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Podcasting in the Classroom

Podcasting is a multimedia technology taking the Internet by storm. These audio and video files are created by people
who want to share their points of view, and can be downloaded from the Internet to a computer or to a portable music
player. Podcasts exist for just about every topic you can imagine, and people of all ages have embraced this technology
to get all sorts of information.

Kids are especially heavy users of this technology. They love to hear their favorite songs everywhere they go. So if kids are
already using the technology needed for Podcasting, why not use it to help students learn better? There are a lot of ways
podcasts can be used to help improve learning in, and outside of the classroom.

This title discusses the various ways in which podcasting can be used by educators to make learning more fun and
relevant to students. It includes several strategies and techniques that will help improve literacy, verbal and social
abilities, and creativity.

2009, 25 minutes, NTSC DVD

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