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Tuesday 31 July 2012

Day 6: Podcasting in the Classroom

After reading the article by Maya Payne Smart and listening to a few podcasts from Mr.Cooley's Literature Circles, I am convinced that podcasting is an effective way for motivating students by allowing them to share their learning experiences. Making their work public motivates students to produce their most creative, meaningful work.  In addition, students can use a wide range of skills to plan, prepare, and record a podcast.  They can work collaboratively to brainstorm ideas, write a script, practice their lines, and edit their work before sharing it with other students and listeners on the web.  The application of all these skills potentially enhances their learning and gives them a sense of pride and ownership.  It can also enhance student engagement and it may be useful for a variety of learning styles.   

In the language classroom, podcasting would be a great opportunity for students to practice their listening skills, their pronunciation, their reading and their writing.  There are lots of possibilities for leading the students into meaningful learning experiences, as Smart points out, and I can see myself using podcasting in my classroom. 

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