The two websites/blogs that I reviewed were those of Lauren Gocken and Jared Schelp.
Part 1: Podcast
Lauren's Podcast:
StumbleUpon is a site where you can select topics that your interested in and literally stumble through items related to your topic. This can be a very helpful tool, because you do "stumble" onto a lot of useful things, but it's really fun, too! This search comes up with everything: videos, websites, blogs, and everything! You also have the option to like and dislike, which will influence further stumblings. When you like it, it will put the site in a favorites folder, so you can go back and look at them later.
TeachJ is a resource for English/Journalism teachers (her content area). It includes general tips, lesson plans, and ideas for everything in this content area.
Pop Photo is a website for photography resources. It is short for popular photography and has lots of useful tips, links, and pages.
Jared didn't have a podcast as far as I could see.
Part 2: Website/Blog
What I took from critiquing others' blogs and websites was this: neatness, organization, and consistency make a very professional website. The farther away you stray from that, the less professional your website/blog will look. Also, the easier something is to read (having to do with color of text, font, color of background, etc), the more likely you'll be to read it. It also helps to go beyond just what you have to do for class. Eventually, you're going to use your website (to show to prospective employers), so you might as well prepare it as if they would be looking at it today.
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