Podcasts, Podcasts, Everywhere

Podcasts are an easy way to add a human touch to an online course or an online document. Once I got over the fact that I had to hear my own voice in order to complete the assignment, I just dove in and recorded something I’ve wanted on video for a while—the welcome message to my online AP course. After doing that, I recorded podcast welcomes for all of my online courses. It was easy, and it allows students to hear me. I can imagine all sorts of ways to use podcasts in the classroom.

Online learning often allows for few multiple intelligences to be met. Posting podcasts makes an online lesson more accessible for the auditory learners. Virtually anyone can make and utilize podcasts because so often microphones and speakers are internal parts of monitors and laptops these days. Of course, podcasts can also enhance seated classes. At my public school, I could easily record directions for any class for students to access if they need a reminder or they were absent. I could also record class sessions, so parents could hear what we are learning about in English I. My classes could also listen to podcasts to enhance their understanding or knowledge about a particular subject. It seems that the list of possible ways to use podcast go on and on.

NETS-S 1 & 2