Two Podcasts for Two Different Reasons

I've used podcasts before and found them extremely informative and very useful. When studying for my MTEL to become licensed in Massachusetts I found The Calculus Lifesaver by Adrian Banner found on iTunesU literally a lifesaver.

For this assignment I set out to find two podcasts that 1) I could immediately use in class with students and 2) I could use as professional development for the move to my new technologically first school.

For use with my students I found an absolute gem in The New York Institute of Photography which will allow students to hear professional conversations about photographs using the vocab and techniques they are learning in class. I'm excited for them to use it and hopefully start creating something similar within my photography class.

For the professional development side I chose Teachers Teaching Teachers which seems to address many of the problems I suspect I will face in the next year and can look back on others solutions when I run into those problems. The podcast interviews teachers who have made a transition to a completely tech school and also offers tips and trick for integrating technology in education.