Podcasts/Thing 19

Tonight I listened to the podcast "Earth and Sky" and it told about Saturn and seeing it in the night sky. I think this would be really great for kids because they can follow along (reading) while the male and female voice are saying the words. It is especially helpful for the population that I teach (students with Learning Disabilities). The second podcast I listened to was "Grammar Girl". It talked about using "I was" and "I were" in sentences and when to use each in writing. I am still listening to it as I type as it is an audio only podcast. I did learn something, though. A colleague had made a bulletin board for Principal's week in which students wrote "If I was Principal...." Now I know that it should have been "If I were Principal...." I thought that sounded more correct but had no idea when to use was and when to use were. Now I know. Wow, if I were 8 years old again, I could share that at family dinner. We always had to tell one thing we learned in school that day. It's probably why, to this day, I long for knowledge and am bound and determined to stay current with technology although most days it makes my head swim!