Podcasts and Technological Youngsters (week 3 post)

PODCASTS
I think pod casting can be very useful media tool. They can be used as instructional tools and teachers can use them to leave lectures to remind students of ideas they have heard in the classroom. There are many ways that pod casting can be useful. I really enjoyed SmartBoard Lessons, KidCast,and EdTech Talk pod casts as they were related to education. I think smart boards are fun to use and can be a very good teaching tool. Having pod casts that can instruct you how to to do new things can take our teaching to new levels. I just wanted to throw that out there. Listening to these pod casts I have learned a little bit of how pod casts work. Which will help us as we will be making one in 3-4 weeks.
First of all, we have to pick a subject that is relevant to the people of which our pod casts are intended for. Since we are future educators and taking an education class, I would imagine that our pod casts would be something along the lines of education and/or technology. We must keep the subject relevant for our chosen audience. We must also work to keep our audience interested and not loose their attention. I have learned from listening to the pod casts that there are some intervals that can be very boring.
Even though this maybe a small detail of the pod casts, I think that voice projection is very important. If our audience can not hear or understand the pod cast, then it is useless. So I think speaking clearly, pronunciation, and projection of our voice can be very important. I also learned from SmartBoard lessons pod cast that depending on the subject that is discussed, we might have to use very descriptive language to describe something. Even though these maybe small details of producing a pod cast, I think they can come into play when making a good one.

TECHNOLOGICAL YOUNGSTERS
The children in the videos are simply amazing. They are doing some of the same things we are doing in this class. I do not remember being able to use a computer that well as a first grader. Then on top of that, they can explain to you how to use their blogs and how to leave comments. That is impressive. This only shows us what the future has in store for soon to be teachers. I liked this video because it shows a prime example of how technology can be used in the classroom. These kids are improving their reading and writing skills when they post blogs. They are also getting familiar with technology and connecting with the world which will be helpful in the future.