Web 2.0 ToolsSince I began at Full Sail University I have started to use many of the tools the internet has to offer. Many of the Web 2.0 tools were not very familiar to me before our classes started. Podcasting is one tool that I found was very easy to learn and very enriching to my classroom. There are many sites that will guide you in the right direction on how to make and utilize podcasts.
What is a Podcast?A podcast is a way to audio broadcasting over the internet. It can be played and listened to on computers, Mp3 players, smart phones, etc. It allows users to subscribe to RSS feeds instead of having to download all of the audio they may want to produce or listen to. Here is a short video from www.entrepreneures-journey.com that explains RSS feed.
I have started using video podcasts for my Geometry classes. At the moment these are tutorials on using Geogebra but I hope that, in the future, I will post some videos demonstrating the step by step process used for solving some of our problems. Thanks for the additional info.
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ReplyDeleteGreat you chose podcasting as your Web 2.0 tool!
It is amazing how many uses there are and you have some neat ideas including the mock interviews with historical figures and making reading assignments into audiobooks. I "read" most books now in audio form, it all started with a $100 discount on my 1st iPod for signing up with Audible.com and since then I have bought over 150 audiobooks. The cool thing is that you are using podcasting to make reading fun and more accessible to your students.
Hopefully we can all find creative ways to use podcasts and we all have a podcast studio in our Macbooks with Garageband and iMovie just waiting to be put to work!