The post is slightly overdue, however I am on podcasting overload at the moment. It has been quite convenient that my podcasting staff development at work has been overlapped with our podcasting unit for Mason.
I have been podcasting with students since the beginning of the year and I finally feel like I have the organization side and the tech side down to a science. Students and I can now crank out a 5 minute podcast in about 30 minutes.
However I am ready to change things up a bit and test out some new ideas with students. Right now a typical podcast with our 3rd graders includes some sort of content showcase (social studies riddles, science poems, writing samples, etc...), a staff member interview, and a trivia question.
What other ideas do you have for a unique, original and appropriate podcast?
We've also had difficulty at Guilford with motivating all students to listen to the podcast once its online. Many students don't have internet access at home either so listening at home is not an option. Any ideas for motivating students and teachers to listen to the podcasts more with their classes?
About Me
- Beryl
- I am a TRT in Eastern Loudoun County. I love tech toys and gadgets and love teaching students and teachers new appropriate uses for technology. I also like coffee, shopping, being 'crafty', being a newlywed, and snuggling with my two cats.
3 comments:
One way to get podcasts to your students without computer access would be to have your school library purchase a few ipods for student check-out. I know many schools that have tape recorders to check out and this seems like a reasonable (and up-to-date) equivalent. The students could download the podcasts when they check out the ipod (or it could even be pre-loaded), listen that night and return the ipod the next day.
It's not only our young learners who don't want to listen to podcasts but also, many adults (including ITSers) have mentioned that many, many podcasts just don't have appeal. Our kids do not listen to talk radio so we need to ask ourselves why we'd ask them to listen to podcasts.
It used to drive me bananas when I had to go anywhere with my dad because he loved the talk radio programs on the AM stations. UGH!!! And now, I listen to them...well not on AM....I listen to them because I have an interest in certain programs. And I only do this in the car.
I am wondering if there is another activity that be coupled with listening to the podcasts....and not notetaking..but maybe drawing?hmmmmm. Then I ask myself, can the material be presented using a more appropriate tool?
I think the power is found when students create their own podcasts and critque each others.
Dawn,
What an insightful idea. I too had the father that ALWAYS listened to talk spots radio in the car to pass the time and it used to drive me nuts. And the car really is the only place I'll listen to talk radio now. Too bad these younguns can't drive and listen to our podcasts in a car. :)
Students love to be able to hear their own voices and the voices of their friends though. I think you hit the nail on the head that they would much rather make these recordings themselves and then critique each other rather than listening to a school wide broacast. The wheels are turning....
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