Podcasting - Discovery of a new and exciting teaching tool!

I was excited to stumble across podcasts as a teaching tool...  The only experience I'd had so far with podcasts was that I could catch up on my favourite radio station segments!  I had never considered using one as a teacher.

But check this out!!  I'm going to talk about some of the value of using a podcast in a classroom... below... in my first ever podcast!

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It is easy to see ways to utilise podcasting in an ICT savvy classroom. One thing to keep in mind is that podcasts need to be linked specifically to intended learning outcomes to avoid becoming "little more than ‘bells and whistles’" (Dobozy et.al., 2007, p. 19).

Following is an idea on how to use this ICT tool in my content teaching area, business:

Business Activity to Implement SAMR Model
Previously	Study a print newspaper advertisement and write about its key features
Substitution	Study an audio online advertisement and identify its key features, typing them into a word processor
Augmentation	Study an audio online advertisement, identify its key features and type suggested improvements
Modification	Study an audio online advertisement, recreate the advertisement with improvements
Redefinition	Design a new radio advertisement for the product and record it as a podcast to share with the class

References

Dobozy, E., Marshall, L., Mildenhall, P., Northcote, M., and Swan, P. (2007). Podcasting: Links to literacy teaching and learning. Retrieved from CQUniversity e-courses, EDSE12024 Digital Pedagogies in Secondary Schools, http://moodle.cqu.edu.au

Smart, M. (2008). Listening to Themselves: Podcasting Takes Lessons Beyond the Classroom. Edutopia. Retrieved 28 March 2017, from https://www.edutopia.org/podcasting-student-broadcasts