podcast-sampler


 * A Sampler of Podcasts for K-12 Education** - In the list below, the //iTunes// link will take you to the podcast as it appears in //iTunes//. There, you may choose to [subscribe] if you'd like to regularly receive new episodes. The website for each podcast will often include additional resources.
 * **Classic Poetry Aloud** (mid sch/high sch-ELA) - [|Click for iTunes] / [|Click for Website] | //Classic Poetry Aloud//: giving voice to the poetry of the past. Poetry podcasts of the great poems of the past. It's English literature for living: a few minutes of the day for quiet and reflection.
 * **CNN Student News** (current events) - [|Click for iTunes] / [|Click for Website] | CNN Student News utilizes CNN's worldwide resources to bring each day's top news stories to middle and high school classrooms. The 10-minute, commercial-free program encourages student participation and provides classes with context for understanding current events.
 * **Dr. Carlson's Science Theater : a video podcast** (mid sch/high sch-science) - [|Click for iTunes] / [|Click for Website] | Video podcast of cool science demonstrations. Join Dr. Matt Carlson as he risks life, limb, and dignity to bring you the finest science videos on Earth. also answers questions: what do scientists do?
 * **Garrison Keilor's The Writer's Almanac** (mid sch/high sch-ELA) - [|Click for iTunes] / [|Click for Website] | Each day, The Writer's Almanac features Garrison Keillor recounting the highlights of this day in history and reads a short poem or two.
 * **Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing** (mid sch/high sch-ELA) - [|Click for iTunes] / [|Click for Website] | Grammar Girl provides short, friendly tips to improve your writing. Whether English is your first language or second language, Grammar Girl’s punctuation, style, and business tips will make you a better and more successful writer.
 * **Learn Spanish - Survival Guide** (mid sch/high sch-foreign language) - [|Click for iTunes] / [|Click for Website] | This podcast is about learning to speak Spanish in every day practical situations. There are pauses for you to repeat what you hear and the more difficult words and phrases are broken down for correct pronunciation. There are songs, games and other activities to make your learning enjoyable and help you retain what you have learned. We are the first podcast using this style of teaching, so subscribe today and get started with your learning! ¡Vámonos
 * **Lit2Go** (K-12 ELA) - iTunes link> itms://deimos3.apple.com/Webobjects/Core.woa/Browse/usf.edu.1273192868?ignore.mscache=455267 / [|Click for ALI article] / [|Click for Website] | Lit2Go is a collection of stories and poems in audio format offered by the University of South Florida through iTunes U. Categorized by grade level there is a large selection of stories ready to be downloaded and listened to by your students. From Robert Louis Stevenson to Edgar Allen Poe you are sure to find something for your students. Visit the Lit2Go website and you can download transcripts of the stories so your students can read along as they listen. Lit2Go offers a great tool for language acquisition by providing large amounts of language to students in an efficient manner.
 * **Science Friday** (mid sch/high sch-science) - [|Click for iTunes] / [|Click for Website] | Science Friday, as heard on NPR, is a weekly discussion of the latest news in science, technology, health, and the environment hosted by Ira Flatow. Ira interviews scientists, authors, and policymakers, and listeners can call in and ask questions as well.
 * **Storynory** (elem-ELA) - [|Click for iTunes] / [|Click for Website] | Storynory has been publishing free audio stories for children since November 2005. You’ll find our own stories here about Prince Bertie - a modern prince who has been turned into a frog - as well as plenty of classics.