3. 8 th Grade American History at South Valley Jr. High in Liberty, Missouri Graduate Instructor at Park University teaching “Technology for the Classroom”
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7. A Whole New Mind by Daniel Pink The World Is Flat by Thomas Friedman
8. Started my journey in spring of 2005 when I purchased my first MP3 player
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11. Speaking of History podcast and blog began in June 2005 visitors from 155 countries in past two years
12. Speaking of History Podcast / Blog Visitors - August 2007 to July 2008 300,000+ podcast downloads in 2008 to date
15. StudyCasts - Record audio review for upcoming test Post MP3 file to the Internet Students listen at home on Internet, MP3 player, or CD
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17. - Record tests for students who have modifications - Books have been recorded for students with reading disabilities - Record young students reading for fluency
18. Currently part of a pilot using Microsoft’s Zune MP3 player Transfer pictures, audio and video podcasts with wireless connections – studycasts, presentation notes
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20. AT&T Grant to create historical information about Liberty using Guide by Cell technology Students will narrate museum artifact information
21. Read the Words Takes typed text and converts it to an audio MP3 file
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23. Boston Massacre LIVE! Newscast Historical perspective and power of media Students write the scripts
24. Liberty Minutes video project 3-5 minute videos on local historical topics Hollywood Night with parents and guests
25. Flip Great tool for capturing video in an instant Durable and cheaper than full size camcorders
32. Donner Party Debate Record class debate with MP3 player Send experts MP3 file of debate and they respond with comments – 2 pages each
33. Need to be using Web 2.0 tools to connect my classroom with the rest of the world
34. Guerrilla Season Book Blog Project – 2007 and 2008 350 Liberty students with parents, students in California and Illinois, home school students and the author in Philadelphia
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36. Donner Party Debate Record class debate with MP3 player Send experts MP3 file of debate and they respond with comments – 2 pages each
37. E-Mail an Expert Teacher sends the e-mail and 10 question limit Archaeologist answered during a hurricane from her laptop on kitchen floor of her home
49. Eric Langhorst 8 th Grade American History South Valley Junior High School Liberty, Missouri [email_address] Twitter – Elanghorst Skype – historypodcaster