Thing 19

http://www.americanrhetoric.com/top100speechesall.html

On this site I found the top 100 speeches of the 20th Century. Very neat site and could be used for a number of things in a classroom whether it is English, History or Public Speaking.

http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/default.aspx

On this site I found a number of various Grammar related podcasts. I feel this is a great site to use in a classroom.

I like podcasts for the fact that it is something you can use with students on the go. Most students do have iPods or a MP3 that they can use to download podcasts. Students may find this an interesting and interactive way to learn something. I think my students would enjoy both podcasts and vodcasts. Students don’t want to always sit down and read. But if I could get them to download something onto an iPod or MP3 they may realize that they could be listening to something on the go. Also some students are not comfortable with reading and this may provide them with an alternate way to learn.

I could provide my students with a list of podcasting sites that could be used. I have created a teacher website through the school district and I could also use that as a place to put a list of sites. I feel I could incorporate podcasts into my teaching very easily. Instead of students reading a book and doing a book report on it they could find a book or story online to listen to through their iPods or MP3. They could then write a summary of what they listened to. It is possible to take it a step further and have students create a podcast of what they listened to using a site like Gcast.

One of the main issues with this would be that it is possible that not every student has an iPod or MP3. They may not have a computer to access the internet to download a podcast either.