Competency Three: Podcasts

I used the search engine Podcast Directory: http://www.podcastdirectory.com/ to locate the podcast: April updates from Jess Rigollaud Take 2 located at http://lis_460.podomatic.com/player/web/2009-04-12T13_05_06-07_00.

This podcast is created with both faculty and students to share information about school happenings. There is a student speaking about the research projects of 7th graders, a teacher reading a student's poem (the podcast is the April edition and April is Poetry Month), and various other school news and information. I believe these podcasts are the work of the librarian at this school as well.

I chose this podcast because it showed me a way that podcasts could be used in a school setting that wasn't just based in learning. This is another way that we can involve students in the school as a community as well as connect with students on their "playground" and with parents who don't always have time to sit down and read about what is happening. I find this an ingenious way to use technology in schools.