Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Podcasts in the Classroom


        A podcast is an audio or video file archived on the Internet in such a way that it can be automatically accessed by a personal computer, downloaded and transferred to a portable MP3 player. The link above leads you to a website that is all about using podcasts in the classroom.
     By going to this link, it provides many websites that will teach you how to create podcasts and what you can use the podcasts for in the classroom. Podcasts can have a huge educational value in the classroom. Podcasts allow students to share learning experiences and teachers can use them to provide information to students to use to review at their own time. This flexibility is a big educational advantage.
    There are also a number of organizations, such as ABC, that are creating a pluthera of podcasts for students to use.
    Overall, this is a ver informational website that can allow you to learn how to use something new in your classroom to keep students motivated.



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