NORMAN

Blog about your podcasting search and creation experience. What specific podcasts / type of podcasts would you listen to regularly? What do you think of Vocaroo? How can podcasting enhance your teaching curriculum?

Thanks to the ever-reliable Google, I had an easy time to search for availabe podcasts. I was particulary looking for the NPR (National Public Radio) Podcasts which features the “This I Believe”, “All Things Considered”, “Jazz Set”, and “Marian McPartland’s Piano Jazz”. I am a big fan of these NPR shows. I am thrilled that NPR archives these shows for retrieval and review. I won’t miss these beloved shows of mine.

In a very raw and less-planned setting, I had fun creating my first podcast. I did so many retakes mainly caused by distracting self-conciousness.  I must admit that I need to improve my English accent and that I need to accept my voice. It is very humbling to playback the recording. I became my own harshest critic. But after some self-pep talk, I finished a trial podcast that would feature Energy and its other forms – a Fifth Grade Science concept. Though the recording might has less broadcast value, I am happy to have stepped up.

I would love to listen podcasts that are inspirational, religious, entertaining, educational and funny. I may have to settle in NPR for now as I have yet to make a lot of catching up. Hopefully, I can find a site that offers a podcast on book reviews and readings.

Vocaroo is a gift for us neophyte podcasters. Aside from it being free (for now), it is very easy to use and is an all-access by virtue of it giving the link address to the specific recording that will be retrieved and listened to. I hope it will continue to be an open access because it can be use as a very good teaching tool.

Podcasting can be an effective learning and teaching tool when used properly. It engages the student and it challenges student creativity. It should not be considered as THE answer for effective learning. It is just one of the many tools available to make student’s learning effective and fun.

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