Tuesday, 17 November 2015

Module 9 Journal entry Podcast


Pod cast is another tool that can be used for instructional learning. It is a digital recording that is made available for downloading to a personal audio player. Podcast are different because they are automatically downloaded. You can get a can get a variety of music song video.

The podcast prepared will be used during a science lesson about living and non-living things. It was prepared for a grade two class, that consist of sixteen students ages six and seven. Therefore, the content was structured to meet them at their level. I recorded my voice to inform the students that the science lesson is about lining and non-living things. I also informed them that we are going to listen to a song to help us understand our topic which is living and non-living things. Included on the podcast is a song about the topic. The students will listen to the song and sing along. In conclusion, I recorded my voice as I list the characteristics of living and non-living things according to the song.

Podcast can be used to share any content with any particular group or audience. If anyone has something to say, a podcast can be created and published. Music songs can be downloaded and added to podcast and shared too. Podcast creates creativity. You can listen to podcast on anything that plays MP3. It affords you the opportunity to listen to what you want, when you want and how you want.

This topic was chosen because it will it will be an appropriate for the students at the grade two level. This topic allows me to feature podcast as one form of technology for my lesson. The pod cast about living and non-living things includes my voice which will capture the attention of the students and a song for them to sing along. Students learn content easily when they sing. I believe that the use of technology in the classroom results in productivity and efficiency. Also I chose this topic because I will be able to prepare a video, which will include pictures of living and non-living things. This will be another form of technology used during this lesson.

This podcast can be improved be upgrading it to suit students at higher levels.  More detailed and advanced content can be included to reach other groups of students. Podcast affords us the opportunity to cut and include other features. Also, the music can be adjusted. Music can fade in and out. Podcast can be cleaned up during the process, to ensure it is improved to an acceptable standard. This is what makes podcast a good tool for teaching and learning.

I will proceed to print the screen of the podcast that was prepared about living and non-living things. Included is a recording of my voice and a song that was downloaded from  you Tube video.
 

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