I've recently begun listening to a Podcast entitled "The Plus One Show - Educational Technology". It's put out by LevelUpTeaching.com and it is hosted by Chip Dolce who goes through some great tips for instructional technology and the latest things available for classroom teachers.
It's pretty entertaining, and Chip is great to listen to! He encourages teachers to think outside the box, and he discusses what kinds of things are available, like Google classroom and Google labs. He interviews other experts who discuss what kinds of technology they use, including Chromebooks and Google Drive.
Chip also takes questions from listeners and tries to answer them on the air. It's a great way to have your questions answered, as well as help others who might have the same questions as you. All in all, it's a great informational podcast about Ed Tech.
I think podcasts can be a great way to encourage learning in the classroom. It could easily be used as a social studies project, having students discuss current events or historical events in a podcast for their peers to hear, or to summarize learning in a presentation format in a podcast. It would be great to be able to post this publicly as well so that the students' learning could be shared with others.
Podcasts could also be used as an ELA project, and it could really be on any subject at all. I'm looking forward to finding new ways to incorporate podcasts into my teaching!
I LOVE podcasts! The best part of podcasts is it is something different for the students. Reading and writing are vitally important but you need to change it up every now and then.
ReplyDeleteI used podcasts last term in a literature circle and it made for a fun experience because we had history to draw back upon. I will be the first to admit, it is weird listening to your own voice but it was fun to hear how my opinion changed through time.