Educational Podcasts

The first podcast I listened to was the SmartBoard Lessons Podcast. In this podcast it has a man and a woman discussing a lesson used on the SmartBoard. By discussing the lesson they examine different utilities used by making this lesson. Another thing is they have listeners send in questions and comments to them. They answer the questions sent in and also discuss the different ways of doing things submitted by listeners.

The second podcast I listened to was Kidcast. This podcast helps teachers find new ideas to aid in using podcasts as a tool to learn. The teacher can use these ideas in the classroom as the students make their own podcasts about what they have learned. The podcast I listened to was about questions. Asking questions opens so many things up whether given by the teacher or by the student. Knowledge is found through asking questions so what better way to learn.

The third podcast I listened to was EdTechTalk. This one is great because it does not have a main topic, but rather a collective of multiple topics that pertain to the fields of education and technology. This podcast is enjoyable because it is a group of 4 people just having a conversation that happens to be all about education and technology tools in education. The Fourth podcast I listened to was MacBreak Weekly. This podcast was not as enjoyable as the others. It was slightly boring but did have a lot of information all about mac's and how to use them

The fifth podcast I found was This week in photography. It was actually a video podcast. They discuss the newest things in photography such as different lenses their new features and what they do as well as what they are used for. This podcast was very informational as well as entertaining by being a video. Lastly I listened to Spanishpod that can be accessed through itunes and Spanishpod.com It is a very effective and fun learning experience. They have different levels to meet anyones needs whether you're a newbie to Spanish or advanced and they even have video lessons. This was my favorite of all the podcasts. It kept my attention and taught in a fun non-boring way. I also found Chinesepod so I imagine if there is any language one would like to learn it is either out there or on its way!