This book, Teaching with Wikis, Blogs, Podcasts, and More, is a really great technology idea book for grades three and up. I read chapter six, which focused on ways to incorporate audio technology into the classroom.
The first suggestion the book had was to have the students create their own podcasts. It gives step by step instructions of how to accomplish this. This was incredibly informative for me, since I have never attempted to make my own podcast. I think this would be a useful tool to use in the classroom for things such as giving a report or making a presentation, however I think finding the time to spend on a podcast would be quite difficult.
This chapter also spent time discussing how to incorporate MP3s into the classroom learning environment. It suggested that using MP3 players allows students work individually on a myriad of different project, however I think it would make it difficult to tell if the students were actually working on a project or listening to music. Unless a class set could be purchased in which the teacher could control what is is on the player, it might not be the best idea. The book suggested a variety of way to use MP3s, such as downloading famous speeches, music lessons, foreign language podcast, and students could even read and record their own writings. As I said previously, if a class set of MP3 players are possible these would all be very valuable resources to integrate into the classroom.
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