This writing assignments asks students to decide how they will make a difference in the effort to save our oceans. First students will listen to several episodes of "This I Believe," the NPR weekly pod cast where authors describe their...

This writing assignments asks students to assume the voice of a person from history they have researched. Focusing on a topic or belief the person showed passion about as history unfolded, the students write an essay modeled after NPR's...

This writing assignments asks students to assume the voice of a character from a novel they are reading. Focusing on a topic or belief the character shows passion about in the novel, the students write an essay modeled after NPR's "This...

This article gives an introduction to podcasting including ways to listen to a podcast. The site also talks about how podcast directories can be used.

This article by the author of "Secrets of the iPod" provides an excellent overview of podcasting. It explains what podcasting is and gives step-by-step instructions for subscribing to and listening to podcasts with an iPod or on your...