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class 676
 * __Assignment 2:__**

The one podcast I subscribed to was Paperclipping: Scrapbooking [] This is a podcast where if you subscribe to it, you got more information than if you did the viewing of the podcasts from the iTouch. I like to do scrapbooking and I was hoping it would give great ideas. Although it gave ideas, it didn't stay with scrapbooking in books but other projects and art decorations. The other podcast I picked for myself was more interesting. It is called Scrap Time [] This podcast was interesting because she gave some ideas and explained how to use the tools we buy and then have to remember why we bought it. I found these podcasts fun to watch.

The podcast I subscribed to was for my class. It was Sesame Street located at [] I tried to find the podcast that is connected to my reading series and I'm still hopeful to figure out where to go, but since my district didn't subscribed to it, I may not get to play those podcasts for my class. I will try to connect with the person who is the district's Reading and Language Arts Coordinator. I served on the textbook committee, so I might still get some inside information. For the time being, I subscribed to Sesame Street's podcast which addresses letter recognition, the sound of the letter, and words that begin with that letter. They also had podcasts that used words that my reading series calls robust vocabulary words. Those are words that children may hear in every day language or in books, but are not reading them at this time. Understanding the meaning of the word will help the child understand what is going on within the text. Some examples of the words are: concentrate, humongous, and exquisite. The children who saw the podcast were having fun at first, but then the auditory and video were out of sync and their were moments where the podcast's video froze for a few seconds. The students soon lost interest, but perhaps after getting used to those glitches, they would enjoy the podcasts. I tried a different Sesame Street podcast where there were no sync problems. The children were engrossed in the full podcast.


 * __Assignment 3:__**

I cannot choose just 10 - there are so many cool apps both to be used for my class and for myself.

The class apps would be:

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ABC Phonics Super Animal Alphabet Game Free is a tool to help the young reader become better at the skills of reading and spelling. The child plays the games while improving the skills needed such as blending and sounding out words.