I think podcasting still is an avenue for education that has yet to be fully tapped in its power of communication. I follow 50 or 60 podcasts on a regular basis on a wide range of subjects; TED Talks, Pandora Musicology Shows, Tips from the Top Floor, Cleveland City Club are among my favs. The [...]

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I recently had the chance to work with a teacher at Strongsville High School on a project project funded by the Toyota Tapestry Foundation and the Strongsville Education Foundation. Mindy Bedrossian and I met when she took the Podcasting Academy workshop at WVIZ Ideastream in Cleveland, Ohio. Soon after taking the workshop, she contacted me [...]

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The gadget makers are going to cringe if they read this post, and some of my friends would not believe that the following would every come out of my mouth; but here goes. The gadget makers work very hard for us to believe that we need whatever the latest gadget is. Often people who are [...]

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Heard the buzz about podcasting and not really sure where to start? I will be running the first of 2010′s series of podcast workshops at WVIZ starting on 1/6/09 at 4:30 PM. Its not too late to sign up. Call Eric Siler today at WVIZ – 216-916-6358 for more information and registration.

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I had the pleasure of speaking at Ashtabula JVS on Monday concerning Web 2.0 technology and it’s effect on classroom learning. I had a great discussion with teachers who are looking at new ways to interact with their students in the classroom. I wanted to share an additiional link for an example of Web 2.0 [...]

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I have had a number of very dynamic discussions with educators concerning my last post of The 21st Century Tool Kit. (http://tinyurl.com/koenz7) Everyone I have spoken to appears to agree with the concept that we should look at increasing our technology aptitude of our students, but that there is little time to do so under [...]

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I have been looking over the changing dynamics of communication since I started the Podcast Academy Blog in 2007. At that time, this blog was mainly for an educational discussion of podcasting for classroom use and to support workshops on that topic. I have continued to look at using podcasting in the classroom and for [...]

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Listed below are the dates that I will be running technology workshops at WVIZ Ideastream in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. Monday 6/22/2009 9:00AM-12Noon Pocket-Sized Learning Monday 6/22/2009 1:00PM-4:00PM Create iPod Videos Using Camtasia Wednesday 7/8/2009 8:30AM-4:30PM Podcasting Academy Wednesday 7/15/2009 8:30AM-4:30PM Podcasting Academy Wednesday 7/29/2009 9:00AM-12Noon Pocket-Sized Learning Wednesday 7/29/2009 1:00PM-4:00PM Create iPod Videos Using Camtasia [...]

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I wanted to share with everyone that WVIZ and I have set the dates for summer workshops for 2009 and we have some really cool new offerings for people who are podcasters!! I will be posting dates later this week, but alot of people have been asking for the video for Ipod class and that [...]

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A major annoucement was made today from the State Educational Technology Directors Association that the Obama Administration’s has proposed cutting the 2010 budget proposal for EETT (Enhancing Education Through Technology) from $269 million to $100 million or 63%. This annoucement is of major concern to educators in The State of Ohio and across the country; [...]

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