Filed under: Aeronautics, Cool Science, Educational Materials, K-12, NASA, Podcasts, STEM, Science, Student Opportunities | Tags: Apollo, Rockets
In time for the 40th anniversary of the Apollo moon landing, NASA Education offers a new DIY (Do-It-Yourself) Podcast topic module entitled “Rocket Evolution.” Students can easily build a podcast or multimedia product about past, present and future rockets with this NASA collection that puts video, audio, images and information at their fingertips. Rocket Evolution sound bites and video footage showcase Apollo, the space shuttle and the Ares rockets of the future. Students can mix NASA multimedia with their own video and narration to tell the story of space transportation and exploration.
Other DIY Podcast topic modules are
• Fitness
• Lab Safety
• Newton’s Laws
• Solar Arrays
• Spacesuits
• Sports Demo.
DIY Podcast modules not only make it easy for students to build multimedia products, but they make it easy for teachers to meet national education standards and to work with other educators to make podcasting projects a cross-curricular activity.
A companion blog offers tips and suggestions for incorporating the DIY Podcast into the classroom, as well as offering updates when new topic modules become available. Teachers are encouraged to use the Comments feature of the DIY Podcast Blog to share ideas and experiences with other teachers and students.
To learn more and to start making podcasts, visit http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/diypodcast/index.html
Filed under: Astronomy, Educational Materials, Higher Education, K-12, NASA, Podcasts, STEM, Science, Webcasts | Tags: video, video clips
NASA EDGE is getting edgy with it’s vodcats; it’s going HD! The current vodcast is about NASA’s LRO/LCROSS mission, which will soon search for water on the moon. The next video will be about the upcoming shuttle mission, the final Hubble servicing mission, STS-125.
Visit NASA EDGE today to viewold and new videos, find links to mission information, and read the NASA EDGE blog. http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/podcasting/nasaedge/index.html
NASA Education is excited to introduce the Do-It-Yourself Podcast activity in the For Educators section of NASA.gov. Students can preview and download audio and video clips of astronauts performing work in space and on the ground. They can then use these clips to build their own podcast or similar audio/video project.
Learning modules on the DIY Podcast page will be categorized by topic to assist students with creating projects about a subject of interest. Each subject module includes video and audio clips, images, helpful information and links to related resources. A variety of audio and video clips will be provided to enhance flexibility and creativity. Students can create video or audio projects using free or inexpensive software on Windows or Macintosh computers.
Educators and their students are encouraged to distribute their NASA projects through podcasts, social networks, Web sites, CDs, DVDs or other channels that they may choose.
The Do-It-Yourself Podcast Blog will keep users posted on the latest updates. Tips and suggestions for incorporating the DIY Podcast into the classroom and updates on when new topic modules are available will be posted regularly. Use the Comments feature of the blog to share ideas and experiences with other teachers and students.
To learn more and to start making podcasts, visit http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/diypodcast/index.html
Filed under: Educational Materials, Higher Education, Links to Other Resources, Podcasts, Professional Development, Student Opportunities, Teacher Development, Teacher Opportunities, Webcasts, Workforce Development
Back in January of 2008, Online Education Database writer Heather Johnson posted an excellent article listing 100 sources for free online education podcasts. The article, titled Skip the Tuition: 100 Free Podcasts from the Best Colleges in the World, includes audio and video course content from such schools as Stanford, MIT, Harvard, Yale, and UCLA.
Whether you just want to brush up on an old subject or expand your knowlege base, these podcasts provide a free and flexible alternative to traditional courses. All you need is an MP3 player and an internet connection for downloading the content.
Check out Heather’s post at the following URL:
http://oedb.org/library/beginning-online-learning/skip-the-tuition:-100-free-podcasts-from-the-best-colleges-in-the-world
Filed under: Astronomy, Cool Science, Educational Materials, K-12, NASA, Podcasts, STEM, Science | Tags: radio, Spanish
Responding to evidence that Hispanics are underrepresented in science careers in the United States, Earth & Sky, -“a clear voice for science” – on radio and web – requested and has now received a major grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to produce 600 science radio spots in Spanish over the next three years.
A community-based Website for Cielo y Tierra will launch in early 2008. Like the Earth & Sky website at http://www.earthsky.org/ , it will feature science news, blogs and daily sky information – all in Spanish. Updates regarding the new website will be available soon.
Five sample shows of Cielo y Tierra are available at the following link. http://www.earthsky.org/extra/50608/spanish
Filed under: Competitions, Contest, K-12, Podcasts, Science, Student Opportunities | Tags: Audio, space exploration, video
What do you think is NASA’s greatest exploration achievement in the past 50 years, and why? That is the question NASA is asking students for the Second Annual 21st Century Explorer Podcast Competition. Students will create an audio recording or video — running one minute or less — with their answer to the question.
