Podcasting in Education
I have been doing some research on podcasting in education. One website states that in the class it is useful for: “providing supplemental explanations and expanded examples to course content”. Podcasting benefits special needs, and it also fosters more open communication between parents and the school.
I can see that this technology would be great for special needs students in so many ways. Students who have decoding issues and find it difficult to copy down notes, could use the podcast and listen to a specific lecture multiple times. This technology would also supplement regular class notes that students take in class. It would be useful for auditory and visual learners, as well as those students who have vision impairments. These podcasts could act as a reinforcement rather than traditional homework.
Parents would be able to view these podcasts too to discover what their child has missed, if they have been absent. Parents can also see first-hand what their child is learning in the classroom.
Websites used in preparing this blog entry:
http://www.softease.com/podcasting/index.htm
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