Podcasts in the classroom? I can see their merit and I can see using them in my room I just need to get it figured out logistically. Some kids have ipods or other MP3 players but I'm not sure they would go home and download math podcasts. I only have one computer in my classroom and it is my teacher workstation. I think one option would be go get a handful (or maybe a class set) of the little thumb drive/MP3 player combos that are out there relatively cheap and to load them with a bunch of good math podcast stuff. This would only work for audio podcasts though and there are a ton of excellent video podcasts out there as well. Math is a very visual subject so idealy video ipods would be the best plan. That would cost a lot of money though which is not readily availlable. I might just need to write a grant next year to see if I can't get some equipment to pull this off. As far as getting puchback from administration goes, I don't see it being too much of a problem at this point. Especialy since they brought Ron Houtman it as our last PD presenter to talk about the importance of the use of technology in the classroom. I think the administration is ready for the shift in technology I think they just don't know how to make it happen yet.
So, yeah I can see podcasts playing a role in my classroom. I just don't know exactly how just yet.
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Use a projector hooked up to teacher computer -
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I do that already. The, "So, yeah I can see podcasts playing a role in my classroom. I just don't know exactly how just yet." was intented more for the part where the video showed kids listening to podcasts on their ipods and watching them on their PSPs. I use them with my projector in a whole class setting I have not yet decided how to make it a more personalized teaching tool for my students.
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