The Teachers' Podcast episode 1 of the school year mainly covered many different topics. The podcast began with talking about the new improved website that as been created for easy use. They talked about a new devise they have on their website that allows uses to leave voice messages, they emphasis this could be a great tool for students. They talk about a podcast convention that is taking place and how they are going to be attending and covering it. It talks about No Child Left Behind but a majority of the pod cast is spent talking about resources like the new Zoon from Windows that is similar to a ipod, and websites where parents can learn strategies to help their children with homework. It was really useful I thought although I felt like the ideas they covered did not flow together very well.
The Teachers' Podcast http://teacherspodcast.org/2007/09/15/episode-91707-reasons-to-be-cheerful/
The teachers' podcast episode 1 accessed February 25th 2008
What I think About Podcast
I think pod casts are great, they can really add to a classroom. Podcast can be a great resource for teachers. Like the podcast I listened to it can give teachers resources to aid teaching. Pod casts allow teachers to become aware of conventions, breaking news, and new products. Pod casts can also aid students. Podcast can provide students another source of information than their teacher. I know I get sick of listening to the same person talk, a podcast breaks up the monotonous of the teacher's voice. Many podcast I looked at were much like audio books, they allowed students hear many different stories, sometimes with different voices for each character. Podcast also can give students something else to do besides a oral report they can publish a podcast, spreading what they to many more than just a classroom. Podcast can be extremely useful in a classroom but with in reason we do have to remember all students learn differently.
Podcast for Literacy?Podcasts could be used for literacy as well. There are podcast out there that focus on grammar mechanics. Students could listen to a daily podcast to learn some of this skills. Students if they are making a pod cast based off a book students will have to read the book in order to make the podcast.
Podcast in Kindergarten?Five ideas for Using podcast in my practicum classroom. Definitely! Podcast can be used to get ideas about what to do in my class. There is so much out there on the Internet. It could be an idea about a new gizmo. It could be an idea for an activity. It could be an idea for a website to visit. I can listen to a podcast on oceans and ocean life when they do their ocean unit. I could listen to doctors, dentist speaking for their unit on healthy lifestyles.
Podcast could also be used to have the students listen to they could listen to other students reading a story. They could listen to interesting news (for Kids) daily. There is probably a pod cast out there with individual lessons for letters, words and sounds that could be used, kind of like Sesame Street.
I think students could make their own pod casts although it would be rather difficult for them as kindergartners I think. They could each read a short short and we could compile them into a little segment called kindergartners favorite stories.
1 comment:
Nice post Olesia, some good ideas for using both as a teacher and with your class- you are right that K would be more challenging, but you had some good ideas.
Post a Comment