Podcasting for Teachers

Podcasting for Teachers is the first volume of a new series from Dr. Kathleen P. King and Mark Gura- Emerging Technologies forEvolving Learners and is based on their successful educational technology podcast, Podcast for Teachers, Techpod (sm). Their podcast workhas reached over 600,000 people as of 9/06 and branched into virtual seminars, and additional innovations.This book introduces and explains this important new technology from the perspective of educators. It also provides new insightsinto the ways that technology can provide solutions to instructional needs that have not been sufficiently addressed until now. Not only doesit provide concrete explanations, examples, models, and details about methods and resources that are not currently illustrated in otherpublications, but it also reveals a new rationale for the use of technology in education.This book helps readers apprehend critical issues essential to understanding and taking advantage of podcasting and relatedtechnologies as an educational resource:. What podcasting is. How 'to do' podcasting. How to plan podcasting-based activities for students. How to create podcasts as teaching resources. How to use podcasting for professional development. Models developed specifically by the authors regarding:. Podcast development. Educators’ learning curve in podcasting. Cost/benefit decision making regarding podcasting projectsK - 12 school district directors of curriculum and instruction and directors of professional development, as well as classroom teachers,principals, and instructional supervisors across the core curriculum and in the area of Instructional Technology; and teacher educators andother college faculty will find this book a valuable resource. Readers may use the book as part of their own efforts to expand their teachingor staff development practice. It can also be an important resource for Education courses in content instruction and Instructional Technologyand serve as a valuable reference for educators interested in educational applications of technology.