Podcasting is a way of posting multimedia presentation that can be presented through the Internet. K12 Handhelds website (2005) states, “A podcast is generally a regularly-produced series of these posts, similar to a series of radio broadcasts, episodes in a television series, or entries in a personal journal” (para. 2). Here are some ways that educators can use podcasting in education or in the classroom along with some resources for using podcasting in the classroom.
K12 Handhelds website (2005) suggests the following as possible ways to use podcasting for education. Daily homework podcast to keep parents up to date with what was going on in the classroom. District technology team can create podcast tutorials for teachers to access on school technology. Students can create podcasts to demonstrate what they have learned about a topic. School boards can create a podcast of their meetings to allow more people to have access to those meetings. Teachers can record the class session as a podcast for students who are absent and students who may need to review the information for extra reinforcement.
The Office of Technology at the University of Minnesota (2006) provides some other uses for podcasting in education. Podcasts can be used to present news or updates on information. Guest lecturers for the class can create Podcasts. Students can create podcast presentations. Podcasts can be produced of interviews of people that deal with a specific topic. Podcasts can also be used to present feedback or evaluation of student work.
Arendale (2007) provides presentations on podcasting. He suggests using podcasting for chapter overviews. Also to provide study strategies to students, as well as computer technology tips. They can also be created for exam preparation. Finally students can create and deliver podcasts on various topics.
Walsh (2009), provides other uses for podcasting in his blog. Podcasts can be used to create an archive of lectures for students to access at their leisure. He states that podcasts can be used to create, “… short language lessons or other lessons focused on developing listening and speaking skills …” (Potential uses section, para. 1). They can also be used for supplemental material as well.
There are a variety of ways that podcasts can be used in the classroom. There are also many sites that are available for teachers to find more information as well as premade podcasts that can be used in the classroom. Shelley (n.d.) has created a website that provides a lesson on how to integrate technology, specifically podcasting into the classroom. He provides information on how to set up the podcasting project as well as specifics for what the teacher will need to do and what the student will need to do. He also provides other resources on podcasting. Guidesandtutrials.com provides several tutorials on podcasting and several examples of how podcasts have been used in the classroom. Shambles.net also provides a variety of links to podcasting education resources.
It is becoming evident through the research of Web 2.0 technologies that there are a variety of things that can be used appropriately in the classroom. Podcasting has a variety of uses in the classroom. It can provide a different way for students to express their knowledge or what they have learned. It can also be a very useful tool for the teacher for presenting and review information with the students.
References:
Arendale, D. (2007). Podcasting in education. Retrieved July 25, 2009 from http://www.tc.umn.edu/~arend011/podcasting.htm
K12 Handhelds. (2005). Podcasting. Retrieved July 25, 2009 from http://www.k12handhelds.com/podcasting.php
Shelley, N. (n.d.). Podcasting in the classroom. Retrieved July 25, 2009 from http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~nshelley/
University of Minnesota. (2006). Podcasting in education. Retrieved July 25, 2009 from http://dmc.umn.edu/technologies/podcasting.pdf
Walsh, K. (2009). Checking out podcasting in education. Message posted on http://www.emergingedtech.com/2009/03/checking-out-podcasting-in-education/
Resources:
http://www.shambles.net/pages/learning/infolit/edupodcast/
http://www.guidesandtutorials.com/podcasting-in-education.html
http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~nshelley/
http://epnweb.org/
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