8 th Grade American History at South Valley Jr. High in Liberty, Missouri Graduate Instructor at Park University teaching “Technology for the Classroom”

Currently serving as the 2007 / 2008 Missouri Teacher of the Year

A Whole New Mind by Daniel Pink The World Is Flat by Thomas Friedman

Started my journey in spring of 2005 when I purchased my first MP3 player

Speaking of History podcast and blog began in June 2005 www.speakingofhistory.blogspot.com visitors from 145 countries in past two years 50,000 downloads in the last two weeks

Speaking of History Podcast / Blog Visitors August 2007 to May 2008

Edit audio with a free program named AUDACITY

StudyCasts - Record audio review for upcoming test Post MP3 file to the Internet Students listen at home on Internet, MP3 player, or CD

- Record tests for students who have modifications for taking tests - Books have been read and recorded (with permission) - Record young students reading for fluency

Currently part of a pilot using Microsoft’s Zune MP3 player Transfer pictures and audio with wireless connections – studycasts, presentation notes

AT&T Grant to create historical information about Liberty using Guide by Cell technology Students will narrate museum artifact information

Allow students to become PRODUCERS of the content they use not just CONSUMERS

Microsoft’s PhotoStory 3 – create video from still pictures Microsoft’s MovieMaker2 – create video from video Free download, easy to use

Boston Massacre LIVE! Newscast Historical perspective and power of media Students write the scripts

TV commercials from history using PhotoStory3 Create a TV election ad for Lincoln in the 1860 campaign

Liberty Minutes video project 3-5 minute videos on local historical topics Hollywood Night

Guerrilla Season Book Blog Project the past two years 350 Liberty students with parents, California students, home school students and author

Donner Party Debate Record class debate Send experts MP3 of debate and they respond with comments

Teacher sends the e-mail 10 question limit Archaeologist answered during a hurricane from her laptop on kitchen floor of her home

Online assessment With Quia Immediate data and feedback for tests and pretests

Testing results: SVJH 8 th Grade Social Studies Highest score of any content area Largest yearly improvement

Testing results:

SVJH 8 th Grade Social Studies

Highest score of any content area

Largest yearly improvement

Eric Langhorst [email_address] 8 th Grade American History South Valley Jr. High Liberty, Missouri