The Pros of Podcasts...

Well, I must say that before this conference I would've never thought to use a podcast as apart of my class instruction. When I viewed http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=9c7e2dee3ac21690e490 I really enjoyed it. It reminded me so much of some of the educational programs I grew up watching on our local PBS station, such as 321 Contact and Reading Rainbow. I know that using blogs will be very beneficial to me and my students simply because it will add a new spin on how they learn, especially in a foreign language. During my brief experience as a Spanish I teacher, I was always thinking of ways to relay information to my students that would "break the mold" and allow them to "think outside of the box". I would use blogs as a form of a "scrapbook". Students and teachers and display their travel pics and comments. Blogs can also be a way to track and display progress. I would have students display Now that I think about it, even if I would've known about podcasting at my previous school, I don't think they would've had adequate resources to help facilitate the experience to my students. I must say that in the last 4 weeks, I've learned more now about technological outlets for education than I did as an undergrad. All I can say is, keep the information coming.