Podcasting is a great tool for teachers and students. Students can identify with the information that they are being taught by seeing it in real world situations. The Discovery Channel offers a great opportunity to test this theory. Pose the question "What do you want to be when you grow up?" Introduce the video by pointing out how we are all dependent on other people and professions to make us successful. Teachers need book manufacturers, authors, printers, paper makers, pencil makers, crayon makers, computer technicians and programmers, etc in order to have materials to teach with. Grocery stores need farmers and factories to grow, harvest and make the food they sell. Take for example Cranberry Juice. Did you ever think about how we get it? Watch the Discovery Channel's QuickTime or iPod Podcast of Dirty Jobs: Cranberry Bogger to learn more.
Get your students interested in reading a particular genre or author's works by helping them get to know the person behind the books. PBS offers Meet the Authors
As a teacher, help yourself to understand the fundamentals of learning to read by checking out Public Broadcasting Systems podcasts on Reading Rockets
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I agree. Podcasts can be great for teaching. I like to have my students watch the short mythbusters' clips (same website as the dirty jobs) and pick out the various parts of the scientific method.
I am in your "group" and my focus is to look at podcasting in higher ed - particularly in nursing. Many faculty I work with feel it will impact the in-class attendance if they use it for recording lecture, in a F2F class. I am trying to discover different ways to apply it to meet various learning needs and styles.
My name is Bridget, and I am in your group. Podcasting has seen phenomenal growth over the last few years. The idea was to have media content available for use on mobile devices, but most podcast users view content using a PC. When you have an opportunity, check out the following link that gives some interesting statistics about the current and future Podcasting Trends
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