The article "Podcast for Free on a PC" explains why and how teachers should incorporate podcast into their classroom. The article begins by describing what a podcast is and some background on how it started. "A podcast at its simplest is an audio recording that’s available on the Internet. " The next section of the article is the most important, it is all about using podcast in the classroom. The author shares different options of using pod casts. From the simple beginners who can use a free program like Odeo Studio to record and upload podcasts easily in the classroom on their own website, or using a cell phone and Gabcast to record their podcast just by dialing a toll free number. The article also list many reasons why a teacher should even "bother"; explaining how students should use them to read their own stories and how Foreign Language to Biology teachers can use them in their class. The author also provides links to resources on the subject.
I think the use of podcasts in the classroom is a great idea. I learned that when I become a history teacher, I can use podcasts to "recording classroom discussions or lectures for absent students. " That is a great idea! I also believe that author provides a great deal of information that is useful to all different teachers. There are so many different benefits of using podcasts and the author list them well. Although the article was short, it possessed all the important information a teacher needs to start using posdcasts in their classroom.
http://www.education-world.com/a_tech/tech/tech238.shtml
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That is very interesting. Podcasts seem intimidating to me, just the way they sound. How easy do you think it would be to integrate podcasts into a kindergartenclassroom. What other ways could you integrate podcasts into the classroom besides recordings, for when students are out?
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