BrainWave

BW002 – Teachers and Technology

Brian — Mon, 13 Feb 2006 21:39:05 +0000

Teachers are busy people. They have immediate problems with inflexible deadlines. When the bell rings, the kids come into the room whether or not the teacher is ready. If they are to adopt any new technology they need to be convinced that it will make their job easier and/or help them to do their job better.

Listen to this podcast here (left click to listen, right click to download). If you are using a podcatcher I encourage you to subscribe to the RSS feed here so you can receive future shows. The script for this show is available in Microsoft Word 2003 format here.

Software mentioned in the podcast:

WordPerfect for DOS This program can still be used in Windows XP with the help of the US$20 “Tame” utility.
Print Shop
PrintMaster
Microsoft PowerPoint

BW001 – On Podcasting

Brian — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 03:54:01 +0000

Podcast technology makes it easy for anyone to have their own online “radio show” with a potentially world-wide audience. It is the modern digital equivalent of sitting around a campfire and telling stories. In this podcast I describe how I first heard of podcasting, explain what podcasting is, and tell the listener what tools I used to create the podcast.

This first BrainWave podcast was recorded in June, 2005 and was downloadable directly, or through an RSS feed, from the blog, “A Librarian’s Journal.”

The BrainWave podcast has now moved to this blog and more shows will be forthcoming. You can listen to this show here (left click to listen, right click to download). If you are using a podcatcher (see below) I encourage you to subscribe to the RSS feed here so you can receive future shows. The script for this show is available in Microsoft Word 2003 format here.

Podcatcher software:

Juice

Doppler

Software mentioned in the podcast:

Audacity

Sony Acid Music Studio

Computer Music Studio

Welcome to BrainWave!

Brian — Tue, 06 Sep 2005 16:16:57 +0000

This blog will contain the RSS feed and the show notes for the Podcast “BrainWave” by Brian Ferguson. The “BrainWave” podcast will contain stories and ideas about teaching, Information Literacy, and technology. It will probably be produced on an irregular schedule.