In this assignment, I decided to follow podcasting. Previously, I had no clue what a podcast was and what it dealt with. According to wiki.com, podcasts are a series of audio or video digital media files which are released episodically, almost like a radio talk show being released on the web. Podcasts are fairly easy to create/record and most are audio recordings and tend to be reflections on certain ideas that the public normally respond to.
Podcasts are very helpful in the collection of responses on certain ideas and concepts. In the discussions I followed, many teachers mentioned the incorporation of podcasting in the classroom. A few teachers were using individualized podcasting learning plans for students having them post at least one podcast on their personal websites. I also found how convenient podcasts are and how they help in reflection and writing skills.
In another discussion I found, teachers explained how podcasts can be done through cell phones. Since this is the digital age for young students now, many of them possess phones with video and audio recordings. With the right software, they can upload recordings on their phones directly to the web for others to download. Podcasts can also go hand in hand with vodcasts, which is just another form digital media file in which the audio comes along with video. Students with video recording devices on their hand held computers can release similar vodcasts to the web for others to upload.
Podcasts are a great way for students to familiarize themselves with digital tools to expand the integration of technology into the classroom. Podcasts are also fairly accessible to young students and create a great community for students to discuss and feed off of each others responses and thoughts.
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I hadn't known anything about podcasts before web 2.0. It sounds like a really cool tool for teachers and a useful and relevent way to integrate technology into school curriculum. I didn't know that you could also do it with your phone! Very cool!
ReplyDeleteI've heard music teachers talk about podcasting, but didn't really understand what they were referring to. When I observed teachers in a middle school, there was a student newscast broadcast over the classroom computers using podcasting. It would be a nice tool to use to report results of long-term classroom projects, for example, students could create a series of podcasts on Egyptology in the 6th grade history and social sciences curriculum. Are you sure "vodcasts" aren't some sort of gimlet? Where's the lime?
ReplyDeleteThis is a good one that connects with Education 422 well. I have never done a pod cast myself, but I think it is very interesting how you can do it through your cell phone. This would be a great tool for teachers to use in the classroom.
ReplyDeletePodcasting? I had never heard of this tool before and I'm a little unclear of how to use it in a classroom but I'll try to research it a little more I'm sure there are great ways of how this tool can benefit students.
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