Podcasting Reflection

Podcasts allow teachers and students to share all kinds of information with anyone at any anytime. Podcasts can be produced by students for use by other students or their friends, by teachers for use by their students, and by universities, corporations, education consortiums, and the government to provide resources and professional development for teachers and students.

You can create a podcar for a lesson or a block of instruction. Even when a student is absent, he or she can download the podcast of the recorded lesson. Teachers can create podcasts to communicate curriculum, sample tests, assignments, and other information to parents. Teachers using a podcast can create vocabulary or foreign language lessons (such as the ones on iTunes), book talks, music performances, interviews, and even student presentations. Podcasts are great to use for education the possibilities are endless.

Almost all of the NETS-T standards could be applied to using podcasts in classroom. However, a couple of standards that I think would apply best included standard #1, which is to facilitate and inspire student learning and creativity. Under this standard, section (a), (b), and (c) could all be used in podcasting. Podcasting is all about engaging students in digital tools and resources, student creativity and innovation in both face-to-face and virtual environments. You could also apply standard #3, which is model and digital-age work and learning. Under this standard, section (a), (b), and (c) could all be used in podcasting. Podcasting can be used to collaborate with students, peers, parents, and community members; it can be used to communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students and peers. Podcasting is an influential piece of technology that can be a very helpful educational resource.