Podcasting, Video and Screencasting, and Live Streaming
More and more of what we consume is going to be self-produced entertainment! One of the main reasons that multimedia on the web is so explosive right now is because of the cheap memory found on computers. This chapter talks about how Podcasting, Videocasting, Screencasting, and live-steaming TV are all great ways to get student content online. I've never really understood what Podcasting really was and what is was all about, but after reading the first section in this chapter I got a better idea. "Podcasting is the creation and distribution of amateur radio, plain and simple." After further reading I figured out that I have all the materials to create a podcast if I wanted! I just need something to talk about :) What I found really interested about podcasting was how it can be incorporated into the schools. It's important to incorporate because it is another tool that allows for students to contribute ideas and be creative! Some of the different examples for social studies teachers to incorporate this tool are to do oral histories, interviews, or reenactments of historical events. I really like the idea of reenactments! I think that would be something I would like to remember for my future classroom. Science teachers could have students narrate labs or dissections or experiments to record their processes. Narrating experiments would definitely allow for the teacher to know if the student really understands what they are doing and what they are getting out of an experiment. I liked that idea as well. One suggestion was to record what we've done in class that day and post in on a wiki so students who missed class get an idea of the information they have missed. Love that one! Another suggestion was to create a video tour of your classroom! That would be so much fun I think!
One step up from podcasting is screencasting. Screencasting involves capturing what you or your students do on the computer with an audio narration to go with it. I know Professor Boyer does this in class and I think it is a great help! I even used it once when I didn't understand one of the class assignments. I think that this would be a great tool to incorporate into my classroom someday! Students could also use the tool by annotating their work in voice as they show it on screen. They could create their own internet tours even! This chapter gave a great screencasting tool to work from, Jing. I need to check that out once I'm done with this reflection :)
Lastly, I found the live streaming section in this chapter very informational and insightful. Some examples on how to incorporate this tool into schools are schools plays and musicals being broadcasted to relative far away, student science presentations for friends and family to watch, live student-run daily news broadcasts (fun!), conference workshops, and much more! You can really do a lot with this tool and I see why it would be beneficial in my classroom someday!
Very informational and interesting chapter this week!
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