Reflection #6

It was great being able to explore all the different tools to create my own podcast.  I have always heard about podcast, but was never really sure about them; now I love the idea of being able to use podcasts.  I think podcast can change the way we work, teach and learn a great deal. 
If you work in corporate America you could use this tool to reach all your clients across the globe or even if you are a local business you could use it as a way to communicate to your staff, especially if you are away on business, sick, etc. 

Using it as a teacher is a great idea too, you could make podcast for your class if you know you might be out for a training or vacation; so that way you do not miss any opportunity to teach your students something new.  We all know that every day in school is vital to the students learning.  You could also, use it in your blog site for parent communication; maybe to show the parents what the students have done, or the students could develop one to show off their work.  It’s a good line of communication to keep parents up to date and to get to know you better.  It is also a great tool to use, because our students a digital learners and it would be a fun way for them to learn, it would catch their attention, because it is something new and fresh. 

I think what is preventing such a change is schools are not up to date on having very many computers in the classroom, a lot of families do not have a computer at home, and a lot of people are not computer savvy.  Also, a lot of schools do not have the resources or funding to keep the computers up to date with the ever changing world.

If I could wave a magic wand and change anything about my comment above, I would make sure all students had access to be able to use a computer, maybe even having their own.  Making sure there is a way to help keep computers and programs up to date.  Also, to make it easy for people, who do not know how to use the different technology out there ; to make it easier for them to understand the programs and computers.

A link to my podcast is below:

http://www.screencast.com/t/E79Ls2dOIq