Originating from the term broadcast, a podcast is a short, easy-to-create aidio segment that students can download and view or stream directly and view at their leisure. Vodcasts are the video equivalents. They can be viewed from a computer, tablet or smart-phone. Think of them as portable lessons. Podcasts and vodcasts are currently being embraced throughout education, from kindergarten to graduate school. It is no wonder podcasting has become one of the most frequesntly used Web 2.0 tools.
Most run-of-the-mill computers come loaded with the software necessary to produce basic podcasts and vodcast. Free, easy-to-use software can be quickly downloaded from the internet and used to enhance your vodcasts.
This workshop will explain how podcasts can be integrated into your foreign language curriculum and daily teaching, how the use of such technology falls under state and national standards, how to find, access and share existing vodcasts, and finally how to create your own.
Originating from the term broadcast, a podcast is a short, easy-to-create aidio segment that students can download and view or stream directly and view at their leisure. Vodcasts are the video equivalents. They can be viewed from a computer, tablet or smart-phone. Think of them as portable lessons. Podcasts and vodcasts are currently being embraced throughout education, from kindergarten to graduate school. It is no wonder podcasting has become one of the most frequesntly used Web 2.0 tools.
Most run-of-the-mill computers come loaded with the software necessary to produce basic podcasts and vodcast. Free, easy-to-use software can be quickly downloaded from the internet and used to enhance your vodcasts.
This workshop will explain how podcasts can be integrated into your foreign language curriculum and daily teaching, how the use of such technology falls under state and national standards, how to find, access and share existing vodcasts, and finally how to create your own.