I can't believe how easy it is to play and record podcasts. This is a very good feeling, considering I had no idea how to manage a podcast until a week ago. In my opinion, which could very well change by tomorrow, I believe that podcasting can be one of the most important tools in the classroom.
I really appreciate the introduction to Podomatic.com as I had a lot of fun setting up an account and perusing the site. I have spent an excessive amount of time in the last week becoming more familiar with the capabilities of this site. In fact I have figured out how I'm going to incorporate this site into several lesson that I already teach. For instance I have a social studies piece surrounding culture where my students are asked to create media presentations. I found an absorbent amount of podcasts that my students could use to pep up their presentations. Through Podomatic.com my students could also create their own podcast for their presentation.
Another thought for this website would being able to post students giving each other mini lessons in math through the use of a document camera. I have found that my kids enjoy teaching each other multiple strategies that their group has identified through inquiry based lessons. If I were able to post these mini lessons to my class blog, students would be able to view these tutorials from home while doing homework. I know that those select students who listen and trust their peers more than their teachers' opinion would really benefit from this type of media.
With practically 90% of every kid owning an I pod in my school, I feel like podcasting during instruction could really grab a lot of these kids attention. I know that I am a complete amateur when dealing with most of this tech stuff right now. However, my learning curve in the last 3 months has grown exponentially. I feel very fortunate to be able have the resources and time right now to be able to become technologically literate before next school year. So in closing, I have the sneaking suspicion that podcasting will become a regular thing in my classroom this upcoming year.
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Cole, Good work. What I appreciate about this class is that you all do not have to be spoon fed. Thanks for spending the time to figure out Podomatic. I agree that there are lots of advantages of podcasts in education. Your comment on students teaching each other is huge. This really solidifies knowledge and makes them reach higher in the Blooms grid. I'd love to hear some of your students work if you could ever send some on. You are spot on, there is such a high percentage of kids who have the pods, we may as well use them. Keep up the good work! A
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