Podcasts

I am on this zombie kick right now as a result of watching a lot of the Walking Dead, so I was excited when I found this podcast called "We're Alive - A "Zombie" Story of Survival." I also enjoy listening to audio books so this is something new I am excited to get into. I feel like a story like this is also something that I would be willing to use in the classroom similarly to how I have used audio books. This is a great tool for struggling or resistant readers to get into a story. Also creating a podcast is a great way for students to create their own stories.

If you want to check it out follow this link on itunes: We're Alive - A "Zombie" Story of Survival

 Steven and I were searching together and we found a few more podcasts that we liked on Ted Talks as well as Ted Talks Education. Most of the talks we listened to on Ted Talks Education were directed at teachers. They are all free downloads so you can listen to as many as you like. A couple of the talks that we listened to included "The technology of Story Telling" and "The Child-Driven Education." In the regular Ted Talks I listened to "Adventures in Twitter Fiction" which is something you could use in an ELA classroom, this is a great way to get students to use a social media tool in a new way by getting students to read and write their own twitter fiction.
Along with listening to podcasts, getting students to create their own podcast is something that you could do in any subject area. It is a interesting way to get students engaged and another way for students to show their learning.

Follow the links to check out these podcasts:

Ted Talks

Ted Talks Education