Here I go again. I am learning something new in class. This week our reading focused on multimedia publishing. I discovered I am aware of live streaming, but am not familiar with screencasting which is suppose to be similar to podcasting, just with video. And although I have heard of podcasts and have listened to some sermons from church via this tool, I have never created my own. From the reading this week, Richardson makes it seem so simple. He says that “it is now very easy to create and publish recordings” (2009, p. 113) and that it just requires a method to record information and the Internet (p. 113). I will soon see how much work the creation of a podcast will entail because my multimedia project, due next week, is going to be generated via podcasting and authoring software. My plan is to enlist my students to help me. I find that they are highly skilled in the emergent technologies and are more than willing to show their teacher a thing or two. Prensky describes the students of today as “digital natives born into digital technology and their teachers are digital immigrants having learned digital technology later in life” (2005, p. 45, ¶3). I would say that the description is accurate of me and my students in this case.
References:
Prensky, M. (2005). Adopt and adapt: 21st-century schools need 21st-century technology. Edutopia, December/ January 2006. Retrieved September 8, 2006 from http://www.edutopia.org/magazine/ed1article.php?id=art_1423&issue=dec_05
Richardson, W. (2009). Blogs, wikis, podcasts and other powerful web tools for classrooms. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
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Most kids have digital minds while teachers they still have analog ways. Most teachers embrace new technology. However, there is not enough time for them to 'play' with it and properly integrate it into instruction. So it sits and collects dust or teachers use it for the simplest applications and students are never challenged the way the tool is designed to challenge them. Plus, most teachers do not want students to help them to set up or even teach them to use the new technology because it gives the teacher the feeling she's losing control over the classroom. However, students are eager to learn any new technology toy' teachers have. The key is for them to see the application of that technology and not simply as a 'toy.' Podcasting was not as challenging as other new emergent technologies. Our students used podcasting to create virtual tours of our campuses for parents, students transitioning from one campus to another and businesses in the area. I'll see if we could post some on our District website as an example. www.osceola.k12.ar.us
ReplyDeletePodcasting can be a very powerfully tool when harnessed properly. I did a project earlier in the year with my reading students. I allowed them to choose a topic that they researched and had to produce a radio show about biweekly. The show could take whatever form they wanted. It worked well and they enjoyed it. They recorded their shows in Audacity (free, works on most operating systems) and I wrote the code for the .xml to actually turn the sound recording into a podcast and published them to a personal website. I could have used a commercial website, like pod-o-matic, but I did not want commercials in my students work. Just always beware of the danger of podcasts simply turning into lecture on the go, because then it is no different from traditional lectures. There is a time and place, but students generally don't get as much from it.
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Interesting point, Dennis. I have been assigned to a couple of schools that did not utilize technology tools on-site. At one school, we were given a classroom set of Vernier Software and Technology via the Memphis Urban Systemic Program (MUSP). It is such a shame that I was the only teacher to use it. When I left the school to go elsewhere, all of the equipment was put into a cabinet, removed from my room, and sent to a storage area. When I spoke to a colleague that was still at the school, she said the items were still locked in the storage area. So, although I had been reassigned to another location, I contacted the school to see if I could borrow the equipment and never received a response. The items are so great for facilitating innovative discovery labs. It is a shame the items are not being used.
ReplyDeleteHi Jason,
ReplyDeleteThe more I discover about podcasting, the more excited I am to use the tool for my classes. Having the students create a radio show about topics is a good idea. I am sure I will learn more as I use this tool. As a matter of fact, I am planning to use podcasting as part of my multimedia project (all of which I have never done before). How do you keep the podcast from sounding like a lecture? I would hate to bore my audience.
Tracee,
ReplyDeleteI don't know if you've ever used iTunes or not, but it is a great, free resource. While most associate it with just downloading music and videos, the podcasts offered are an excellent resource. You just need to visit the iTunes store within iTunes, then click on the podcasts link. There are literally hundreds, if not thousands, of free podcasts that you, your teachers, and students can subscribe to and learn from. You will find an education category, and within it are a myriad of subjects from hundreds of contributors. Students can use them to learn new languages, learn technology skills, study grammar, even hear podcasts of lectures from Ivy League classrooms!
Hi Tracee. I felt so excited after reading from our required text. Richardson did make it appear like an easy task. I too am creating my own podcast. I hope it is as easy as it sounds. I have also found some helpful links that describe the process step by step. I have posted them below. View them at your convenience. Good luck and I look forward to seeing your final project.
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Helpful links:
http://radio.about.com/od/podcastin1/a/aa030805a.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hrBbczS9I0