Thing #22

I really enjoy listening to podcasts. I found several that I enjoyed listening to, but I think some that I liked the most were ones that I thought, "Oh, my kids would love that!" There are a few podcasts (like the ones from Willowdale Elementary) that I thought would be interesting for my students to listen to. All of the podcasts I listened to by the kids at Willowdale were educational and would be very informative for my students. They shared things they were learning, and I thought that was a really neat way to use podcasting. There are other podcasts by elementary schools/students, but WillowWeb was my favorite.
I found that using PodcastAlley was the easiest way for me to find a podcast I was interested in outside of education. When I was searching for education related podcasts, I really liked using the Educational Podcast Directory. I really liked how I could search for specific topics on PodcastAlley or I could browse by "Podcast Genre." Once the genres were broken down, there were interesting titles to skim through and find something interesting. My fiance listens to a lot of podcasts, but I've always been unsure of how I would like them. I think that, after this assignment, I might be a little more interested and more willing to really try it out. I am more interested, however, in creating podcasts for my class and also allowing them to create podcasts about things they have learned! After listening to WillowWeb, I realized how much my kids would really like this. They would be so much more interested in creating a podcast than simply making a speech or writing a paper. If it is engaging to them, it is well worth it!
I'm not sure I've actually found a podcast to subscribe to just yet. I really liked WillowWeb, but it doesn't appear that they've created anything since the beginning of the year. I plan to continue exploring in order to find more that I am interested in listening to.