Podcasts

=**Podcasts**=

In this assignment, we had to create a Podcast that was 2-5 minutes long. Then, we had to export the Podcast from MUonline and place it on our Wiki. It was suggested that we do our Podcast on our Unit Plan.

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**Reflection:** My overall opinion of this assignment is very positive. I really enjoyed learning to create a Podcast. I constantly hear about them, but before this class I had no idea what a Podcast actually was. I also thought it was very interesting to find out that headphones can be used as microphones! I never imagined that it would be so easy to create a Podcast. I always thought of it as something very complex and hard to figure out. I think a Podcast is a really unique tool that would be very useful in schools. In my opinion, a Podcast would make a great attention-getter. Like me, I am sure that most students are not aware of what a Podcast is. A Podcast would be a great tool for teaching a lesson and the Podcast could be a lesson in itself. I would use a Podcast as a way to introduce students to new lessons. I think students would find this very interesting. For example, in my Unit Plan, I am starting off with a Podcast in which I read a portion of a book to students. I think Podcasts best illustrate the language pillar of 21st Century Education. Students listen to speaking, singing, etc and from this they learn new words and they learn about subjects that they otherwise could not. Also, Podcasts are great for students who cannot read. I think Podcasts also are illustrated in globalization because you can listen to different Podcasts from around the world. I would improve this assignment by giving us examples of Podcasts that have been done professionally. I would only change the fact of having more examples to guide our thinking. I would eliminate sharing my Podcast with the class, because I hate hearing myself. I would expand on how other professionals use Podcasts for education.