Podcasts

I am not a huge fan of podcasts, just because not all students are going to have access to them because not everyone has itunes, which is what is needed so that students can see it, and it seems kind of pointless in class because I could just talk to the students on my own.
However, I do think that podcasts would be a good project tool for students to use. I think that podcasts could be used in a lot of areas for a lot of reasons. For example, when I made my podcast, I just read "I know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou and put pictures in to make a point. I think that podcasts could really help with fluency when it comes to students reading out loud. I am particularly thinking about ELLs when I say that reading out loud and being able to hear their words can help them work on fluency.

I think that podcasts are a fun technology thing, but not something that I can see myself using in my classroom just because it seems like a lot of work for something that can be just as effective in another context. I am glad that I learned how to do it, and I think that if the occasion occurs I will definitely use it, but in general, it isn't something that I particuarly enjoy. Gotta try everything once!