Sean Sharp’s ITRT Blog

“Podcasting Is The Most Underappreciated, Underutilized Media Ever” – Podcasting News

Podcasting is the most underappreciated, underutilized media ever. Some people never try it. And many who do wind up giving it up unimpressed. Too bad.

A new study (Lecture Podcast Listeners Outperform Class Attendees) found that students who listen to lectures on podcasts test better than those who listen in class. Podcasting is a powerful educational medium, second only to books, in my opinion. But unlike reading books, you can listen to podcasts while doing the dishes.

I came across this today from one of the feeds in my feed reader. I would like to attempt podcasting in a “for real” kind of way, when there’s more time. Perhaps though it has more to do with my own sense of doubt about what it is that I have to say. To get beyond that, would be a place to start. I listen to podcasts regularly, mostly on my drive to and from work. Good ones too: This American Life, Radio Lab, and the Johns Hopkins Medical Podcast.

Perhaps I’ll start . . . . . .

Tags: podcasting

Field Report #11: Voice Thread (with Meg Swecker)

This is a nice GenTech ‘field report’ done by Tina, interviewing Meg. The project is such a good description of getting students involved with something that allows Meg to share her passion for diving. Enjoy this one–’tis good!

Today I was on the GenTech podcast (link will come later) . . .it was great! I really enjoyed the discussion that we had and it has caused me to think about educational technology a little bit deeper, a little bit wider. There are things that we didn’t talk about that I’d like to talk about–ideas that I want to write down and put here at some point. That will be a future post on this blog. More of that . . . .soon! Cheers–

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GenTech » Show #29: Tina Coffey, Instructional Technology Resource Teacher

Tina is an ITRT from Salem City Schools and this podcast really describes her experiences as an ITRT. It is always nice to hear other ITRTs experiences in their school divisions, how they are used, what they do, and how they approach the nuances of their jobs. There is much variety in this line of work. Enjoy!