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NASA

Nasa: Multimedia

For Students 9th - 10th
NASA shows off images of space here as well as their interactive features: Find a blog, podcasts, interactive features and more. Download your favorite image onto your phone.
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Other

K12 Online Conference 2008

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Keep yourself up on the latest technology and how it can be used in your classroom with K12 Online Conferences. Earn credit for professional development podcasts, discover live RSS feeds of the most up to date information on events...
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Other

Photoshop User Tv

For Students 9th - 10th
Get the latest insider Adobe Photoshop and digital photography news from the Photoshop Guys themselves; Scott Kelby, Dave Cross, and Matt Kloskowski of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP).You'll get a quick look at...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: It's in the Bag!

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will view a PowerPoint presentation on the effects of plastics in our environment and hold a debate evaluating the pros and cons of using plastic bags. They will also construct plastic bag animals using chicken wire, plastic...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: The Evidence of Chemistry

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
The students will learn to identify evidence that a chemical reaction has taken place. They will use the Internet to research evidence and find examples. They will look around their school and neighborhood for examples. They will perform...
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Other

J Podder: Podcasting Software

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Free downloadable software that will download audio from websites that have been subscribed to and transfer them to a media player.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Soaring With Literary Elements and Devices

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson, students will observe literary elements and devices in a variety of chapter books. Students will be paired with a partner and allowed to choose one book to identify literary elements. Using digital cameras and a computer,...
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Apple

Apple: I Pod

For Students 9th - 10th
At Apple Computer's iPod site, find out about the latest iPod models, pricing, accessories and news. This site also contains links to iPod Tech Support as well as to iTunes and the iTunes Podcast Directory.
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15 Minute History

15 Minute History: Not Even Past: Episode 41: The Myth of Race in America

For Students 9th - 10th
The idea of race has been a powerful driving force in American history since colonial times, but what exactly is race? Guest Jacqueline Jones, one of the foremost experts on the history of racial history in the United States, helps us...
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Other

Civil War Traveler: Multimedia Civil War

For Students 9th - 10th
This organization provides podcast tours of twenty-six Civil War battles. These recordings were designed to accompany a walking tour of each battle field. All podcasts are designed to download on a multimedia player.
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Other

What Is Vodcasting?

For Students 9th - 10th
An article about the meaning of podcasting with a special link to Juice, an aggregator, better known as a podcatcher.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Oral Storytelling and Dramatization

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students begin this lesson by discussing what makes a good, vivid story and creating a working checklist of the criteria for a good story. They explore background information about the Mercury Theatre production of the "War of the...
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A&E Television

History.com: History This Week: The Mother of Level Measurements

For Students 9th - 10th
September 24, 1902. A new cooking school is set to open at Boston's 30 Huntington Avenue. The rooms will soon be filled with trainee cooks, who will watch in awe as the school's namesake and principal, Fannie Farmer, lectures on...
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Smithsonian Institution

Lemelson Center: Tracing the Roots of America's Motion Picture Industry

For Students 9th - 10th
In the late 1800's, Thomas Edison and his fellow inventors were key in the American film industry's boom.This web site provides a podcast and accompanying transcript tracing the roots of the film industry in America. Podcast [21:27]
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Suminagashi Self Portrait

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson, young scholars learn about the Japanese technique of suminagashi by viewing a podcast and then using the technique to create a self portrait. Podcast is linked in the lesson plan. [9:49]
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Auschwitz Through Lens of the Ss

For Students 9th - 10th
A moving online exhibit of photographs from an album of a Nazi officer who was the commandant at Auschwitz. The accompanying commentary includes a video, podcast, and comparison of the photos of Nazi officials to those of the inhabitants...
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Poetry Foundation

Poetry Foundation: Gwendolyn Brooks (1917 2000)

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of Gwedolyn Brooks, the first African American woman author to win the Pulitzer prize. With career information and links to many of her poems, some with audio. Listen to podcasts about her work and read articles about the...
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Poetry Foundation

Poetry Foundation: Robert Lowell (1917 1977)

For Students 9th - 10th
An informative site on American poet, Robert Lowell, complete with biography, list of works, bibliography, links to text of poems, audio podcasts, and articles on his life and works.
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Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media

Teaching History: National History Education Clearinghouse

For Students K - 1st Standards
A vast resource filled with information on teaching history at all grade levels. There are links to podcasts, teaching materials, primary source documents, videos, and best practices in the teaching of history. Don't miss this fantastic...
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Geographypods

Geographypods: Theme 1: Population and Change: Population Change

For Students 9th - 10th
This learning module looks at how population changes. Covers population pyramids, the demographic transition model, the problem of a youthful population, how China tries to control the size of its population, and how HIV and AIDS have...
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Career Cornerstone Center

Sloan Career Cornerstone Center: Aerospace Engineering

For Students 9th - 10th
A profile of aerospace engineering as a career,includes aeronautical and astronautical engineers as sub-categories in this field. Includes Aerospace Engineering Overview - Preparation - Day In The Life - Earnings - Employment - Career...
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PBS

Pbs: Nova: The Boldest Hoax

For Students 9th - 10th
Beginning with a description of a NOVA program on the scientific hoax of the Piltdown Man, this site also offers a podcast interview with an archeologist, a transcript of the program, and a teacher's guide. While there is no proof of who...
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Incredible Art Department

The Incredible Art Department: Art Resources & Stuff Home

For Students Pre-K - 1st
As the website states, there is "everything but the kitchen sink" here. Find resources for art education, podcasts, museums and galleries around the world, an artist encyclopedia, student artwork, art schools, art blogs, architecture,...
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Other

U.s. Diplomatic Mission to Germany: Media in the u.s.: Freedom of the Press

For Students 9th - 10th
Extensive government web site focusing on Freedom of the Press in American history. Many links to video, podcasts, primary documents, text, and case studies are included.

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