Podcasts

I had the chance to listen to a few podcasts this past week, and while they were a little slow at times, they were not quite as bad as I thought they were gonna be. They had pretty unique topics and seemed like they could really assist teachers when it comes to using technology. One podcast that I listened to was the SmartBoard Lessons, which were narrated by Ben Hazzard and Joan Badger. I listened to episode #146 called "Clouds, Stars, and Saints". The portion that I listened to involved them talking about websites that they liked and didn't like, and they also read a few letters from people that asked them questions. It was a good thing for them to do, but it got pretty boring at times.

Another podcast that i listened to was the KidCast podcast. I listened to episode #51 called "Brainstorming and Planning for Podcasting Success, and the host of this one was Dan Schmit. He and two other quests discussed how to start and incorporate podcasts into their classrooms. The discussed the problem of having a great idea when it comes to podcasting but not really knowing how to get started. It was a pretty interesting discussion, especially since it involved a few people talking back and forth.

Connect Learning episode #91, which is hosted by David Warlick. This podcast was a discussion between Warlick and a group of librarians who were able to ask questions and then answer them among themselves, as well as get feedback from Warlick himself. One of the first things that they discussed was whether or not you could post pictures of students on the web after publishing a podcast that they were involved in. This was a great conversation because it is very important to know the restrictions in that area, and it was really cool to hear feedback from other librarians on the topic. They also discussed how they were gonna use podcasting in their libraries. I really liked this one!

The MacBreak Weekly podcast was another one that I listened to for a bit. This one was also a discussion between a few people about the mac book laptop. This was pretty cool because I never knew too much about macs, and it kinda gave a review about the mac book. This podcast started off pretty boring but it got better as it went on. All in all, podcasts are not such a bad thing to listen to. I could definitely see myself using podcasting in my classrooms, although it would probably be in a more interesting way such as letting the students speak on the podcast themselves.