Podcasts in Education

Podcasts in Education
Bethany's PodcastThis is the second podcast that I have created for a course. The first podcast I created was through a class I took at Bloomsburg University as part of the Master’s of Reading program. That particular podcast was created in class with specific guided directions and only took a few minutes. Unfortunately, I don’t remember the program that the instructor had us use. At first, I was unsure of how to proceed with creating this second podcast. I found Audacity easy enough to download and use to create a recording. I was then able to save the recording I made as an MP3 file. After that, I was unsure of where I could post the MP3 file to create a podcast; but, after looking at Gayle’s podcast blog post I decided to use the same web site (box.net) to share the file. Thank you Gayle! Podcasting does not seem to be a hard tool to use as long as the user has a place to share their podcast and a program such as Audacity to create it. Richardson (2010) states, “As long as you have a way to make the recording, and as long as your students have access to the Internet, you can make this work” (p. 115).Podcasting can be utilized and incorporated in various content units and activities by all educators from elementary to higher education. In the library, I could see using podcasts to create electronic book reviews or even record an entire read aloud for puppet shows. There are many different ways podcasts can be used to enhance student learning.Reference:Richardson, W. (2010). Blogs, wikis, podcasts, and other powerful Web tools for classrooms. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
Posted by Bethany June at 5:09 PM


4 comments:

Darlene Kellner said...
Dear Bethany,I ran into difficulty in the exact same part of the process. I eventually decided that I would use my personal web space and would have to think carefully about what locations for hosting would be best for my students. Where do you think you would have your library students host their podcasts?
November 2, 2010 8:00 PM

gpattisoned614 said...
Bethany,When I created podcasts before, I used Apple's Garageband program. I have found that to be very user friendly. At school I have webspace on Moodle where I have been able to post completed podcasts for students. I was going to attempt this with my podcast for class, but I thought I would try one of the other programs available like box.net. I thought this was a good, free option and I think it worked well.
November 3, 2010 3:28 PM

Bethany June said...
Darlene,The new Destiny Quest system that my school purchased is an online database and website. One of the tools included in Destiny Quest is a form of podcasting to create book trailers, reviews, and suggestions. The podcasts connected to the library books can be hosted on the Destiny website. For other podcasts not involving library books, I would need to work with the technology staff at my school to determine if the teacher websites have enough room to host podcasting. I would also need to inquire about what programs could be used that would not be blocked by the school filters. Bethany
November 3, 2010 6:14 PM

Bethany June said...
Gayle,Thank you for your example of podcasting! Before looking at yours, I was unsure what to use. I found box.net relatively easy to use and free is always a plus.Thanks,Bethany
November 3, 2010 6:16 PM