BP14_2009103_Web 2.0 Tool - Podcasts

Podcasts are a fun, quick, and innovative way to share your world. In the classroom, podcasts can be shared amongst peers, parents, or around the world on the web. Creekside Elementary, right here in my hometown, tells all about their 21st century school through the use of podcasts. Yeah! I may have found a new dream school for my 21st century son!

What first drew me to this site was the kindergarten teacher, Kathy Shields, and her students that had volumes to share. The site motto is: Small Voices – Where being small is a big deal! Listen to your Kids! The site posts many episodes of fascinating podcasts from the school. What I, as a viewer, like most about podcasts is that you can be like a fly on the wall and get a glimpse of what is going on in the classroom. What I like about podcasts, as a teacher, is that the children are interacting in their education. They are not merely digesting content; they are creating the content.

I plan to join PodOmatic (https://www.podomatic.com/user/register) to receive a free podcast page, audience statistics, an online community, and video and photo sharing. This will allow my class to get started with documenting our journey for the students’ parents to view.

Podcasts, as web 2.o tool, will allow my students to participate in 21st century learning. I look forward to the collaboration, engagement, and posting to the web. I will show my students the Small Voices site to begin our discussion and podcasting journey.

Isn’t learning grand?

References

Small Voices. (2008, March 7). [Episode 30: Girl Power]. Podcast posted to http://kinderteacher.podomatic.com/