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The Nutrition Diva - Do Herbal Supplements Work?

I listened to a podcast on nutrition and whether herbal supplements work.  She discussed how people need to be careful in choosing herbal supplements because sometimes the natural solution is not always the best solution and sometimes medicine or drugs do a better job at curing or helping the problem.  I found it interesting on how she talked about needing to research herbal supplements and make sure that research it supported by reliable studies.  She talked about how some herbal supplements can have side effects and to make sure to be aware of those before taking.  Her overall thoughts were to make sure you explore all your options and make the decision based on sound research and investigation.

http://www.podcast.com/Health/Fitness-and-Nutrition/I-2371.htm
As for using podcasting in the classroom - I think this would be a wonderful that all teachers could use and find interesting and insightful podcasts that would go along with their content areas.  I think it just takes some exploration and time put forth to find the topics that would best fit their needs. Many just need help sometimes finding those resources - sometimes knowing where to begin and finding that support to help you get started is the hardest part.

Reflection

Special effects used on photos

I took a picture of my friend Maureen and I and found this cool special effect and made the picture into a rubic cube - I thought it was awesome all the ways that you can change an image using dumpr and the other sites

YouTube prezi tutorial

When teaching my students how to use prezi in school, several of the tutorials on the website were blocked because they were YouTube videos.  I sent a request to WVDE and had it unblocked so that my students could work together and learn as partners how to use prezi.

Wordle thing 5

Wallwisher.com :: Ways to use TED talks in the classroom thing4