Blog Post 5

The Benefits of Podcasting in the Classroom

This video, which you can watch here, gives useful ideas one how podcasting can be used to benefit the classroom. First of all, as we all should know we are living in a technology driven society and our students have never lived without many technologies, such as the computer and world wide web. Using this form of technology in the classroom can really boost creativity, there are so many different things you can do with a podcast. For instance, podcast or vodcast. For those who don't know a vodcast is a podcast with video. It also requires the student to really learn the material because they may be teaching it in their podcast. They also gave an idea that teachers could record their lectures as a podcast so students can use them as study guides. It also provides a great way for parents to be proactive in their child's education. I love the idea of using podcast in the classroom and hope that I will one day be able to use it in mine.

Eagle Nest Radio

This is a class blog in which radio shows or podcasts are used to show what these students are learning. They have a podcast about the Ancient Romans where even I learned some interesting facts, like the meaning behind the saying "All roads lead to Rome." They have many other interesting podcast, such as one on sharks and one on explorers. Oh yeah, did i mention these are third graders?
What a wonderful and creative learning experience these third graders are having. no doubt they have soaked up some knowledge about the topics they are podcasting about. Each student has the opportunity to share their knowledge and furthermore just think about the public speaking practice they are getting. What they learned in their third grade class will no doubt benefit them for years to come.

You can visit their class blog here.

100 Ways to Use Your iPod to Learn and Study Better

This webpage has literally a hundred resources to enhance your education experience all on your iPod. But for this week we'll focus on the resources for podcasts.
One of the resources lisited was "The Philosophy Talk". Their slogan is "a program that questions everythink, except your intelligence. They deal with a variety of topics such as, procrastination, racial issues, abortion, disagreement, and the power of thought. This is a great podcast to really get your juices flowing.
Another resource is "The Education Podcast Network". This webpage is especially for teachers and strives to bring together podcast to benefit teachers in the 21st century. It sorts podcast by topics such as grade level and subject matter. It even has fourteen podcasts that focus on math! I think this is a great resource for teachers to explore. It is another way to for teachers to connect and share ideas.