BookPod

BookPod is a distributed blog and podcast designed to engage students and teachers in reading books. In BookPod, school library media specialists, teachers, and students can Explore books by listening and watching the BookPod podcasts, Interact with each other by commenting in the BookPod blog, and Create their own book entries with video and/or audio excerpts and reviews. BookPod is technically unique in that it is a distributed podcast that permits submission of content from multiple people and sites. It is also unique in that it does not require an iPod: The content can be fully experienced in the BookPod web site.

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Project Server

This is a collection of mini projects that involved building server infrastructure for current and future immersion projects in the EDTEC program. Four server applications are be demonstrated:

• Mac OS X Server (for shared folders and lab management)
• QuickTime Streaming Server (for on-campus RTSP streaming)
• FileMaker Pro Server (for data-driven projects)
• Movable Type (for blog, podcast, and content management services)

The goal behind this project was to create a server system that could support and provide services to a school building or district. The Mac OS X Server provides the base foundation necessary to provide these services. The web service of the Mac OS X Server enables the computer to become a server to provide content viewable on the web. The QuickTime Streaming Server enables prerecorded media to be streamed from the server to a another computer or broadcast live. The FileMaker Pro Server allows for databases to be accessible online to be viewed and edited remotely. The Moveable Type Server is a full-featured blogging engine that can be used for blogging, podcasting, content management services, and many other purposes.