I Heart Podcasts. :) Keeping Up with Tech! #busedu @techmeme

So often in my technology training travels, people ask me how I keep up with so many "new things" and that I must spend all my free time practicing Adobe programs and reading textbooks. I assure you, I do not. Well, I do spend too much time learning new programs (but I love it!) but I also have a great PLN on Twitter/Facebook and that helps a ton!

This summer, though, I ran across a podcast that just really blew me away. I wasn't even familiar with TechMeme, but apparently they've been around awhile. They aggregate technology news. Simple enough. They look for new tech news so I don't have to. But, I don't have time to read more articles. (Come on, I have curriculum that won't rewrite itself.)

They do, however, have the TechMeme Ride Home podcast, which I listen to through Castbox, but you can access through iTunes or any plethora of podcasting apps. Let me give you a simple example of what I heard on my ride to work this week!

1. Uber: I love Uber and use it frequently when I travel. They talked today about the new Spotlight feature, where you can light up your phone with a special color specific to your driver. Your driver will receive a message telling them what color to look for, so you can just hold your phone in the air. 
2. Facebook: Though this wasn't "United States" news, a German court ruled you can inherit Facebook content like a letter or a diary (based on a parent wanting access to their teen's FB to determine if she was suicidal). Under its current policy, FB allows relatives only the ability to change the page into an online memorial or to delete it entirely. They wanted full access.
3. Photoshop: Did you know the full version of Photoshop will be released this next year for iPad? Yep. Seems to be the case. 

Earlier this month, I learned how Netflix is removing their movie review feature soon (all ratings except thumb up or thumb down). They won't allow new user reviews and they were completely remove all current reviews. 

But, five days a week, they put out a 15-20 minute podcast. I listen in my car either on my way to or from work. No reading, just listening to some new trends happening in tech, and this will be great fuel to use to get my students talking in my classroom when they get back to school. Friends, it's such as easy way to stay "up" on technology happenings.

Check it out!