Comments on: podcasting in the classroom http://blog.sciencegeekgirl.com/2007/06/16/podcasting-in-the-classroom/ explorations and inspirations... in how we learn science Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:52:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: sciencegeekgirl http://blog.sciencegeekgirl.com/2007/06/16/podcasting-in-the-classroom/comment-page-1/#comment-25 sciencegeekgirl Tue, 19 Jun 2007 04:51:31 +0000 http://sciencegeekgirl.com/2007/06/16/podcasting-in-the-classroom/#comment-25 This reminds me of a really neat project I heard of, where soldiers in Iraq can read a bedtime story to their children. They put it on tape and send it along. What a nice use of digital technology. The same could (is?) be used for prisoners with children. I think perhaps the key is that there be some sort of narrative element, not just information. If the story is geared to the right age level, you can get all sorts of science in there. I wonder if there are good science stories for K-5 grades on podcast/mp3. Or grades 5-12! This reminds me of a really neat project I heard of, where soldiers in Iraq can read a bedtime story to their children. They put it on tape and send it along. What a nice use of digital technology. The same could (is?) be used for prisoners with children.

I think perhaps the key is that there be some sort of narrative element, not just information. If the story is geared to the right age level, you can get all sorts of science in there. I wonder if there are good science stories for K-5 grades on podcast/mp3. Or grades 5-12!

]]> By: pannlife http://blog.sciencegeekgirl.com/2007/06/16/podcasting-in-the-classroom/comment-page-1/#comment-24 pannlife Tue, 19 Jun 2007 03:22:55 +0000 http://sciencegeekgirl.com/2007/06/16/podcasting-in-the-classroom/#comment-24 The kids in my daughter's class (K-1) seem to enjoy very much to listen to books on tape / CD (not so different from listening to a podcast) and they do this in small groups of 2 to 4 kids, by having headsets on and being able to plug in and listen to a story in their small group. I think having the big earphones on their heads keeps them listening, since they are kind of tied to the tape player. But genuinely, this seems like no problem for them to sit and listen for 10 - 15 minutes at a time. The kids in my daughter’s class (K-1) seem to enjoy very much to listen to books on tape / CD (not so different from listening to a podcast) and they do this in small groups of 2 to 4 kids, by having headsets on and being able to plug in and listen to a story in their small group.
I think having the big earphones on their heads keeps them listening, since they are kind of tied to the tape player. But genuinely, this seems like no problem for them to sit and listen for 10 – 15 minutes at a time.

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