WHAT?: This week in class we learned about podcasts. Our assginment was to record a "public service annoucement" that has to do with our school or community. Once we recorded the PSA we were to upload it onto our site under "file cabinet" and then also post a link to it under "resources/tools."
SO WHAT?: I think that learning how to make a Podcast is a very good tool, because it is very accessible to everyone, especially now that I know how to post it on my classroom website. Most everyone now days has an iPod or a computer that they can access/download a Podcast. Anyone that knows my website is able to go onto there and listen to any podcast/announcement that has been made using a podcast. I think that podcasts can be very handy to me as a colleague as well, because if there is anything going on at the school, my colleagues or I, can just announce it through a podcast, and like I said above it is very accessible to anyone whether it be just the employees at the school or even the parents and students of the school.
NOW WHAT?: I think that I will use these podcasts quite a bit in my classroom, especially for announcements on up coming events or tasks. I love that I was able to learn how to post them on my website, because now I do not have to send them to my parents, students, or colleagues any other way. I can just tell them to go to the classroom website and listen to the recent podcast- this will keep me so much more organized! I love that it is a new way in sending letters home. It will save paper by just announcing current events through a podcast, rather then sending a sheet of paper home with the student that most likely will get lost or forgotten about. If I was a parent I would rather go listen to a podcast then have to read a million papers that get sent home with my child. I think this is such a great idea to me as a teacher, student, and colleague. I can't wait to use it more!
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