podcasts

I was introduced to podcasts last year. We did not get very far using podcasts, but we spent a lot of time exploring and listening to different types of podcasts. I love the idea of using podcasts in many areas of school. Students can recite poetry, talk about what they learned in Social Studies or Science and create their own stories. Podcasts help students work on their writing, oral fluency and voice. It also teaches them how to listen, edit and critique their own and other students podcasts. Students also have to be organized, clear and precise about their podcasts. It is a learning tool that can be used from primary through secondary grades.