Tools for TEKS: Integrating Technology in the classroom: podcasting

This article was written to describe the true definition as well as the benefits of podcasting. I like the idea that podcasting can allow students who do not just want to write for their teacher to have an outlet and another way to express themselves. The article defined podcasting as uploading audio and video files onto the internet.The article was also beneficial by showing the links for classroom podcasts that could be used in the classroom. The article mentioned the benefits of podcasting and one that is very important is the fact that podcasting is cheap. Many schools do not have the monetary advantages as others and since this is cheap, schools can have the same resources as others. I really like that the article mentioned that podcasting is digital storytelling. Students need to know that they can have the ability to write and share their stories with others on the internet. Instead of always writing for or to the teacher, they now have the ability to write towards others. I also really appreciated the first sentence in the conclusion, "We need to get serious about educating today’s digital natives for the digital knowledge landscape of the twenty-first century".