It’s Memorial Day Weekend, how many of
you are cruisin down the road listening to the radio? Well did you know that a
podcast is similar to a radio show in that each show consists of a series of
individual episodes you can listen to on your digital audio player like an
iPod, smartphone, and computer. So
what’s the difference between a podcast from a traditional radio show is that
you can listen to your podcast whenever and wherever you want to, and you can
subscribe to a podcast series so when a new episode is available, it
automatically downloads to your computer. So the next time your listening to
the radio think of podcasting to catch up on the latest with its wide range to
the ability to create or listen to audio or video content either live or
downloaded for later use.
Ideas for Using
Podcasting in the classroom:
- Publish student work
- Student project for assessment
- Distribute school assignments
- Peer teaching
- Language classes
- Create archive of class lectures
- Interview guest experts
- Create oral histories
Here are a couple of Podcasts I have
listened to when catching up on the latest technology happening within the
classroom: Take a listen and see what you think?
Teaching with SmartBoard:
Want to jazz up your SmartBoard files over the summer take a listen to this
video podcast, which explores techniques for teachers. Their main emphasis and
purpose is to create lessons that are engaging for students to learn. So if you
would like to get your students up and moving to the SmartBoard listen to this
video podcast. This podcast is a quick listen and quite enjoyable to learn one
new technique for using the SmartBoard within your classroom. They also have a website to view more and
watch some of their YouTube videos. It’s a quick listen too between 25-30 min,
and will leave you thirsting to listen to more, enjoy their show. Click here to subscribe to the podcast in itunes.
Appy Hour U: App enthusiasts Lisa
Johnson and Yolanda Barker bring this podcast to you as educators using iPads. They provide a menu of appealing lesson
ideas, and are using mainly FREE apps to create their lesson plans. I love the enthusiasm and energy in the hosts’
voices in this audio podcast. They use
BlogTalk radio to produce their show but it can also be accessed from iTunes. There
latest App shows have been around Mobile Learning 2012. They have been talking
with other districts and learning what’s happening around different
states. For mobile learning it can
happen anywhere, in a classroom, at the dining table, on a bus, anywhere. Shows vary in length from 30 min – 60 min but
a great deal of information to gain at when listening to this show. Hope you enjoy
listening to Appy Hour U as much as I do. Click here to subscribe to the podcast in itunes.
EdTech talks: This is made up of a
community of educators interested in discussing and learning about the uses of
technology in education. For EdTech
talks they webcast several live shows each week with different guest
speakers. The latest episode I listened
to was about Reboot and how they were changing career paths. They discussed about where they had been and
where they were going. Their discussion
lead to how their show had developed and what they planned to do in the
future. There show was a very quick 25
min listen and I can’t wait to see what is to come from this group in the
future. Click here to subscribe to the podcast in itunes.
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