Edible Schoolyard

The Edible Schoolyard podcast was really neat to watch. I thought it was really cool what they were doing. This is a non-profit program at teh Martin Luther King Middle School in Berkeley, California. It was founded by chef and author Alice Waters and former Martin Luther King principle Neil Smith. Planning for this project began in 1995. Two years later in 1997 the gardening began.

I observed how hands on the kids were with this. They really seemed to enjoy doing what they were doing. I thought this was a great way for kids to learn something new. They get to see the start of something new and get to see the end result of what they have done. This also allows them to appreciate what they have done. I thought this was a very interesting way for kids to learn. This also allows everyone to participate in something together. It does not single out any students. I really enjoyed this podcast and thought it was really neat to see.



The iTunes University was really neat to read about. I thought it was interesting that lessons are being put on iTunes that are available to students. I also thought that it was great that it was a free support for students and instructors. I think this type of thing is great because if a student misses class they can download the lesson that they missed and be able to stay caught up with the rest of the class. I think it is very useful for students and teachers. This was something that I really enjoyed reading about.
As a student I find this very interesting and a very useful tool to use. If I miss a class I could possibly have the lesson or lecture I missed put on iTunes and I can download it and listen to it. Another reason why it is great is if I was in class and missed something I can go back and listen to the lecture again and get what I missed. It would allow me to learn at my pace and be able to succeed in school or in the class I am in. I think this is a great learning tool.
As a future teacher I find this to be an amazing tool to be used by teachers and students. I think it is very helpful. It allows teachers to put up their lessons that a student might have missed which allows that child to stay caught up and not get behind in school. The student can download whatever they missed in the class. This will be a great tool for me to use in the future. I really look forward to hopefully using it.