Here are a couple of links you can use to learn more that I found very helpful....
Hope these help
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Lessons via podcast
I have been hearing on some radio stations (mainly MPR) that offers some of the reports are available for download by podcast. Why not take this idea into the classroom. My son's brand new high school has a set up with the teachers where they have a microphone to broadcast their lessons. It would be very simple to hook up the microphone to a recording device to make the lesson available for download by podcast. Imagine the possibilities....If the lesson becomes available for download, a student that missed the day for any number of reasons (illness, vacation, class trip) can access the lesson and keep up with the class. Also a student can review it later to re-enforce a lesson that can especially help before a test. Another possiblity would be in a situation where a teacher may be out for the day but can present the lesson in a way that a substitute cant. I could see this being a major development for teachers and students. Imagine the possibilities!!!
Here are a couple of links you can use to learn more that I found very helpful....
Hope these help
Here are a couple of links you can use to learn more that I found very helpful....
Hope these help
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Podcasts are such great resources! I haven't used them very much, but like you mentioned I have heard of teachers using them. I have 4 preps this year so my time is really limited, but I have started to find youtube videos that explain concepts learned in class. Right now, it is easier for me to find a resource that is already created. But hopefully I'll have more time in the future to make my own podcasts. I love the idea of using a podcast for when you have a sub. It is impossible to find a sub who speaks French, so I am limited on what my students can do when I am gone. But if I created a podcast I would have more options for my sub plans. Thanks for reminding me about this great resource.
ReplyDeleteI've totally neglected podcasts in my class. I think I just forget they exist. I don't know why...I listen to them in my private life, so why wouldn't they be a great tool in the classroom? Of course they would! MPR has so many great interviews with poets and writers, you can get poetry slams on podcasts, and as you mention, Mike, teachers could create their own. Jessica's comments are a perfect example. Sometimes there are limitations on what a stand-in can do if the teacher is out, so why not create a podcast? Last spring in my poetry unit students were so anxious to share their own work...which is something that almost never happens! It's not a creative writing course, so we couldn't take up too much class time with students sharing their own work, unfortunately, so we kind of did an extra credit coffee shop reading thing. But that was complicated and time-consuming for me (but fun)...now it seems like sharing podcasts might have been a good alternative. I echo Jessica on this...thanks for reminding me about this resource!
ReplyDeleteThis is a great idea for my children at least, my students ...well not so much (ha!) I hope you got the joke... anyway I like the idea of using the podcast when students are ill. However having a freshman myself I might have to do some "encouraging" to have him listen to class when he is at home.... I think this would also be great for new teachers, and existing teacher listening great resource, thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteHonestly, I have never listened to a podcast or read much about them. I always hear the word thrown around a lot but have never investigated it. But after reading all your comments it looks like I should start! I have one question though...how does someone go about creating one?
ReplyDeleteI like the idea of Podcasts in the classroom. I am not sure if I would use them for full classes or not. It might be fun to record a class reading an elementary school book that all the students take turns taking home. Then parents can sit with their son or daughter and hear the class read the book. Then the child can read the book. I know that in beginner reading, repitition is vital. This might be a good way to do that. Also, I can see recording a Podcast for test reviews. Students could listen to the review again over the weekend to see if they missed anything.
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