Podcasting is so important in a classroom, especially in today's time. Technology is at the tip of our fingertips. These days a child knows how to work an iPad by the age of 3 or 4.
As a teacher it is always important to be on the lookout for the next big technological resource for your classroom. Although podcasts have been around for quite some time, I believe they are becoming a popular tool in classrooms today. Podcasts can be so important for children who might miss a lot of school, as a way to communicate with parents or a way to teach children who work better with listening.
Children who might miss a lot of school due to an illness or due to the lack of getting up, will struggle significantly because of the huge gaps. Gaps in a child's education are never good, however if you use the podcasts correctly the child just might not have that big of a gap.
Parents never read newsletters, let's be honest. However, what they might do is listen to a podcast. While parents are driving they can plug in their phones and listen to the weeks podcast. This would be a great resource for moms and dads on the go!
Children learn in so many different ways. It is important to hit every style and a podcast can help those who love to just sit there and listen. Listening to podcasts might even benefit the children with ADHD and ADD because they are focused in on the podcast and blocked form all of the outside noise because they have on headphones.
When I became aware of iTunes podcasting stream and audioBoom, I instantly fell in love. AudioBoom is a recording website that allows you to record up to 10 minutes of whatever you need to say. This is a great way to create your podcasts. If you are looking for some inspiration, no worries, iTunes has a huge selection of podcasts and they can even be broken down by genre! There are tons of great educational blogs and it is important to search for them.
For an assignment in my education 313 technology class at NKU I had to create a podcast. For inspiration I went to iTunes. I found an educational podcast by going to iTunes, clicking on podcasts, and then selecting the educational genre. I began to listen to the beginning of many and then judged a podcast by its title. (Haha, get it?) Then I finally found "Let's Make a Musical" by Beat by Beat Press. Once I listened to the podcast I went to audioBoom and recorded a summary of what I had just heard and how I would use it in my classroom. I saved the podcast and uploaded it below!
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