I visited and listened to podcasts at NPR and iTunes. NPR is a wonderful site. I tuned in to a lecture on the structure of Homer's Odyssey. This would have been a helpful aid for teaching the epic. It was more than a simple reading of the poem, but an explication of each segment that connected the Greek culture to the poem. The series has about 10 different segments. I will listen more.
For a little more fun, I chose a selection of "Summer Music." The music I grew up listening to. I also listened a selection about "How to Leave Your Job" (no I'm not leaving, but the music was rather entertaining. As a classroom application, music is a nice way to introduce a unit. The music could be used to set the historical context or a metaphoric context. Another podcast was from the Grammar Girl. If you are interested in knowing more about the subjunctive mood of verbs, this is the place to connect. After the multiple examples, any student would be able to master this grammar skill. (Subjunctive mood is the using were following a singular subject when the sentence makes a wish: e.g. If I were a rich man, ...... or I wish I were a more proficient 23Thinger.)
My next task is to locate and create a few podcast to incorporate into the CSI Curriculum.
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