A podcast is something that posts both audio and video through the internet for people to listen and view. The way podcasting works is through software programs named aggregators or podcatchers have to be downlowded to be make possible the listening or watching the podcast. Teachers can use podcasting in four ways and they are curriculum augmentation(by introducing new material, supporting current lessons, reviewing material), profesional development(conveniently lets teachers stay current on instructional technology skills or education issues), material presentation by both teachers and students whether they may be lectures or projects and so on, communication with community and parents by supplying the parents and community information on the on the events of their children's schools and for the parents, reports on their children's advancement in school. Podcasting has been used in one school to provide information and promote learning by posting educational videos using their students. Broward County Schools News 2 uses podcasts to show infromation to audiences involving the district, awards, titles and educational options available to students. I think that podcasting is a terrific tool for humanity and especially for educators, because it is efficient and convenient. Podcasting makes learning fun and easy because all you have to do is download a video or audio and listen to it or watch it at the place or setting that you are, at you comfort and convenience and also it is a good tool to post videos to or presenting information for school related issues, whether you are a teacher or a student, and surely it is a g reat bridge for communiocation between teachers and students, where teachers can help students ate their own pace. Most importantly, it helps teachers learn more on being better educators by using it to learn.
The url of my podcast of choice is http://www.digitalpodcast.com/. I chose this podcast firstly because of its digital status, since digital gives better visual and audio quality and non-digital. In addition, because it has vidoes/audio about all sorts of topics from comedy to news to fitness and so on and it is very organized. What I thought about it in general is that it is a very efficient tool for entertainment and education that people really are fortunate to have available in today's world, simply because of the multitudes of resorces offered and the conveniency for most people to receve them.
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