Backstory Radio
Back Story Radio: Degrees of Freedom: Higher Education in America
BackStory podcast with the American History Guys discussing the history of higher education in America including struggle over the purpose and nature of college and what the debate is about today. Audio and transcripts are provided in...
Backstory Radio
Back Story Radio: Grand Old Parties: A History of Partisanship
BackStory Radio explores the history of partisanship and asks whether it is tearing us apart in this country or serving to keep us together. This episode has no podcast; it is a brief article on the topic and transcripts of the comments...
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Lexiconic.net: Elements of Poetry
This resource explains how to approach an analysis of a poem. It discusses assumptions people may have, the importance of reading it closely before analyzing it, looking at the stanza structure, the type of poem, the sound patterns,...
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The Travel Channel
The Travel Channel site offers a TV guide of their programming, fan favorites, videos, podcasts, travel reviews, destination guides, vacation ideas, travel tools, and booking trips.
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The Archaeology Channel
A fascinating site offering a variety of podcasts which cover numerous locations around the world.
PBS
Pbs Nova: Killer Subs in Pearl Harbor
Japanese submarines in use near the end of World War II had the potential to inflict heavy damage on the United States. This transcript looks at these 'killer subs' and what we now know about them. Additional materials discuss the threat...
National Geographic
National Geographic: Using Waste Heat to Generate Electricity
Students learn about waste heat capture, how it can be re-used to generate electricity and develop a podcast educating others about it. Includes student handouts and links to many online resources.
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Bay Area Restoration Council: Randle Reef
Hamilton Harbour is home to the largest and most contaminated site within the Canadian side of the Great Lakes - Randle Reef. The site contains approximately 695,000 cubic meters of sediment contaminated with polycyclic aromatic...
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Philadelphia Museum of Art: Andrew Wyeth: Memory and Magic
From the Philadelphia Museum of Art, a companion to a 2006 exhibit of the works of American artist Andrew Wyeth, who died in January 2009. Features include a biography, overview of the exhibit, a five part podcast from a museum curator,...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Three Meals for Gregory
Lesson begins with a review of the food guide pyramid. The book Gregory the Terrible Eater by Mitchell Sharmat (not provided through lesson) is read and discussed in light of healthy eating. In groups, students create healthy meals from...
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21 Things4 Students: Advantages and Disadvantages of Different Media Table
This chart lists different tools students can use to create digital media. The table covers animation, audio recording and podcasts, cartoons, infographics, interactives, screencasts, slideshows, and videos. Each tool has a list of...
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Ditch That Textbook: 10 Ideas for Digital End of Semester Final Projects
Final projects can help students summarize and review content from the entire semester. This article describes the value of final projects and ten ideas for integrating digital content, for example, designing a webpage or website,...
Curated OER
Apple I Pod
This BBC article from 2004 describes the basics of podcasting- "an internet-based radio show which podcasters create, usually in the comfort of their own home".It gives background on the origin of podcasting with MTV host, Adam Curry.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Contemporary Issues: Health and Fast Food
This lesson focuses on the the impact of fast food on the American people. It features links to obesity statistics, PBS NewHour: "Fighting Fat," Rolling Stone: "Fast-Food Nation: The True Cost Of America's Diet," and New York Times:...
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: This I Believe About Science
Students listen to NPR weekly podcasts of "This I Believe" and "Science Friday." Then students will be asked to choose a scientific topic in which they believe they can make a difference. Finally, students will write an essay following...
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Ed Surge: Can Anyone Be an Inventor? Mit's Invention Education Officer Says Yes
This article is part of The EdSurge Podcast. Today, there are plenty of middle and high school students who have developed solutions to major economic and social challenges, ranging from health care and transportation to agriculture and...
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Home Safety
Tips for preventing child injuries in the home such as burns, drownings, falls, and poisonings. Links to related podcasts.
Folger Shakespeare Library
Folger Shakespeare Library: Lesson Plans: Teaching Hamlet
Several lesson plans for teaching Hamlet and an ancillary podcast on representations of swordsmanship and military engagements in Shakespeare's plays. Lessons consider the use of imagery in Hamlet, the staging of Ophelia's madness scene,...
University of Houston
University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: Earlier Than We Think
This podcast explains how Vannevar Bush, once a computing pioneer, had become America's leading science advisor.
Discovering Egypt
Discovering Ancient Egypt: Akhenaten the Heretic
Akhenaten was revolutionary in his religious beliefs. He worshiped only the sun god in a polytheistic society, therefore he was not loved by many of his subjects. This following site includes a summary, a podcast and video highlighting...
Discovering Egypt
Discovering Ancient Egypt: Egyptian Mathematics Numbers Hieroglyphs
Challenge yourself and see if you can solve these math problems using Egyptian hieroglyphics. Egyptians excelled in mathematics and this lesson will help you understand hieroglyphic numbers. A podcast is included that explains the Rhind...
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Immigration Advocates Network
Great online resource tool for learning about immigrants' rights. Provides materials for advocates interested in working for the protection of immigrants in the United States including podcasts, news, court cases, videos, and webinars....
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Career Education: Succeeding in the World of Work
Listen to podcasts that cover topics such as career planning, financial planning, and interpersonal skills. A great way to learn.
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American Mathematical Society: Mathematical Moments
Use this resource to promote an awareness of mathematics as it occurs in nature, science, technology and human culture. This series of articles and podcasts can be used as teaching resources.
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