Blog 5

The Benefits of Podcasting
There are several reasons why this is a wonderful option to have in the classroom. One is it gives the children a more interesting way to learn. It also gives the children a way to check their school work when they are sick, or for some reason they are not in class they can listen to what they missed and even get extra help. It also gives a fun and creative way for them to have family time. One girl talked about her parents and siblings listening to her podcast in the car on trips. The students can get involved and help each other as well.

Eagle Nest Radio & Class Blog
In this radio broadcast the students gave an interesting new way to look a Roam. It gives the students a chance to talk about what they have learned about Roman History. This is a wonderful way that parents can see what their child is learning about. Something that amazed me was that these kids are in the 3rd grade and can do all this. I am a Junior in college and this will be my first time to ever do a Podcast. This teaches the kids how to communicate with each other. It teaches trust and it also teaches them to become more independent. They work on their own and together and in the end their is this wonderful podcast full of information. These kids gave a great example of how to work together so maybe that is something I can take away form it and put into my podcast. Not only that they flowed really well that is something that will be very useful.

Judy Scharf Podcast Collection
In this blog. Mrs. Scharf describes all the helpful ways that tell what a podcast is and many more things. She also gives you positive to the podcast in the classroom. I agree whit one she said and that is a way to get the parents involved in their kids education. It is a sad thing to think that most parents don't care enough about their kids to care about their education. My mother who has been an educator for over 30 years has told me time and again that if more parents cared we would have a lot more successful children. Parents next to teachers are the other people that help mold these kids into who they want to be. Without parent interaction there will not be very many kids succeed.