My experience making my podcast was pretty good. I had rerecord it a couple of times because I didn't have absolute silence around me. But other than that it went well. At first I thought it was going to be hard to do, but it wasn't bad at all.
As for my thoughts on using it as a teacher, I think it is a valuable tool for teachers to use. I thought of many ways I could use it, only I wanted to make something I could actually have my students use in the classroom. that is why I chose to read a story to them and have them follow along. I saw this on another podcast and thought it was a good idea. I could also use it to record their voices and have them read the stories. I think they would love that. Another way I thought about how to use pod casting would be to have students do their own news pods, they could use current events in the world and also discuss things in school and events that are coming up. I think this would be great for the older students at my building because it would make them feel more important. They would also be learning too. There are many ways to use pod casting in education. I think if the school has the ability to offer their teachers technology to use in the classroom then we should jump at it and use it as much as we can. The school I'm currently working at does not have too many opportunities for technology, at least not yet. We are currently setting up a new computer lab and library with a smart board for classes to use. I can't wait to be able to use technology more, there are so many positives that come from it. There are a few negatives, but if the teacher is on top of things and sets up guidelines for the students prior to using any type of technology then I think the positives out weigh the negatives.
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Jamie,
ReplyDeleteI am so excited that you have thought of so many ways you could use podcasting in the classroom. It is one thing for teachers to use the technologies, it is another thing to let the students use them. What we want is to find more effective ways to engage our digital students in their learning and to do that, we must be willing to use digital tools. You mentioned some of the obstacles but determined teachers can find ways to work around these obstacles. You can use the sound recorder on your computer to let students do their own recordings and this would help with reading. Then you can post the recording on your blog or classroom website and let parents hear what their children have created. I have used your podcast to show the class how music can add some extra pizzaz.
Great job this week!