centroid of a Triangle, Omnibus and The Teaching for the Future Podcast. Wrapping up the discussion is the long awaited revelation of this year's summer HOT TOPICS for your continuing learning over the summer. While you carry us along on your motorbike, mountain bike, in your back pack or purse, take us to the beach, mountains, backyard pool or even to summer school check out what Mark and Kathy have in stor for the sumemr fun! Can you guess ahead of time? Please take the PFT survey and you will have a chance to win a handheld digital recorder! Time is running out. http://www.retc.fordham.edu/pftdata/pftsurvey.asp OR at our website click SURVEY. Have YOU left your mark on the PFT Frappr map? Tune in to your favorite weekly podcast with More Ed Tech You Can Use. Check the www.podcastforteachers.org website for all resources, articles and links at http://www.podcastforteachers.org and resources Email podcastforteachers@gmail.com PFT's name and content is developed, produced and copyrighted (p) by Fordham University, King and Gura, 2006-2007. All rights reserved. Our sponsors include Fast-Lane.net, TransformationEducation.com, Libsyn.com and Learningtimes.net

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This week Kathy and Mark reflect on a raft of new instructional content items, formats, tools to use them - and ways learners consume and learn with them. This latest snapshot of how the world is poised to change profoundly for teachers and learners is guaranteed to elicit genuine ah ha's, YES! and head nods. The inside scoop on Apple's Windows=based released on Safari, more updates on Vista, tech innovations from the Book Expo only heard on PFT and don't miss the insghts on web users' behavior. Understand your students of today and tomorrow- terrific info and discussion with Mark and Kathy. Don't forget to meet us at NECC Tues, June 26 2pm! Resources also include new online resources from ASCED and Kathy's column in About.com: Podcasting in Education. Please take the PFT survey and you will have a chance to win a handheld digital recorder! http://www.retc.fordham.edu/pftdata/pftsurvey.asp OR at our website click SURVEY. Have YOU left your mark on the PFT Frappr map? Tune in to your favorite weekly podcast with More Ed Tech You Can Use. Check the www.podcastforteachers.org website for all resources, articles and links at http://www.podcastforteachers.org and resources Email podcastforteachers@gmail.com PFT's name and content is developed, produced and copyrighted (p) by Fordham University, King and Gura, 2006-2007. All rights reserved. Our sponsors include Fast-Lane.net, TransformationEducation.com, Libsyn.com and Learningtimes.net

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A Shining Star's Last Twinkle, Best Podcast Awards, and Trouble in River City and Meet us at NECC! This week Kathy and Mark respectfully and enthusiastically honor some of the highest of high points in the uses of technology for education, as well as lament a low, low, low for contrast. PFT SPOTIGHT Congratulations to this year's PFT Best Educational Podcast Awards Winners: Skill Soup - Award for Best Higher Education Podcast, Megan Poore and Darien Williams of the Academic Skills and Learning Centre, Australian National University; Science Teaching Tips, Award for Best Professional Development Podcast Stephanie Chasteen, Ph. D. of the Exploratorium Teacher Institute; Mrs. Horton's School of Advanced Art, Award for Best Teacher Created Podcast, Anita Horton of the Trinity Christian Academy. The Passing of Don Herbert, affectionately known as Mr. Wizard. Study in outrageous contrasts - Google takes a stand, National Honor Society and Superintendent's Plagiarised Speech. Don't forget to meet us at NECC Tues, June 26 2pm! Resources also include new online resources from ASCED and Kathy's column in About.com: Podcasting in Education. Please take the PFT survey and you will have a chance to win a handheld digital recorder! http://www.retc.fordham.edu/pftdata/pftsurvey.asp OR at our website click SURVEY. Have YOU left your mark on the PFT Frappr map? Tune in to your favorite weekly podcast with More Ed Tech You Can Use. Check the www.podcastforteachers.org website for all resources, articles and links at http://www.podcastforteachers.org and resources Email podcastforteachers@gmail.com PFT's name and content is developed, produced and copyrighted (p) by Fordham University, King and Gura, 2006-2007. All rights reserved. Our sponsors include Fast-Lane.net, Libsyn.com and Learningtimes.net

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This week Kathy and Mark continue probing the teaching, learning, achievement, and Instructional Technology gaps that block the highway to 21st Century learning. Sifting instructional gems from mountains of "edu-junk", they observe student robots hauling nuggets of learning to the surface, watch a fellow traveler just beginning to"Scratch" the surface as he excavates a well worn book for old/new tech news, and applaud accomplished diggers busy mining deep veins of ore for meaning. Mining the Gap: iTunes University (PFT vindicated), Learning Through Listening, Grad Casts, Robots andScratch, Tech Update on VISTA, Digital Divide (articles), Brain and a Book reaction! PFT Spotlight on News, Views and Resources you can USE! Resources include Scratch, scores of articles, Vista update, iTunes University, NCTE inbox and Kathy's column in About.com: Podcasting in Education. Please take the PFT survey and you will have a chance to win a handheld digital recorder! http://www.retc.fordham.edu/pftdata/pftsurvey.asp OR at our website click SURVEY. Have YOU left your mark on the PFT Frappr map? Tune in to your favorite weekly podcast with More Ed Tech You Can Use. Check the www.podcastforteachers.org website for all resources, articles and links at http://www.podcastforteachers.org and resources Email podcastforteachers@gmail.com PFT's name and content is developed, produced and copyrighted (p) by Fordham University, King and Gura, 2006-2007. All rights reserved. Our sponsors include Libsyn.com and Learningtimes.net

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