POSSIBLE WAYS TO USE PODCASTING IN THE CLASSROOOM

Museums and special exhibitions offer audio tours of various exhibits, educating and entertaining people. Similarly, an audio can be made by pupils as the way of exploring the content and showcasing what has been learned, thus making the process of teaching and learning more active. There are many potentials uses of audio tours, such as the following pupil-created projects: pupil-led school tours, student art show tour, student-created tour of local attraction, local history tour, civilizations of the past etc.

Pupils can choose a figure to research (literature character) and create dramatic monologue in the voice of that character. They can describe the actions of the story or respond to the plot.

Audio podcasts of book reviews could be really helpful for students in selecting new works to read. The spin off is that the reviewers need to prepare their reviews in a way that engages their chosen audience. It is good to get some older children to share their reviews with younger children, thus encouraging them to read further.

Record sample of debate for constructive critique with the aim of improving debate practice or self-evaluation

means learners can go back and listen, or watch, again and again if they don’t understand first time.

The concept of publishing podcast episodes regularly, lends itself well to journalism. Students could podcast their own versions of the news, or do their own reports on things that are actually happening in the big wide world.

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Music progression

It would be a great idea to podcast students’ progress and development in the playing of their chosen instrument.

Keeping hands free to work on the experiment pupils can record their observations, alternatively teachers can record the steps of the experiment for student to listen to at the lab tables.

Podcasting is for everyone, but could be a good base for a project for more able pupils, in any curriculum area.

Get your students to make their own video or sound recordings of things that they will need to learn for tests or exams and then podcast them for everyone to hear. The wider the audience the more care they will take with the preparation, the content and the production.

Producing podcasts purely in a foreign language is a great incentive for students to polish their foreign language learning. Podcasting could also be a great aid when it comes to learning the language too.

Record student reactions to local, national or worldwide news, encouraging them to pick up on current affairs.

If you are looking for a way to keep students motivated throughout the summer reading program, you can set up RSS feed () and publish a weekly podcast just for them. You may include book talks, set mini goals, and celebrate the achievements of productive readers.

Many drama sessions in school end up with no record of the enthusiasm and excitement of what was produced. It would be excellent to video podcast a series or set of drama scenarios so that the students could peer review their techniques and styles.

Technique in sport is often the key to greater enjoyment and greater engagement. It is a super idea to video skill activities and podcast them so that the students can review what they did and perhaps compare themselves with their perception of good and not so good.

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