Today we learned about podcasts. I’ll admit that before I thought this class was going to be a waste of time. I’ve never used a podcast and I thought that I would never use it as a teacher. However, after class I realized that there are many ways that I can use them. I didn’t realize that podcasts were much more than just public service announcements. I also didn’t realize how easy it was to make one.
I was talking to a friend who is going out of town for a few days and she said that she had downloaded all of her teacher’s podcasts so that she can stay caught up. I think this is so beneficial for a teacher to utilize in the classroom. Even in middle and high school there are times that you just can’t avoid missing class and having podcasts help those kids stay updated. It is also helpful for ESL students and those that may need to hear the lecture more than once to understand the concept.
I now realize the importance of a podcast and do hope to use it in my future classroom. In high school none of my teacher’s offered podcasts of the lectures and I think it would have been very helpful to many of the students. They may also be helpful when you have to make announcements. Instead of having to say the same thing over and over you could make a podcast to play for each class. It would actually save a lot of time and energy. All in all I was pleasantly surprised and have changed my mind about the uses of podcast in a classroom.
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