The contest is open to U.S. citizens, ages 11 to 18. Entries will be judged on content, creativity, execution, clarity and overall impression. The 15 finalists in each format (audio and video) and each age category (ages 11-14 and ages 15-18) will be displayed on the contest Web site, where the public will vote for and select a “People’s Choice” winner. Prizes will also be awarded for first, second and third place. Winners will be announced on the Web site Feb. 28, 2008.
Entries are being accepted now through Jan. 4, 2008, or when the first 1,000 entries in each category are received.
For more information, including tips for creating audio and video podcasts, visit: http://www.explorationpodcast.com/
Filed under: Higher Education, K-12, NASA, Podcasts, Science | Tags: Audio
NASA EDGE. One NASA. Two hosts. Twenty thousand plus rocket scientists. We have liftoff!
NASA EDGE is different. Unscripted and unpredictable, NASA EDGE takes a unique look in and around the greatest space program on the planet.
Whether it’s the latest launch or the coolest gadgets, NASA EDGE hosts provide an offbeat, funny and informative look behind the NASA curtain. If you’ve ever wanted to learn about NASA but thought you needed to be a rocket scientist, wait no longer. Watch NASA EDGE and embrace your inner astronaut.
You can download the video podcasts from the NASA EDGE website or from iTunes.
http://www.nasa.gov/nasaedge
Filed under: Competitions, Essay Competition, K-12, NASA, Podcasts, STEM, Science, Student Opportunities | Tags: AIAA
More than any other time in space exploration history, it’s an exciting age for educators and students to be part of. Before the end of the next decade, NASA astronauts will return to the moon. This time, we’re planning to stay, building outposts and paving the way for eventual journeys to Mars and beyond. Today’s students will be tomorrow’s explorers.
In 2008, NASA will celebrate its 50th anniversary. Sometimes, in order to look forward, we must take a step back to study the past. Because of this, we want to ask – What do you think is NASA’s greatest exploration achievement in the past 50 years and why?
That’s the question this competition asks of students ages 11-18. Sponsored by the American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), and in collaboration with NASA, the second annual 21st Century Explorer Podcast Competition challenges students to create unique audio and video podcasts.
Running from October 1 through January 4, this competition is open to United States citizens ages 11-18. Students are grouped into two age divisions: 11-14 and 15-18. Students in each division will submit an entry in one of two separate categories of their choosing: audio podcast or video podcast. First, second, and third place prizes will be awarded in each age group and category within that age group. An additional “People’s Choice Award”, selected by the public, will honor one podcast for each age division.
Only one entry may be submitted for each student. More competition details and the entry form can be found at the 21st Century Explorer Podcast Competition website at http://www.explorationpodcast.com . Students under 18 need written consent from a parent or guardian.
All work needs to be original. Any use of copyrighted material will disqualify the entry.
So students, grab a computer, mic, and/or video camera and get busy. The competition begins October 1, and ends after the first 1,000 entries are submitted in each category OR at midnight on January 4, whichever comes first.
And teachers, encourage your students to put on their thinking caps, reflect on the past, and see how it connects to the future. This is a wonderful opportunity to take a close look at where space exploration may take 21st Century explorers!
Winners will be announced at the 3rd Space Exploration Conference in Denver, CO on February 28, 2008. Following the announcement, all winning entries will be posted on the competition website.
Filed under: NASA, Podcasts, Science, Student Opportunities | Tags: Educator Astronaut, NOAA
This week’s NASA Student Opportunities Podcast goes underwater to interview Educator Astronaut Ricky Arnold. On Aug. 6, 2007, Arnold and the NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations, or NEEMO, 13 crew began a 10-day undersea mission aboard the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Aquarius Underwater Laboratory.
The crew is testing lunar exploration concepts and long-duration spaceflight medical objectives. The mission comes at an exciting time — while Arnold is on Aquarius, mission specialist Barbara Morgan is making the first spaceflight of an Educator Astronaut on the STS-118 shuttle mission. Both missions carry with them plant growth chambers used for research related to NASA’s Engineering Design Challenge.
To hear Arnold discuss lunar exploration, NASA’s Engineering Design Challenge: Lunar Plant Growth Chamber and student involvement with the space agency, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/nso
Filed under: Higher Education, K-12, OMSI, Podcasts, STEM, Science, Webcasts
Sound Science is OMSI’s weekly podcast. A podcast is a radio show you download on the internet. Your computer can subscribe to the show, and automatically download new episodes. A new episode is posted every Friday. The podcasts cover many science topics and answer your questions! To listen to the latest podcast or ask a question for future shows, visit our website!
