Broadcasting/podcasting

OK... sometimes as a teacher, you have to really stretch yourself out of your comfort zone to try new things, and it looks like I'm about to embark on another trip out of my 'comfort zone' with my class (who, as usual, are all fired up to try any idea I throw at them - they're such an awesome group!)! I've been toying with the idea for a while now of doing some podcasting (or something similar) with my students. What is a podcast? Well, it's basically an audio recording that you can download off the internet, and listen to at a later date. As I mentioned, I had been thinking of doing this for a while, as another way for students to use and hone their researching and writing skills. Then, I went to hear a speaker at the ManACE (Manitoba Assoc. of Computer Educators) SAGE session in October who spoke about live broadcasting, and the extra challenges and learning opportunities that arise from live broadcasting vs. pre-recording your takes, and I became quite intrigued with that idea, too. So, I told the kids today that, while I wasn't sure exactly what form it would take (live, with an archive of previous broadcasts, or simply pre-recorded), that I wanted to do some sort of project like this with them. We brainstormed of ideas that we could talk about on our broadcast/podcast, and below is a photo of what we came up with. It's kind of scary, but kind of exciting, too! Stay tuned (no pun intended!)...