Hi, things are just too crazy lately. So sorry that I didn't get back with you sooner. My classroom podcasts are at http://teachercenter.scps.k12.fl.us/education/components/docmgr/default.php?sectiondetailid=39989 My students are also blogging as well as using wikis, google docs, spreadsheets, etc. We have just signed up for epals blogging. Looking

Hi Steve, My classroom has just begun podcasting. If you go to the Apple website there is a quick training video on podcasting (can't remember the website address off the top of my head). I placed some podcasts on my classroom website that have been done by other schools. We are just beginning our podcasting - mainly literature discussions. We will

Hi, I am an Aussie teacher working in the USA. I teach 4th graders in a public school in Florida. In a past life I taught early childhood students at TAFE, and worked as a preschool teacher in Melbourne. I have student teachers working with me on a regular basis and could hook you up with a junior intern in January. A junior intern is in his/her first

Kristen, You should incorporate technology rather than teach it as a subject, although I do take my kindergarten students to the computer lab every two weeks. Our school purchased Scholastic Keys which is very user friendly for grades k-2. Also, use the cheap software that you can find at TJMaxx or Ross and use it as a literacy workstation. There are

I am a kindergarten teacher in Florida (5 and 6 year olds) and I have the ESOL class this year. Some of my students are from Mexico and most speak Spanish. I wanted to do some work on Death's Day with my students so I would love to get involved. Email me at ozgirl@epals.com I can have some of my parents who speak and write Spanish to write a letter

Hi, I teach kindergarten in the USA, and am early childhood trained in Australia. I was a preschool teacher and college lecturer in Australia before coming to the USA. I rely heavily on CDs and tapes. The children love songs that incorporate movement. My cherubs recently learned short and long vowels recently using a CD from Australia. They also learn