Thing 19

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http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=111457335&m=111455633
This podcast is about the use of technology in kindergarten. The teacher has no tolerance for other teachers that are not using it. Instead of thinking of it as TV or entertainment, she feels it is the way to get information and we should teach children safety on the Internet and what to do if you go somewhere you don't want to be, just like we teach safety at home and in school.

http://www.scpr.org/news/2011/08/23/28409/walton-foundation-gives-15m-promote-charter-school/
Walmart has given the Charter School in Sacramento $15 million dollars. With state cuts in education, this is one way to help.

I was unable to find a podcast that I would actually use in my teaching, but these are two that I found interesting. There is a world of ideas out there. Sometimes I get pigeon-holed in one way of thinking and doing things. These podcasts opened my eyes to a new way to appreciate what teaching tools other teachers/districts are incorporating and what's going on in education at a national level.