I didn't realize how neat podcasting was until recently. Ironically, I figured it out because of my 54 year old dad who has a podcast every week. He is a preacher at Chapelwood Methodist Church and every Wednesday he and a friend of his have a conversation that is podcasted over the hope for humanity. Gregg and Jerry's conversations are seen by hundreds of people including myself and has become something I look forward to weekly.
I find iTunes U somewhat helpful. The one thing that I've found and referenced multiple times is a presentation by Victoria Young over the EOC English I, II, and III tests. Since we are going into this new test blindly, any information that we can get our hands on is helpful. This presentation has helped a lot in knowing how to teach our students the different genres they will need to write and the differences in structure. However, I have found that most of the other material on iTunes U is over Math, Science, and geared towards younger grades.
To be completely honest with you, up until now I didn't have a Pinterest or Etsy account. Because of this "Thing," I am now a Pinterest user, but because I have somewhat of a shopping addiction, I don't think Etsy is wise. The reason I resisted Pinterest for so long was because word on the street was that it had a very addictive quality. However, I definitely see its uses and benefits. I do in fact have a Delicious. I don't use it as much as I should although it would make things easier. I can definitely see the advantages to portable bookmarks, muc like portable storage like Dropbox. I'm worried that with so many Web 2.0 tools to keep up with, I'm starting to lose track of all of them.
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