Will Richardson stated that you need to “experience what you are asking students to do” (2010, p. 117). HERE you will find a link to my first ever podcast! This required some time and practice but I found the process to be very simple. Initially, I spent a bit of time practicing using my laptop’s microphone. Once I felt comfortable, I interviewed three of my students about the technology they have at home and at school. After completing each interview, I put all three together. Using Audacity software, I edited the responses and also added in my own commentary. The editing was the most tedious part but you do not need any experience to understand what to do. It was pretty easy to figure out the features of the software.
This was a great experience for me to practice my podcasting. My students would enjoy podcasting. Even though they are only third graders, I could easily see all of my students recording and publishing to the web. I do not believe they could edit too much but I think this would be an effective way to let my students collaborate and be creative with content.
Reference
Richardson, W. (2010). Blogs, wikis, podcasts, and other powerful web tools for classrooms (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.
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