Sunday, September 18, 2011

Blog Post #4

The Benefits of Podcasting in the Classroom
Podcasting is a very helpful tool because it can be effective inside and outside the classroom. One of the best bonuses for participating in classroom podcast is that each individual can access their assignments while they are absent. Podcast also allow the parents to access what their child’s daily learning practices. Technology today takes up a great amount of student’s time. Initiative technology is a part of our everyday life. Podcasting will be a very helpful tool because it allows a closer interaction between the parents, teachers and the world.
Podcast Collection
A Podcast is a radio style talk show. The website consisted of very helpful information on creating a podcast. Podcasting have several benefits to the parents, teachers and students. For example podcast is available 24hours a day; parents can download students work enhancing their communication skills. Some the information provided was ideas of a podcast time schedule. This time schedule consisted of 42 minutes, within that timeframe it was a complete breakdown on orchestrating your podcast. Several suggestions were provided for Podcast projects. The website provided examples of what certain criteria you should consider when creating a podcast. I will definitely save this information to my favorites because it will be a very helpful tool during my career in teaching.
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100 ways to use your Ipod
There were several downloadable devices for using your IPod. The two that caught my eye were the Spanish to Go and the downloadable Bible. By downloading this device you can learn Spanish while engaging in an everyday conversation or just in travel. The Bible for the IPod was also a complete downloadable device. I think the application will be helpful because you can listen to the bible while you work or doing other activities. This website also gives you podcast tutorials that will help me develop new skills while creating my own podcast.