The podcasts I tried to listen to on the Learn Out Loud site didn't load for me and the Educational Podcast Network's podcasts had a few math ones that were a bit too cheesy. So I went over to iTunes instead and found this one to be the easiest one to use. iTunes has a variety of search functions that make it easy to find new and popular topics. I've already subscribed to a few Podcasts:
- Freakonomics Radio
- The Math Dude: Quick and Easy Tips
- Mugglecast
- Stuff You Missed in History Class (from HowStuffWorks.com)
- Stuff You Should Know
- BrainStuff
- Twilight Saga
- A Video podcast of a comedy duo (uploads pretty frequently and about 3 minutes max)
I also looked into some podcasts on iTunesU. Lots of Screencast type math tutorials on here which may be helpful for students to use as a resource. I may look into doing some podcasting. I'm wondering if it's easier to podcast or screencast....it seems that podcasting would be more mobile than a screencast.
iTunes really is king of the podcast directories.
ReplyDeleteSo you are thinking of podcasting/screencasting.... How about your students making their own?
You could have your students create a podcast to explain/teach how to solve a problem. (That's what I do with grammar concepts)
ReplyDeleteI had to laugh when you said that you have the "attention span of a fly." I know this has nothing to do with podcasting, but it is funny. At NECC the TechSmith presentation about Camtastia is a math example. I would think that math might be harder to do as a podcast, but you were able to find several examples.
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