Here is your Daily Podcast

In simplified terms podcasting is YouTube mobile without the need for internet connection. Podcasting is an easy way to save movies, tv shows, radio shows, and other various recordings, share them over the web to download onto mobile devices to be viewed and heard at any time anywhere. In a classroom setting this is great especially for disabled students or students that are unable to attend every class. For example some students will miss class due to conferences, sporting events, family emergencies, medical problems and emergencies, etc. and having the option to listen to a podcast in order to keep up with ones assignments and lectures would be highly beneficial, and the ability to re-watch a lecture to slow things down to a better pace or rewind to understand something better would allow students to actively engage with the information that the least understand.

Web 2.0 applications such as Wiki, Social Bookmarking, and Voice Threads are helpful in relaying a message but they also rely on using an internet source. That is one of the primary differences between podcasts and applications. The other applications are better off for working in a group setting when a discussion is needed to be made to finish the task at hand. Podcasting differs because it is more of a one on one working tool. If I were to use podcasting, I would use it when I am on a long bus ride or on an airplane to recap a class lecture or listen to one of my shows, something to pass the time without relying on finding a Wi-Fi signal. Now if I am at home working or viewing something, I have the internet at hand to use the available sources.

Due to one of my uncle’s own personal purchases recently, I have access to all types of Apple products in my house, such iPhones, iPad, iPod, iTouch, MacBook, etc…. Now the uses for these devices all differ depending on what they are, the MacBook would be used for project stuff because of all the editing software it offers, iPad for its larger screen and mobility for gaming. However personally I like to use my iPhone for my online research, gaming, and social media. If there is a need for it, I tend to use my phone in classrooms to do online discussions and to pull up eBooks for the classes. I don’t see a problem with using these tools in classes as long as the usage for them are monitored in a way that doesn’t cause the class to loss its integrity.