I had never realized that Podcasts had a common look and feel - just like a TV episode, wiki or website...
I love the idea of podcasted "audio tours" for an Ipod. For new student orientation or Back to School night for parents, people would have something to listen to as they move from class to class. This means that the teachers could stay home! : )
Podcasts could be provided in different languages, to meet the multicultural and linguistic needs of students and their families. The listener could play the file and hear about the history of the school, get messages from important people around the school, tips from current students and all could play over songs by the school chorus and band (background music.) I can see using podcasts (audio tours) for field trips, art shows, science fairs, and other student expositions/museums open for visitors.
I played with Jing and made my first screencast to explain a math concept. Screencasts have a lot of learner benefits/potential too - to help teachers KEEP their voice and help students review
concepts they find confusing. Click here to listen to me - robot teacher - show kids "How To" round numbers. If you need to hear it twice, no prob, rebot teacher is there to re-teach as many times as you need. I'll add student screencasts to this page so students can model solving more different types of math problems. A fun way to review for the SOL tests..... http://cmsweb2.lcps.org/5422082412120217/blank/browse.asp?A=383&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&C=89553
I like "Robot Teacher". What a great idea for kids to be able to refer back to. I prefer the concept of screencast to that of podcast, though you gave some really great suggestions of using them as audio tours.
ReplyDeleteWhat a cool idea! Recording the "how to" and letting students listen to it over and over. Awesome!! I do record my PreCalc lessons using the Smartboard's recorder. It captures my voice and the screen (even as I write on it). It's awesome for students that are absent or those that just need to revisit the concepts. I had never thought of turning those into podcasts... Hmm!!
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