All Things Digital Literacy with Podcasting

A podcast is a series of digital audio files that can be used to benefit a classroom. Podacasts are considered language arts but they have technology integrated. They are similar to talk radio, but they are available on demand. They are offered through many different platforms including Soundcloud, anchor.fm, Podiant, Buzzsprout, etc. Podcasts can be used to support students in the classroom that have various needs. Students could listen to the podcast at their own pace which would be so beneficial to student learning. There are multiple different student uses for podcasts. They can be used to guide, supplement, review, have an augmented lessons, and required listening.  Podcasts can be used to guide students through various activities, supplement a video or lesson that has been previously taught, and they can be used as a review and/or study tool. Teachers could prompt students to demonstrate their learning by allowing them to create their own podcast. I think that a neat way that I would integrate podcasts into my future classroom would be to have students do an interview type podcast where one student asks an essential question and the other students talk about the topic and state their opinions to answer the question. This would be an excellent way for teachers to assess what students have learned, and the students would be able to hear multiple responses to questions to broaden their thoughts and deepen their understanding. I also think that having students listen to podcasts that relate to what they are learning will increase their understanding of the topic. Pinna is a website that has multiple podcast that are available to students. It is a very kid friendly resource that would allow students to have various choices in what they wanted to listen to.  There are also many podcasts out there that are available to teachers. Teachers can listen to podcasts to deepen their understanding of the many different things that come with education. Teachers could learn about content, students, classroom management, etc. through the use of podcasts. I will definitely be listening to more podcasts in the future so that I can learn more about education.