What I think of audio in learning environments....

Today we useed Audacity in the class and I feel that it was a different experience for me because I was able to find many Positives and Negitive by using this type of tecnology.

Positives & Benefits:Audacity and recorded about Learning content which you can find in my blog Podbean.com Best Podcast Hosting Audio Video Blog Hosting!  

• I was able learn how to use a piece of technology.
• I though it was interesting how the students on the Mac computers were able to get going quickly and didn’t have to worry about headphones and microphones like the PC computer students.

Negatives & Challenging:

• Technology dose not always work the way its supose to. ( ex. After all the steps my audio still dosent want to play on my blog)
• I didn’t like the sound of my own voice
• During the process of trying to post my audio I came to the problem of not all the steps were on our worksheet. Therefore, I had to ask for help and the teacher and I had to figure out what steps were missing. Then after I emailed the rest of the class to give them a heads up. Therefore they wouldn’t have the same problems as me.

If I was to suggest to anyone who wants to use podcasting as a tool for teaching & learning I would say they could use this lerning object by:As a teacher the can have what they are going to do duing that day playing in the morning.

• Teachers can have it set for each child could click on their name and it would play them what they would have to do (ex. Morning rutie, tests for students that get them read to them)
• Teachers can use it to make the children more interested in a book.
• Teachers can play there lesson plans for the sub- teachers.
• Teachers can leave messages for there students if they cant make it in to school
• Teachers can send home messages to parents to let them know whats going on during the day.