In the Classroom: Podcasting

On the education blog Technology in the Middle, Patrick Woessner highlights the work of teachers as they integrate technology throughout the curriculum, provides resources for teaching students 21st century skills, and encourages visitors to actively engage in discussions about education. The blog features insightful articles by Woessner and other educators.

In Woessner's blog post "In the Classroom: Podcasting," he encourages teachers to use podcasts to stimulate student learning for students of all ages. He says podcasts can be "powerful tools for student expression and developing a sense of audience" and that "educational podcasts are not limited to higher education; thousands of elementary and secondary schools are podcasting every day."

The article provides a detailed explanation of podcasting and points to examples from the BBC, iTunes, NPR, Stanford University, and more and also includes samples from a 7th grade science class in which students created their own public service announcements.

Read the blog post.