Comments on: About Podcasting – Again

By: jfraley79

jfraley79 — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:05:54 +0000

Latisha, I can see that this would help. The thing is that by having the students listen to themselves, they hear their mistakes. It is different than just reading it. I teach Spanish and I am always encouraging my students to read aloud different things (from vocabulary to conversations). They don’t realize how different it is when they hear it out loud than when they say it to themselves. While hearing it, htey pick up on mistakes faster. It seems to me that people have a tendency to unconciously make corrections to what they read and don’t notice the mistakes. The podcasts seems to be a great way for the students to listen to themselves. Thanks for the idea.

By: Ronn Varney

Ronn Varney — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 02:19:56 +0000

I do think podcasts are wonderful and are becoming more useful in the classroom with the growing availability of technology. However, I agree that you must use it with moderation. With listening only, this type of instruction becomes a little difficult for the younger students as their comprehension in this manner isn’t developed enough.

By: Latisha Howard

Latisha Howard — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:49:37 +0000

I really like the idea of using podcasts in the classroom. They are easy to create and students love using them. Last year, I did a writing assignment using a podcast and my kids love it. It is a great way to have students evaluate their own writing by listening to it.