Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Educational value of Speaking of History podcast
At first I was really excited to see that there was a podcast specific to history. However, after listening (and that basically is all it is) my excitement diminished. Only a handful actually talk about history but only because the teacher had been on a trip to a place of historical significance like the Alamo or Ellis Island. But I couldn't see any pictures or videos of these places from the podcast, only his speaking, which can tend to become rather dull without a visual stimulus. Now my expectations of podcast might be incorrect for I thought they were to be video but this cast is more like a radio station. Other topics in this podcast concerning technology in the classroom, like using his Zune and google stuff. Overall, I don't think this podcast has very much value in a history classroom. I won't be rushing to use it.
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