Sunday, April 11, 2010
Podcasts
I thought that podcasting was a lot of fun. I like using them for my own personal use (listening to them mostly) and I saw some great examples of how teachers have used them in their class rooms ...and used them well. I have to think that they may have had some use as a tool for assessment in my class room, but with videos so easy to create and publish ... I wouldn't use a podcast. A podcast might be a better way to leave an assignment for your students, you could really explain the assignment in detail verbally as oppsed to writing, but I would cringe to hear my own voice! So I think I would use them only as a source of info, use them with a RSS feed, but would move towards Youtube as a better place for my student assessments.
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Video does provide a visual, Kim, and I can see how that would be important in phys ed classes. I'm glad you at least got to explore podcasts and can see their value in an educational setting.
I agree that video is more compelling, Kim. Laptops with Garageband and a built-in mic make creating podcasts very simple, though.
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