Podcasting

The first thing I learned about podcasting is to rehearse before it is time to record. I think I had to stop and rerecord twice during my section. Podcasting can be a very useful tool to get students engaged in their learning. I see a lot of potential for class projects and for school and parent communication. Our middle school students would love to be able to go out to the Internet and pull down audio files. I have seen other school websites where students create podcasts on school topics of their choosing. We have a lot of teacher complaints about students not caring about school or their success. I think podcasting could be one way of getting resistant students more interested in their own learning and thus raising their acheivement.