Between this online course and the MACUL conference I attended today and yesterday I have listened to a ton of podcasts!!!! One that I really like in particular is the Princeton Review vocab minute. These are quirky, and fun and would be a good starter for my class. I can see myself playing these right after the bell rings, having students pulling out key words, discussing, etc.
I also enjoyed the poetry foundation podcasts, these would be great to link to the school library, or to play one day a week for a couple of minutes to expose our students to more poetry, something that students always seem to find daunting.
On a personal level, I enjoyed listening to the children's stories, what a great thing to save on your ipod and then play in the car! I am the minority and do not have a dvd in my car so I am constantly looking for new ways to entertain my 1 and 4 year old while traveling!
I digress...In my opinion I think that students are going to love creating podcasts. They seem to really "kick things up a notch" when they know they are going to be seen or heard by a public audience. I think that it will be a fairly simple process to lead them to quality sources using itunes. Our kids are so tech savvy these days, that I have found if given adequate time to complete a technology task, most seem to do very well.
I plan to use podcasts in my classroom for book talks, and reports and posting to a class wiki?! I am hoping for the best and am anxious to try them with my kids!
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I listened to many podcasts as I was doing this "thing". It becomes very addictive. I found that I liked the video more than the audio. The Princeton Vocab minute was excellent. My wife told me about when she was completing 23 Things. We discussed iy again when I completed the "thing".
ReplyDeleteThe car is where I would prefer podcats also. I had a difficult time listening on my computer. Couldn't listen on my IPOD, I like my music too much.
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