Thing 20

Podcasting is a tool that could enhance any lesson in your classroom. I would love the students to create poetry in which thy could create podcasts of themselves. Also my class always participates in the young author's contest at the ISD and it would be a great way for them to share their stories. I would post them to my wiki page and that way parents or other classes could listen to their story being read. Podcasting would also be great to use for reports such as state reports or saint reports. Students would love to present their information in this way and I think they would enjoy it more then presenting infront of the class. I think that students would also enjoy using podcasting as a way of connecting with other classes. They could share their work this way. It would really help to connect their learning with others learning. Students would love to listen to podcasts. They are always so intune and listening when it is something that is new and deals with technology. If we you think about it, face it, their growing up with so many different technologies and they are very eager to use them. They would love the podcasts I visited about science and history. They would also love the NASA podcast since we just took a field trip recently to see the Hubble telescope on the Imax. I know that a lot of the staff memebers are also enjoying this tool. A teacher at our school used it to tape some poetry her class was doing. She posted them to her wiki and the students were so excited to hear thier podcast. She shared this idea with the staff and it is a great way to share ideas. Viewing the podcasts have been a huge help to me professionally. I have gotten and found some great podcasts that I will be using in my classroom. It will surely enhance my lessons and keep the students intersted in the subject! A great, easy, free tool! So amazing you can use your phone to create!