Podcasts about cnn student news

Episode 3 includes CNN Student News, the BigGrips frame and stand, and an app demo.

CNN offers a ten-minute, commerical-free, daily news program for middle and high school students. The news broadcast and it’s companion website are free of charge and can be viewed by […]

Shawn & Troy continue the NMSA09 wrap up. On Our Mind: NMSA Director Search! From the Twitterverse: * rmbyrne Free Technology for Teachers: Week in Review - My Trip to GTA http://ff.im/-cOg0Q * JohnMikulsk Furious about new privacy changes on Facebook. I have 2 requests from students now that they can easily search for me and see profile pic. * scottmerrick Looks like the Tue. night ISTE Speaker Session will be SIGVE folks at table at the Skypark or the Campfires. Speedchatting here we come! * chickensaltash Please show your support for the Edublogs Awards http://bit.ly/5X19J1 #edtech * eduinnovation Enjoying Ommwriter on my Mac. The gang at @ommwriter have found a way to make technology used for writing soothing and inspiring. (It has to be better than Google Wave!) * InstructorG 50 Inspirational Quotes for Teachers http://bit.ly/6c9nX3 * drmmtatom RT @MSMatters: RT @NMSAnews: NMSA Executive Director Resigns http://bit.ly/5MLr7D * cfanch so, educators, what books should I add to my amazon wish list? -or- to my books to download to ipod? (no kindle yet...) * simfin iPhone and iPod Touch Apps for Education http://ow.ly/LfoS (via @russeltarr ) (via @dianadell) Advisory: Conversation Starter: Today's episode of CNN Student News has a short segment in which there is a discussion about the differences in the ways in which male and female students learn. The segment talks about the idea of all male or all female middle schools. This segment could be a good prompt for getting students to reflect and discuss the ways in which they learn. http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2009/12/student-conversation-starter.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+freetech4teachers%2FcGEY+%28Free+Technology+for+Teachers%29 Webspotlight: Proprofs - Online Game Creation Practicing new skills and learning new facts is often presented as less than exciting, but education does not have to be this way. Good teachers have always known that puzzle games are some of the best ways to get old and young alike well on their way towards mastering a subject area. ProProfs is dedicated to the mission of combining education and entertainment, providing free online puzzles, brain games, and other fun resources to get people actively involved in the learning process. http://www.proprofs.com/ Free Audio Book: A Christmas Carol (http://www.learnoutloud.com/Free-Audio-Video/Literature/European-Classics/A-Christmas-Carol/29311) Footnote: Footnote helps you find and share historic documents. We are able to bring you many never-before-seen historic documents through our unique partnerships with The National Archives, the Library of Congress and other institutions. http://www.footnote.com/ Reading Practice Can Strengthen Brain 'Highways' by Jon Hamilton Intensive reading programs can produce measurable changes in the structure of a child's brain, according to a study in the journal Neuron. The study found that several different programs improved the integrity of fibers that carry information from one part of the brain to another. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=121253104 NMSA09: Getting School Wise: Carol Josel www.Schoolwisebooks.com http://www.schoolwisebooks.com/blog mailto://carol.schoolwisebooks.com "Helen Ladd: "One theory of action seems to be that holding teachers accountable for their student's scores . . ." "The Pretty Good Student . . . " by Charles Osgood. Time activity

Donna Krache, executive producer for CNN Student News, talked with us (MP3, 8.0MB) about this free resource from CNN, their contribution to CIC’s eLECTIONS game and what teachers and students have to look forward to from the organization in the fall.Website Resources:CNN Student NewsElections 101CNN Student News: Talking Democracy

The cable industry was out in force during the 2007 National Educational Computing Conference (NECC) in June.Represented by Cable in the Classroom, Discovery Education, The History Channel, the Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing (CTAM), CNN Student News, C-SPAN (which brought the Campaign Bus!), Court TV, and cable operators (including Cox Communications, Charter Communications, Time Warner Cable, Comcast, and others) the industry participated in in-depth presentations, held a networking reception honoring educators, and took the opportunity to share the wealth of educational resources offered by the industry to educators and educational technology leaders from across the country.In this podcast (MP3, 19MB), we share just some examples of the cable resources that were on display for the more than 13,000 educators who attended this year's conference. We spoke with CNN Student News, C-SPAN, Discovery Education, the History Channel, Cox Communications and CTAM.If we've piqued your interest, be sure to visit the Cable in the Classroom website at www.ciconline.org for even more!Technorati tags: CNN, C-SPAN, History Channel, e-rate, erate, Cox, CTAM, NECC, NECC 2007, NECC07, cable, CIC, Cable in the Classroom, cableintheclassroom, tv, school, education, NCTA