Monday, December 21, 2009

Reflection on Podcast Sites

It was very interesting to peruse the various sites and try to find a use for its content in my classroom. I did not see an immediate application from Next Vista. Teacher Tube seemed promising in this respect, but the amount of ads was disappointing. I would probably not choose to find anything there due to the time wasted with the advertisements. At School Tube, I searched for Spanish videos and many came up. This was encouraging, until I started viewing them. They consisted mainly of student performances that had been videotaped. Although I could obtain some ideas from the tasks the kids were doing, I wouldn't use the videos in the classroom. As far as You Tube goes, there were lots of resources and it was very easy to navigate and view what I wanted to see. I would definitely use this site, and I already have on several occasions.