Leaving the last port of call on my beautiful holiday, I decided it's time to get back to the internet which I promised I would take a short vacation from. So farewell, Belize, and hello, open ocean. Time to refocus....on podcasting.
My newest article search turned up some interesting articles from some different points of view, from podcasting for surgeons to podcasting for school media specialists. I chose to focus on the later since it seems more relevant, though I might return to quench my curiousity of how podcasting in used in surgery.
Again, I am not sure that this link will work, since I got it through my remote log on.
http://web.ebscohost.com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/ehost/detail?vid=4&hid=105&sid=59c84822-353c-4f4d-9c26-4670005d717e%40sessionmgr106
Since the article is designed to target school media specialists, I found some interesting information (again, more and more resources) and discovered more questions to ask. The biggest question that this article left me with is how to organize podcasts for student and teacher use, which will probably become something that I will have to decide in the near future.
As a leader in my school technology-wise, I will probably be the first to incorporate podcasting in the classroom, which will most likely result in it becoming another area in which both teachers and administrators turn to me for guidance. Since I work closely with the media specialist, I can see us collaborating on this topic within the upcoming year.
Now I realize more about what I need to become familiar and comfortable with: web aggregators. In addition to learning how to incorporate podcasts in instruction (both creating and listening to), I really need to know how to organize podcasts for student and teacher use. The easier it is to use, the more accessible it is, the more people will use it. Or so it seems.
On another note, I'm curious as to what podcasts are available on the topic of Belize and the other countries I've visited. Maybe just travel and geography in general....hmmm.....
P.S. I did find a really great resources for educators: a printable guide for teachers to evaluate educational podcasting.
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/evalpodcast.html
By examining this evaluation tool, I became aware of things that a good podcast, one that I might create or use, should have. Many of these things are obvious, but they needed to be pointed out for a newbie like me. Some of these include providing written transcripts of the show, making it clear how to add the show to your aggregator, and linking to other resources.
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The article you chose was very interesting. I am not sure how I feel about personally incorporating podcasts into my classroom, but I am for it in general. However, the more I read your blogs, the more I think I may be able to do this (eventually).
How do you plan to work with your media specialist to integrate podcasting into the school environment?
PS Your giude for evaluating podcasts was wonderful. It provides a great way for teachers to make sure what they are sharing with their students is appropriate and effective.
I am glad you liked my podcast evaluation tool!
Kathy Schrock
How cool is Kathy Schrock?!?!
The media specialist and I will most likely work together to compile links to useful podcasts and information about podcasts for our teachers and students to use. If you build it, people will come, right?
Great Blog....You can also give your valuable answer in Travel And Geography Questions.
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