Podcast

The podcast started out with music which made it inviting to listen to and entertaining. The people seemed to enjoy doing podcast and were enthusiastic about the subjects they were speaking about. They did not just read from a piece of paper but actively held a conversation with each other. In some of the podcast people collaborated from different states.

KidCast and MacBreak Weekly gave feedback on student’s podcast. They encouraged kids to do podcast and said they should be taught how to do them. Also, they told them a little about what to put into their podcast and presentations. Academic information is the message. They think that kids doing the podcast and being able to say they did them is not enough. We as educators need to take it farther and let kids have an extended conversation where they take an idea they are interested in and do research, record their information and share it with a group of people.

ConnectLearning withDavid Warlick was a conversation with librarians about podcast in the library. They agreed that collaboration with teachers helps enable the student and the teacher. Podcast can be done it in the classroom and at home as well. Students can connect with the community as well. Work can be done nationally by doing discussions and class debates, and students can keep track of notes and can go back to the podcast from class to help them study or write their papers.

These were just two of the six examples. They were all helped me understand the use of podcast in the classroom. Although I used to think podcast were pointless and useless I learned they can be very useful and interesting. They not only informed me but gave me ideas to use in my classroom.