Podcast

The Tech Teachers - Show 76

This podcast is done by Ray who is a physics teacher and Hollye who is Spanish teacher. The two of them hosts The Tech Teachers show on Podcast and they have a blog site as well. Episode number 76 discussed a few different things about technology in the classroom and then some general discussions.The major technology in the classroom parts are described below.
One of the things they discussed was using MP3 players in the classroom. This would be the second time that Ray plans on trying it out in the classroom and he has 12 students in his class to do it with. The MP3 players in his classroom are used as a way to have auto content that they students can listen to outside the classroom. He also puts guided readings on it for them to listen to as well. Anther way that he uses them is to put PDF files or Keynotes on it and they can plug it into their own computer and listen to the information as well as using it as watching stuff on it at the same time. The one thing he found hard about using the MP3 players in the classrooms is without having computers there it is hard to have them do some things with them during class so they have been easier to use outside of the classroom where students might have more access to using them.
Hallye found a website that is called surveymonkey.com where you can create your own surveys for people to use and it will then take the data and make it in to data that you can read and use for information gathered from your survey. If you have a lot of students, this would be a good way to give them a survey and then the site compiles all the data from it and you can review the results without having to do so much work with it. Another technology you could use is Google apps which is Microsoft office stuff online where people can work collaboratively on a project and never have to find the same time to get together to do it. This would be great for groups of students to use because you can assign them projects and even if they do not have the time to get together as long as they have Internet access becks they can work on it and leaves notes on the page for their partner so no matter what time they have to work on it they can. If you are going to assign a lot of work throughout the semester, it is a great way to insure that your students will be able to complete the project and work with others on it.

Podcast in the classroom :

I think that Podcasts can be useful in the classroom because they give students away to inform others about something or get more involved in a fun way with the education process by making their own Podcast that shows what they are learning or have learned at the time they do it. Podcast are something that any student can do as long as they can talk because all they have to do is talk about something and they can do it. This is where someone who wants a chance to produce their own "show" they could and they can have fun with it. It is something that students who do not think feel comfortable do other types of projects like arts ones would be able to do this and really show what they know about it. I am just not sure how easy it would be to actually bring it in the classroom to use, but the concept of using Podcast seems like a possible opportunity to put in the classroom and get students more involved in a different way then they already are.

Podcast to Support Literacy:

Podcast could support literacy instruction by providing a way for students to show what they are learning. The students can speak about what they have learned about. The Podcast could be used in the classroom as a tool where students could listen to books being read to them, short stories, or poems and follow along with the printed the material. This would help the students be able to see the words in print so they will know what they look like, but also be able to hear the words as well and know what they sound like and how they are pronounced. The Podcast can be used to help students develop stronger skills in reading, but also with pronunciation as well.

Ways to use Podcast in Practicum:

1.The students could create their own stories that they write up in class and then make them into Podcast as well. 2. The students could make Podcast that have to do with the Egypt projects that they are working on and use it as an information place for them to inform others about Ancient Egypt. 3. The students could use Podcast to make a short feed about what they have learned for their parents to listen to so they can learn more about what their child has been doing in the classroom. 4. The students could also use Podcasting in partners where they have to create stories together and make them into some show that they do together using Podcast. 5. The students could also use Podcast to create an informational thing about the types of things that they are learning in math class discussing shapes and angles and incorporate it into the project that they will have to do at the end of the unit.