Podcasting

The Problem

Future teachers need to have an understanding of podcasting that includes what they are, how to create them, how to publish them, and how to find other podcasts.

The Solution

I broke my students into groups and gave them the assignment of creating a podcast. I gave them a rubric and directions (pdf) to help them on their way. I also demonstrated how to create a podcast in class using GarageBand. A voice recorder was used by all the students to record their tips on how to be a better student. This became the first podcast for the class. Their final podcasts were published as well once they were turned in and graded.

Reflection

There were a few things I discovered about this project that I will change the next time around. First, there are technical issues with the podcast displaying properly in iTunes, due to the wrong feed being submitted. I need to get this corrected. Secondly, I did not require the students to write their own podcast descriptions, so the current podcast descriptions contain only the group name and members.

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