SMART-3

Pros
Teachers can instruct students to use MP3 players in a way to facilitate thinking.
Can propel foreign language skills.
Students can listen to teacher created podcasts.


Cons
They can be quite distracting in the classroom.
They isolate children form their peers.
The can facilitate cheating.

I really enjoyed the Teachers Teaching Teachers webpage. There were a variety of podcasts on this page that were up to date and discussed practical uses of technology for teachers. I think this would be beneficial not only for myself as a teacher but also my students. I think these podcasts could be used when introducing a new type of technology to allow students to have some background knowledge before we begin. This site would also be a good example to students on the format of a podcast if I was going to ask them to make their own.

I have no experience making podcast so all of the pointers were beneficial. I thought it was kind of cool that you can create a podcast from your phone. This would make it fairly easy to do with students since most will have cell phones. I also liked where the author discussed the positives of K-12 students creating their own podcasts. This helps to develop and support literacy skills, which is always a good thing!