Recently we provided a professional development in-service on Audio Podacasting.  Valissa Bevis from the middle school was the instructor and did a great job teaching us how to create a podcast and sharing how teachers at the middle school are using podcasting with their students.    Valissa has kindly provided the podcasting information and  links on her school’s website for anyone that was not able to attend.    Thank you Valissa!

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The term podcasting derives its name from Apple’s iPod, but to create a podcast or even to listen to one, you don’t need to own an iPod, or any portable music player for that matter.  In a nutshell, Podcasting is a new type of online media delivery.

Podcasting is becoming increasingly popular in education.  Podcasts enable students and teachers to share information with anyone at any time. 

Listed below are ways Podcasting can be used in the classroom:

• An absent student can download the podcast of the recorded lesson.
• It can be a tool for teachers or administrators to communicate curriculum, assignments and other information with parents and the community.
• Teachers can record book discussions, vocabulary or foreign language lessons,international penpal letters, music performance, interviews, and debates.
• Podcasting can be a publishing tool for student oral presentations.
• Video podcasts can be used in all these ways as well.

Let me know if you are interested in learning how to use this technology tool.