Tools to make lesson planning easier, EXCITE Program, Back to School, Gmail and Google Apps goes to school. Google looks towards the heavens.

The $150 laptop, myth or machine? Does watching videos help toddler development? Texty and more on Teacherbytes.

Do you have your MojoPac working? How up to date is your supply lists? These and more on Episode 12.

John Woodring comments on the Jing Project, Scratch, Comic Book Creator 2.0, XO Laptop Computer, Sony PRS-500 Portable Reader System, Converse College's Revolutionary War Battlefield tour, the Fly Pen, and the possible death of e-mail.

Highlights from the Harry Potter Party at the Hilton Head Island Barnes and Noble.

Welcome to the start of the 2007-2008 school year, for Year-Round-Schools at least. Also, a welcome to Beaufort County Schools' new superintendent, Dr. Valarie Truesdale. A brief look at mylearningplan.com for professional development and U3 Smart flash drives.

John Woodring explains about podcasting with Mike Seagle, Media Specialist at Cooley Springs-Fingerville Elementary School in Spartanburg School District 2.

A look back at 2006 and some goals or resolutions for 2007.

Boo Ring, Branch Manager of the Bluffton AAA office, discusses the 2007 AAA Travel Challenge. This contest is to increase students' geography literacy and expose them to possible careers in the travel industry.

John Woodring discuses the role of the Distance Education Learning Center or DELC with Beaufort County DELC Manager Rob Lewis.

John Woodring discusses the new ePortfolio system used in South Carolina with Beaufort County School District Technology Coach Vicky Smith.

Highlights from the 2006 SC Ed Tech Conference in Myrtle Beach.

John Woodring discusses MAP test data and how to use it with Beaufort County Schools Curriculum Development Specialist Kristy Smith.

In the premier episode of Teacher Bytes John Woodring explores what podcasts are and their place in education.