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

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

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 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

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

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

“ 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

Target student needs

Short presentations

Create “chunks”

Building blocks

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

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

Strong content

Authoritative, current source

Well-done

Not gimmicky

Community standards

Sound Interesting? Please check out our Web More information Details Tips & tricks Resources & links podcastsforlearning.org

Please check out our Web

More information

Details

Tips & tricks

Resources & links