Blog Reflection 6/Week 6

I think Podcast are great tools to use in the classroom and when it comes to the future of it being used, they will be used more frequently in the future in my opinion. I think any kind of technology goes a long way with students today, they are so consumed with technology in their everyday lives, not only the younger generation, but us adults as well. I lose my mind when I cannot find my IPhone. Technology seems to get students involved in the classroom. Podcast are a great way to get students collaborating with each other and that is how I would integrate it in my classroom. I would have a podcast full of information and students would have to access it and listen to the information. I would ask questions the next day of class to get information from them on what they thought of the podcast. It would also be pretty cool to have students create their own podcast just as you had us do for this class. I think students would really enjoy it. When it comes to doing something with technology, it doesn't really seem like work when you are doing it. Overall I think teachers who don't incorporate some type of technology in the classroom in the future are going to be left behind. Prerecorded lectures will be better than actually standing in front of a class boring the students to death. IPADS are getting students to read more than using the actual textbook. Lessons can also be posted in a podcast and that is a great thing as well. Technology is here to stay and we are going to have to incorporate technology in what we do somehow. Technology will only continue to advance and we have to grow with it. I want to reflect on this week. Using the podcast site was very user friendly and it was something I enjoyed creating. I will be using this in my class in the future some way. This was a great experience and activity for me.