Using Podcast as a teaching tool- Blog post

Podcast is an essential teaching- learning tool because for one, it captures and holds the attention of students. In a world that is rapidly becoming technological, it is important for the teacher to hold their students' attention. Gone are the days of books and simple chalk and talk teaching. Now teachers must be aware of the interests of their students and should incorporate them within the classroom. It would also aid greatly in developing the intellect of the interpersonal learner, because podcast allows for interaction with peers. 

The podcast created by my group members and I dealt with the use of illegal drugs within the schools. It is no rocket science to know that students utilize illegal drugs. However, some students and teachers may not be aware of the possible side effects. The podcast created included two teachers and two students who dealt with the issues at hand. 

Two ways in which a podcast can be utilized within the classroom setting are:

• the teacher may introduce podcast to his/ her students to interact with their peers and to keep their attention span at an all time high. For example with a subject that deals with society such as Social Studies, the teacher may ask the students to create a podcast that deals with a particular issue. This in essence would excite and motivate the students to learn
• when preparing at a presentation for a lesson, the teacher, instead of using the basic powerpoint, the teacher could then carry out interviews and create a podcast. this would be interesting and entertaining to the students and they would be left to wonder "what next can my teacher do? I really look forward to class" and this is the kind of interest we as teachers would like to see within our students.