Podcast

My Link to the podcast link http://nay-19au.podomatic.com/entry/2011-07-30T21_30_34-07_00

After doing some research on what podcast is and how it can be useful in the classroom. I didn't really like the information I read about podcast. I learnt that podcast will be another useful technology tool for students to use. Teachers might not like the idea of using podcast as it's almost like running a radio station in the classroom but it is something that students might use outside the classroom! Podcasting is a option where teachers and students can record a story or a page from the book where it's recorded and can be listened to. Podcasting is another option where the class can be recorded as 'notes' and can be listened to at a later date where they can look back and help with their learning for exams or assessments.

While researching about podcast, I found some information about how teachers and students can use podcast, how they can improve their skills. Interesting, with what they came up with! It's interesting to see that you can add different things to the podcast after recording the audio. You can add photos! I didn't have a go at adding photos because I felt nerve wrecked with the finished audio podcast afterwards!

I haven't used podcast before although I use Itunes a lot and I often see podcast on itunes and the ipod. I needed a run through with how to use the podcast. I went into itunes and found a few to listen to but there wasn't anything about how to record your own audio! I went through moodles and I noticed there was an tutorial on how to use podomatic software. I found it very useful. It was very straight forward and nerve wrecking to hear the sound of my voice or watching how high the voice wave go!

Reference:
* Department of Education Western Australia, 'Podcasts in the classroom.' 2011. Retrieved from http://www.det.wa.edu.au/education/cmis/eval/curriculum/ict/podcasts/
* PodOmatic Inc, 'Podmatic', 2010. Retrieved from http://podomatic.com
* EdTechie:Resources for teachers, "Using Podcasts in the classroom, 2008. Retrieved from http://edtechie.wordpress.com/2008/03/14/by-sandy-scragg/