Web 2.0 Tool - Podcasting
Podcasting is nothing new; however, using it as an interactive tool in the classroom is something relatively new. Teachers are jumping on the bandwagon because kids LOVE it, and because school principals and superintendents are using as a novel way to communicate with the school community. Based on my reading on web 2.0, the teachers were using it in a variety of ways: to post events, assignments, study guides for students before tests, to share student work, to announce extra-credit assignments or other school information, and lastly as a way to communicate with other teachers. Some of the most common projects being devised for the podcasting tool were: book reviews or research projects. Teachers commented that students love it, and work "ten times harder" on researching, writing and editing their scripts. Kids loved being "on the air" for their audience of peers. Many teachers were using it for a variety of grade levels, especially in a research project assigning different tasks to different grades or levels of students. Some teachers were creating a book review podcast project or a book discussion podcast project. Most of the teachers recommed audacity as the best editing software. For hosting, one teacher used www.postcastpeople.com as his site of choice. Jodix, Moviemker, and itunes were also favorably mentioned. Finally, most of the teachers commented that the students were not intimidated by these programs, but embraced learning them as well as the excitement of going "live on the podcast."
2 comments:
Kira - great review of Classroom 2.0 podcasting. I have never made my own podcast, however I can see the value in a tool like this. Great way to get a message out to students and allow their parents to hear the exact message that was given to the classroom.
Podcasting sounds like a great tool to use in class! What an interesting and fun way to become part of the classroom and spark students interests! Wish they had that when I was in elementary school!
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