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=Websites of interest:=

Podcast Sites http://podcastnow.wikispaces.com/ a place for you to practice uploading your podcast. go to this site, click on your name on the left and create your webpage. It will be available online for you and your students. To learn more about wikispaces, open this document> http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/ site for downloading the audacity software, be sure to download the Beta 1.3 version for advanced users http://mabryonline.org/podcasts/archives/teacher_podcasts/language_arts/index.html a podcast on Edgar Allan Poe by 8th grade students http://fcslibrary.blogspot.com/2008/04/language-arts-podcasts.html a podcast by the Librarian of Friendship Christian School in nearby Lebanon, Tennessee http://podictionary.com/ a podcast dictionary, words have a text entry as to their meaning, but also a podcast of the text so that students may listen to the entry as well http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/ grammar girl... this is a terrific podcast on common language arts issues like when to use "that". Definitely worth a look http://www.si.edu/podcasts/ Smithsonian podcasts, great for project research, to add to your websites or for learning more about the world http://epnweb.org/index.php?openpod=16 educational podcast website, poscasts on all subjects by real teachers just like us! Great for gaining ideas about what to podcast, what not to podcast and for examples to share with students as they create podcasts. http://www.podsafeaudio.com/ podcast safe audio, since you can't use your own CD's to add music to your podcasts (copywright laws forbid this) here is a site created by musicians who want to get their music out in the world and have given permission for it's use in non-commercial ventures. http://www.mpsomaha.org/willow/radio/index.html this is an elementary site, but it is a podcast radio station created by students and is nicely designed, good for ideas to try with your studentshttp://www.visualthesaurus.com/ a visual online thesaurus, shows connections with a click, it really has nothing to do with podcasting, but it is fascinating! http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php Rubistar site for creating rubrics quick and easy!

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