Podcasts

Before this class I had never really known what a podcast was, much less listened to one. The idea of pod casts is a pretty good one and it seems to be yet another way that information can be spread in a huge way. After doing this assignment, it was obvious to me that this could be a great tool for education.

While listening to the podcasts, it reminded me of simply listening to the radio. It has the advantages of the radio, but it's not limited to the relatively small listening areas that radio stations have access to. It was set up very similarly to a radio broadcast in that you had multiple speakers talking about a subject, yet we can be hundreds of thousands of miles away.

One of the podcasts that I listened to was KidCast Podcast. It was hosted by Dan Schmit and it was called "Brainstorming and Planning for Podcasting Success. The discussion involved Schmit and a few other people, and they discussed how to incorporate podcasts into the classroom. In their discussion they expressed how easy it is to have a great idea, but not knowing how to get it off the ground. It was a pretty interesting podcast.

I feel that after listing to some of these podcast, this idea of using technology like this in the classroom is vital. I think that it can be very usefull and can truly aid in the learning process of students.