Before this lesson I was very apprehensive about podcasts and my own ability to be able to create one. However this was something that I wanted to overcome because I believe their use in school can be very positive and beneficial.
When we were first given the Podium software it was slighlty confusing how we created the chapters and added in music. We were not given much direction but instead left to play around and investigate all the different aspects of the software.
We soon got to grasps with it and managed to record it within the hour! I feel that it may also be beneficial in some cases to let children just play around with the software and equipment and discover its use for themselves instead of always telling them how it works. By structuring this to help lower ability children, the class is being given a problem solving task that can enhance their expeience greatly.
The podium software can be used in a variety of contexts, by creating radio shows, or recording roleplay, once children have got to grips with all the features this software will be easily accessable and great fun to use!
Rachel
Monday, 2 March 2009
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I had the exact same thoughts about how to learn about Podium, and we had to make a few mistakes to find out how to do it properly!
ReplyDeleteDo you think that it would be harder for children to just be given the software, or do you think it would probably be easier for many of them, rather than waiting for slow instructions?