Podcasting For Teachers

Podcasts for Learning For Teachers By: William P. Breitsprecher & BreitLinks podcastsforlearning.org

DPI & Engage Suggest:
Identify important concepts or issues students tend to struggle with and develop a podcast episode that addresses each one

Ways to Use Multimedia
Lectures/class presentations for review
Supplemental resources
Student projects and assignments

Webcast or Podcast?
When to post multimedia on the Internet
When to create subscriptions

When to Webcast
Content not regular
All students don’t need
Easier to students to find and use as needed

When to Podcast
Regular content
Assignments, homework reviews, class presentations
Students automatically get updates

Class Presentations
“ Instant content”
Record part of class
Little or no extra preparation
Let students review

Supplemental Resources
Target student needs
Short presentations
Create “chunks”
Building blocks

Student Projects
Project-based learning
Authentic assessments
Integrate language arts
Series of edits/revisions

Choosing Podcasts
Strong content
Authoritative, current source
Well-done
Not gimmicky
Community standards

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More information
Details
Tips & tricks
Resources & links
podcastsforlearning.org

http://learningexchange.eduslide.com	18
http://www.slideshare.net	10
http://eyringeducation.blogspot.com	5
http://www.protopage.com	1
http://jujo00obo2o234ungd3t8qjfcjrs3o6k-a-sites-opensocial.googleusercontent.com	1

by William Breitsprecher on Jan 16, 2008