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• Wikis and Podcasts:

• A Stimulus Package for

• Student Teachers

2. Big Ideas:

• Current and future elementary and secondary students are technologically savvy; therefore, teachers of elementary and secondary students need to be technologically savvy.

• Pre-service teachers need exposure to and experience with a variety of technology tools in order to feel comfortable using technology with their students.

• Experimenting with technology helps pre-service teachers become more intuitive in the use of technology; therefore, pre-service teacher programs need to provide opportunities for experimenting.

3. What in the world is a WIKI?

• A wiki is a page to post useful resources.

• The resources may be navigated via individual folders or pages, grouped by topics or themes.

• Wikis are interactive and changes reflect the needs of the wiki community.

• Wikis are often used for collaborative activities.

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dnL00TdmLY

4. UTSA Wikis

• For our student teachers:

• http://utsateacher/pbworks.com/

• For our student teacher supervisors:

• http://wetouchthefuturetoo.pbworks.com/

5. More information about Wikis

• Wikispaces:

• http://www.wikispaces.com/site/tour#introduction

• Wiki Walk Through:

• http://www.teachersfirst.com/content/wiki/

• Peanut Butter Wiki:

• http://pbworks.com/

6. What in the world is a PODCAST?

• A podcast is a series of media files that are made available for download.

• Software applications known as podcatchers can automatically identify and retrieve new files. Apple Inc.s iTunes is a podcatcher.

• Downloaded files are stored on the users computer or other device for off line use.

7. UTSA Podcasts:

• Support for Teaching Podcast Series: http://wetouchthefuturetoo.pbworks.com/

• Educator Career Fair Video Project: http://coehd.utsa.edu/Students/StudentTeaching/index.htm

8. Contact us for help! Ilna Colemere: [email_address] Janet Scott: [email_address]