Podcasting One way of setting up networks. Thanks to Ollie Bray for the weblink to the COMMONCRAFT "how to"....
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How to embed mp3 files in a blog. This is a response to a recent posting on the SLN Forum, which made me wonder how it could be done. A quick Google search led me to the Google Operating System weblog , which provided a solution. I had a quick look at a few places for mp3 files relevant to Geography, and my first thought was to use one off Rob Chambers GeoBytes site. So for a few days only, or until Rob tells me to get rid of the link ! This will connect through to the first one of Rob's Coastal podcasts : Energy at the Coast. Your mp3 file could also be saved on a website, or a VLE or a Ning. The code from the site was then added below to create (fingers crossed) a media player... and, well flip me, it worked ! Change the external URL to the address of the particular file you want to play and that seems to work fine ! Another step forward ! Keep an eye out for the new podcasts shortly to appear on GeographyPages.
I did an hour (and a bit - I ran out of time as usual) session today at the Faculty of Education at Homerton College, part of the University of Cambridge. I was invited by Liz Taylor to speak to the ITT Mentors in a session to prepare for next year's cohort in the very nice new building that they have there. You can see a picture of the building here. I was delivering a session that had been prepared by Rob Chambers, and I then (skilfully) blended in a few other bits and pieces and also made use of John Barlow's excellent guide to setting up a weblog. If you were present and have found your way here , welcome ! Hope you enjoyed the introduction to terms such as "my favourite price" and "reclaiming your Sundays" As I said, all the handouts and features can be found on Rob's website which is named below: IGEOG . It was only after I'd finished that I found out that Rob normally has 2 hours to get through the material - no wonder I thought I rushed t...
Came across this concept lamp on my online meanderings this afternoon... It's produced by Lasse Klein. Exploring some ideas for PODCASTING, following Rob Chambers ' lead... Also going to get my students doing some GeoSquishing, which was spotted by Miss Ellis, one of my online chums... Visit the website to find out what I mean by GeoSquishing. Click the banner below..
Thanks to Tony Cassidy for guiding me to EARTH GUIDE : an intriguing flash heavy Japanese site. Some useful diagrams, but I found these particularly interesting as a comparison between the land masses in the Northern and Southern hemispheres, which are quite important for issues related to climate forcing, ocean currents etc. For more, visit EARTH GUIDE . Also investigating this recent discovery: SWIFFREC . Voice to Flash, and Freeware. I'm determined to really get into PODCASTING as a way of supporting students who are not necessarily visual learners. One of those 'gained time' projects for this year....
