Judy Scharf Podcast Collection
I frequently listen to music on Itunes and have many times came across a category labeled podcasts. Until now, I was not familiar with what a podcast was, much less how to make one. The blog post, Judy Scharf Podcast Collection, by Judy Scharf, gives a very good explanation of podcast along with tip on how to use them successfully in your classroom. She states that a podcast is, "a “radio-style” talk show. It may include music as well. It may be listened to on the computer or an MP3 player, and may be downloaded from iTunes or a podcast hosting service." This blog post can be very useful to teachers and student who, like me, are not necessarily savvy in the podcast area. The detailed instructions in the post are a tool I will definitely reference back to when creating my own podcast. I found it interesting that she included the list of possible topics to assign to your students for their first podcast. Overall, a very useful, well-organized, detailed tool for teachers and students interested in incorporating podcasts into their classroom. I believe this would be a fun way to get the students excited about a project, while still learning the necessary information. Also, podcasts will enable the students to broadcast over the entire internet and share what they have learned.
Flat Stanley Podcast
This post,Flat Stanley, I thought, was very fun and definitely creative! I think this was a fun way to get the students interested in podcast and also teaching them about it all at the same time. Allowing the children to create their own storyline, while also getting them to read and learn about a new place was very clever I thought. I also love the fact that the recording they created is included in the blog for everyone to listen to. I know seeing their final product and what they came up with is one of my favorite parts. Kudos to these six year olds for being creative and using technology in the classroom.
Listening-Comprehension-Podcasting
From the research I have read on other blogs, I have learned that podcasting can be very beneficial to use in the classroom for the students, as well as for the teachers. This blog post,Listening-Comprehension-Podcasting, made it clear to me however, that it is not just about the podcast, but also about the assembling, content, and delivery of the presentation. It is emphasized in this blog post that it is important to speak with feeling in order to accurately convey the message you are trying to get across. A podcast is a broadcast, therefore, your voice IS the presentation and your tool for telling the story you want to tell to the audience. Also, the blog discusses how editing the podcast can be a helpful tool to use to break the podcast down and see what is said, where, and how it is said. In this particular post, the students were learning the story of, PURIM. They each had a section they were to be recorded reading in Hebrew, and the sections were then mixed up, so that the students could put them back in the right order. This not only taught the language to the students, but was also a good way of learning the story. Also, it was fun for them to be able to listen to their audio recordings of themselves. So, why podcast? I think podcasting is a fun, and useful to get information you have learned, or are teaching out there for others to see it.
Your reviews are good. Be sure to include links.
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