Thing 15

I enjoyed looking through more of the podcasts. I'm not sure how many more I would use in my classroom. One type I might use is that of what employment is available for graduates in the science fields. It is a topic I have tried to present each year with the students, as they often have a limited idea of the types of work open to science graduates. There was a podcast regarding science careers, plus just having the students see the vast amount of podcast topics in the science arena will show them the great variety of careers available to them.

I liked the idea in the video of having the students look for podcasts. It is a different way to get students looking at different sites without having to watch them or have them write out a bibleography of sites they may have or have not actually read. I like this project because I would have them summarize the podcasts they found and this is a different type of research than they normally do. This wouldn't work every time but this would give them a nice healthy variety in what they are looking for. I also find when they have an assignment like this they find better and more interesting information than I would ever find.

It was an interesting question to ask if there would be any problems from our administration. I am so fortunate to work with a principal who is always on the lookout for creative teaching methods and ways to incorporate technology to enhance teaching and learning. I would not be at all concerned to try a new technique utilizing podcasts in our building.