Podcasting, In the Classroom?
When I read this weeks assignment, I was surprised and curious about how a podcast could be used in the classroom. Upon reading this weeks chapter in Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms, my interest was completely peeked. I have only listened to a handful of podcasts through iTunes, but never dreamed of using them with my students. However, Richardson mentions some great ideas for incorporating podcasts into the classroom.
Richardson mentions many great ideas for podcasting. My favorite was creating a school radio show,Willowdale Elementary Podcast, where students and teachers can share their ideas for others to listen too! I have provided the link below, in case you want to check out the podcast. I was amazed at some of the recordings made by students in third grade. I think the students at my school, would love this type of forum for sharing ideas! Also, the idea of enhanced podcast with both audio and slides would be a great presentation format. Some other ideas include using it to record foreign language content, stories about historical figures, interviews, and narrating science labs.
I teach mainly middle school math and wondered if anyone had ideas about how to incorporate a podcast into a math classroom? Either something I could present to my students or a way for student to present their learning. In addition, I immediately thought I could have my students create a podcast to display the moral focus of the month at our school. Students could share their work during morning assembly.
Sources:
Richardson, W. (2010). Blogs, wikis, podcasts, and other powerful web tools for classrooms (Third ed.). Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Corwin Press.
Willowdale Elementary School. (2014). Radio willow web. Omaha, NB:<http://mps.wes.schoolfusion.us/modules/cms/pages.phtml?pageid=101919&sessionid=41917f9bd991a31963c31669315ff48c>
