A podcast is a topic-specific digital stream of audio files (in some cases, video or PDF also) that can be downloaded to a computer or a wide variety of media devices. They are funny, entertaining, educational, often short, and rarely boring. They can cover news, current events, history, or pretty much anything the creator would like. When you subscribe, each new episode is automatically downloaded to your device, to be played at your convenience. You can play the entire stream or select an individual episode as part of your
Before creating my podcast, I listened to several others to get an idea of what kind of podcasts I like. I found that I am more interested in podcasts that are conversational and have guests. Podcasts would be a great tool to use within the classroom because students can listen to them and create them. It is a great tool to use when you need to differentiate instruction- a learner who may not be as good at writing can create a podcast instead of completing a writing assignment. Overall, podcasts are great to use in the classroom across content specialities.
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AUTHORI graduated from SUNY Oneonta in 2018 with a degree in adolescent Education, social studies. I am currently enrolled in the SUNY Oneonta Educational Technology Masters Program. Archives
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