Podcasting

I had to get a little outside help on this one. Once I figured out that I needed to use Audacity to record the audio file and then use another application to convert it into a MP3 file, I was good to go. Uploading the podcast to Podbean and using the HTML code to embed the file into my blog was very easy to do. Podcasts are great for students who would benefit from listening to a lecture or a reading of the notes. I have had several special education students in the past that needed to have assignments and readings read aloud in order for them to learn and understand the material. Podcasts, in this case, would be wonderful. I could also use podcasts for when I am out of the building but still want to go over content with my students. For example, I will be missing two days of school prior to Spring Break for a school trip to Europe. I could upload a podcast that they could listen to in my absence. Finally, students could create their own podcasts, a historical reenactment for example, that we could listen to during class. The Creativity and Innovation standard as well as the Communication and Collaboration standard would be met by implementing these types of lessons.