Today we learned about podcasts. Podcasts are defined as "A podcast (or non-streamed webcast) is a series of digital media files (either audio or video) that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication." on wikipedia. Today we created a podcast of a public service announcement.
I had heard of podcasts before but never actually listened to one or created one. We did this assignment so that we would know how to used this technology and show others how to. This technology will be really helpful to have in a class. For me right now it might be benifical to record lectures and upload them so I can relisten to them later on, or while studying.
In the future I think I will use this type of assignment in my class. Students can use podcasts to record themselves telling information about a subject. They can save thier information on a certian subject and listen later to themselves explaining what they learned. This would also be a great group activity where students take sections of a book or assignment record what they learn and then switch groups and listen to another podcast. This will affect the way I teach because now this is something I want to use in my class.
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