The Benefits of Using Podcasting in The Classroom

October 18, 2009 by Ben Edwards 

Podcasting has been a popular method of delivering audio and video content over the internet for about the past 5 years. During this time, a growing number of teachers have embraced podcasts as an exciting way to make learning more effective and fun. Teachers have used this technology to record lectures or presentations that can be accessed by students at a later time. They have also used podcasting to record school performances and events for the benefit of students as well as their parents. Perhaps the most exciting use of this technology is its application in project-based learning. Students involved in creating podcasts must use higher levels of thinking and creativity as well as problem solving skills. They have the opportunity to use their imaginations by writing and acting out scripts while learning how to work with the technology itself.

The excellent video below reviews the benefits of podcasting from the perspective of teachers as well as students. It includes feedback from a social studies teacher and a middle school principal. Toward the end of the clip you will find links to video tutorials that can help teachers learn how to podcast in the classroom using either Garage Band or Audacity.


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