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Saturday, May 05, 2007

Cinco de Mayo at GT Tech!

cincojs4s Welcome to GT Tech's Vodcast, "Cinco de Mayo", from Herrera Academy of Technology in Houston, Texas. This is where the entire school came together on this project-based activity to re-create and celebrate their wonderful Hispanic heritage.

We invite you to take a door-to-door tour of their school. Like they say at Herrera: 'Mi casa es su casa'.

HAPPY CINCO DE MAYO!

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Saturday, February 03, 2007

Dallas Stonewall Jackson Elementary: Special Events

The Dallas based Stonewall Jackson Elementary School, in the DallasISD school district, are our newest bunch of smart-thinking, fun, and entertaining kids bringing us some great podcasts! In this episode, we we hear about Special Events that are so fun... they're magical!

4. Special Events with Spy Gal and Icebox [Listen]

  • Special events rule the school!
  • Decorating the school: a magical tradition
  • Guest Speakers and storytellers
  • Costume day
  • Awesome plays we do
  • Travel the world without leaving your neighborhood!
  • We can say Bye... in lots of different languages!

Enjoy these four podcasts from this enthusiastic group with a great teacher leading the way!

Podcast Rating: [E]

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Dallas Stonewall Jackson Elementary: Sign-Choir

The Dallas based Stonewall Jackson Elementary School, in the DallasISD school district, are our newest bunch of smart-thinking, fun, and entertaining kids bringing us some great podcasts! In this episode, we we hear about The Sign Choir.

3. The Sign Choir: Amislan singers of Stonewall Jackson Elementary [Listen]

  • What is sign language?
  • Do you know how to sign? Fourth and fifth graders practice weekly
  • Practicing for Performances
  • We wear our sign-fashion!
  • Where have we performed?
  • Why are we learning sign?
  • People who are hearing impaired get great educations, just like the rest of us

Enjoy these four podcasts from this enthusiastic group with a great teacher leading the way!

Podcast Rating: [E]

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Dallas Stonewall Jackson Elementary School: Gardening

The Dallas based Stonewall Jackson Elementary School, in the DallasISD school district, are our newest bunch of smart-thinking, fun, and entertaining kids bringing us some great podcasts! In this episode, we we hear about Gardening with the veggies doin' the talkin'.

2. Gardening with Brock Broccoli, Peter Pepper and Tommy Tomato [Listen]


  • The Amazing garden at Stonewall Jackson Elementary
  • Kindergarten through fifth grade help on this garden
  • Mr. Painter helps the students and other fun garden characters
  • Wanna know how many times every student plants something? Listen!
  • What we do, why we do it, and healthy things we get from it, and some of our garden friends
  • The vegetables are happy they're at Stonewall Jackson Elementary!

Enjoy these four podcasts from this enthusiastic group with a great teacher leading the way!

Podcast Rating: [E]

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Dallas' Stonewall Jackson Elementary's First Podcasts

Kid-cast.com is proud to welcome a new group of young podcasters to our network: The Dallas based Stonewall Jackson Elementary School, in the DallasISD school district, are our newest bunch of smart-thinking, fun, and entertaining kids bringing us some great podcasts!

In this installment, they've done four - count 'em - FOUR podcasts to talk about all kinds of topics, from dancing to gardening, sign language, and great special events information. Give all four of them a listen; you'll be sure to enjoy them!

Here's the first installment: Ballroom Dancing!


1. Ballroom Dancing With Sooner Gal and UT Girl [Listen]


  • Fifth graders learning Ballroom Dancing, and it's not boring!
  • 10 Different kinds of dances
  • Respect for everyone involved
  • Fun Single Dances like the Electric Slide and the Macarena
  • Movies to watch: Mad Hot Ballroom.
  • Ask your school about a Ballroom Dancing curriculum.

Enjoy these four podcasts from this enthusiastic group with a great teacher leading the way!

Podcast Rating: [E]

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