Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Thing # 17 Podcasts

I have used podcast in my classroom for several years now. I have had the students create their own podcast and they have posted it on my classroom blog. The students really enjoy this activity. I have them create/read a script or report and then I post them for us to enjoy. I have used podcast for messages/reading to my Special Ed students who need extra support by having things read to them. Podcasting is a very useful tool in the classroom. I looked at the Webster Dictionary podcasts and subscribed to the elementary word feed for the word of the day. I will be using this at the beginning of Language Arts class to introduce the students to new words and have them expand their vocabulary. I also looked at the History site and enjoyed listening to information about the true story of Pocahontas. I can see that these podcasts would be very interesting for teaching US History. Great sites to use and implement to address different styles of learners.

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