So like it said podcasts/vodcasts are the most utilized Web 2.0 tools and this is definitely something I have used and used often. As I was teaching students with special needs before I had not attempted to create one myself or with my students. This being said I was an avid supporter of vodcasts since a couple of my students had hearing deficiencies, it was frustrating to find what I thought were vodcasts and discover that they were in essence podcasts but I became very resourceful at weeding them out quickly.
We used them to supplement our "NEWS 2 YOU" http://news2you.n2y.com/ curriculum so we were working with current events as the topic. They also had one or two pages news stories that they ran at various times during the week and this allowed us to find even more links to worldwide events. My students were then able to stay current with what was going on in the world but since the same format was used each week and they included things such math skills, punctuation, handwriting, etc which were predictable but, they were adapted to match the weekly topic. When I was looking for the link to share with you here I had forgotten because we did not use it, that an audio "podcast" was available for students as part of the program to have the paper read to them. Most of my students could read at very low levels so we encouraged them to read as much as possible. That is why that technology was not used, had I been teaching younger students that would have been a very useful tool.
Now as a librarian, I utilize podcasts/vodcasts more for professional development needs, specifically on the various databases as they continually upgrade their various services. I think if I was teaching more on a full-time basis and not just the one shot sessions I could see my self encouraging my students to create and develop their own podcasts/vodcasts. Which was why I really liked the figure in page 60 and the Five Easy Steps for Creating Podcasts on page 61. I also loved the example of having the teachers creating a podcast about their lives and what represents them. I followed the path given in the book to view Mrs. Britt's introduction. I am wondering what software she used since she had a pictorial slide show with music in the background and her giving audio highlights over that.
I would love to create something similar for my weekly technology assignment but would need a little direction in order to make it happen. So if anyone has any suggestions, please let me know. I might be able to put together something using the interactive whiteboards when we work tomorrow but it I don't know if we will have the time to create it during class and I might be in trouble. I am thinking that I may compile my slide show before class tomorrow and see what I can do then.
I find it very exciting that this would/could be a possibility since I really want to gain the skill in the various technologies that we are discussing in class not only as a librarian/educator but as a parent so that I can support my children as they learn using these invaluable resources and tools.
We used them to supplement our "NEWS 2 YOU" http://news2you.n2y.com/ curriculum so we were working with current events as the topic. They also had one or two pages news stories that they ran at various times during the week and this allowed us to find even more links to worldwide events. My students were then able to stay current with what was going on in the world but since the same format was used each week and they included things such math skills, punctuation, handwriting, etc which were predictable but, they were adapted to match the weekly topic. When I was looking for the link to share with you here I had forgotten because we did not use it, that an audio "podcast" was available for students as part of the program to have the paper read to them. Most of my students could read at very low levels so we encouraged them to read as much as possible. That is why that technology was not used, had I been teaching younger students that would have been a very useful tool.
Now as a librarian, I utilize podcasts/vodcasts more for professional development needs, specifically on the various databases as they continually upgrade their various services. I think if I was teaching more on a full-time basis and not just the one shot sessions I could see my self encouraging my students to create and develop their own podcasts/vodcasts. Which was why I really liked the figure in page 60 and the Five Easy Steps for Creating Podcasts on page 61. I also loved the example of having the teachers creating a podcast about their lives and what represents them. I followed the path given in the book to view Mrs. Britt's introduction. I am wondering what software she used since she had a pictorial slide show with music in the background and her giving audio highlights over that.
I would love to create something similar for my weekly technology assignment but would need a little direction in order to make it happen. So if anyone has any suggestions, please let me know. I might be able to put together something using the interactive whiteboards when we work tomorrow but it I don't know if we will have the time to create it during class and I might be in trouble. I am thinking that I may compile my slide show before class tomorrow and see what I can do then.
I find it very exciting that this would/could be a possibility since I really want to gain the skill in the various technologies that we are discussing in class not only as a librarian/educator but as a parent so that I can support my children as they learn using these invaluable resources and tools.
10/10 Good Job.
ReplyDeleteI think using podcasting and vodcasting for Professional Development and tutorials is a powerful way to use this easy and free technology. I think that the most untapped resource is podcasting, especially when it is easily accessed and FREE!!!