Blog Post 5

"The Benefits of Podcasts in the Classroom" by Doug Saunders

This short video contained a good bit of information about podcasts. The first thing that jumped out at me was the statistics and numbers of children that use technology already. With the wii, ipods, iphones, and other technological items, children today already are ahead of most adults!

In addition to this, the video explained how podcasts deliver instruction that can be seen anywhere and at any time. Podcasts are a great way of interacting with students. Some children, believe it or not, do not learn best with someone right over them the whole time. Podcasts gives those particular students a way to learn from a distance.

Podcasts are simple to create and upload, so it is great for children in America today. Also Doug talks about how this is an interesting way for parents to see and hear just exactly what their children are learning in school each day.

Eagles Nest Radio Podcast

I automatically loved the background music from the very beginning! This is amazing; I'm so impressed. I like how each child says a paragraph or two each. This podcast really is extremely informational. Throughout the video, the music gets more intense, just as the information and the child's voices gets more intense. This is just another example of how awesome technology is. It also makes me wonder how different technology may be one I finally am able to be an educator myself. Hmm...

Podcast Collection

This site is pretty much a guide to podcasting. Anything a person needed to know is on this site. It starts out by defining what exactly a podcast is. It goes on to talk about how to make one and how to put one up. It explains how it is important to be familiar with items like 'audacity'.

After all of that is covered, it starts talking about how to instruct students to to a podcast. What topics are good topics? How should one direct students? All of these are important questions, and one can find the answers one this site.


After reading and watching these videos and blogs, I am more familiar with how to do a podcast and how NOT to do a podcast. In the future, I can surely see myself coming back for a review!