I am over the STLP (Student Technology Leadership Program) at the Career and Technical Center where my students compete on a yearly basis in all different areas dealing with technology. Last year, a new competition was added called “Educational Podcast” where students could create an educational Podcast that focused on some form of technical information. I remember thinking to myself that I wasn’t really familiar with this type of technology and neither were my students. After reading the statement from Dr. Lowell’s blog, I now understand why:
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Podcasting didn’t exist before September, 2004. I first got interested in the technology in November of 2004 when I started listening to Adam Curry’s “Daily Source Code.” At the time, there were, maybe 200 podcasters. Today, there are thousands. The second anniversary of podcasting has just gone past and the tools are beginning to get some attention so let’s spend some time bringing you up to speed.
It is always amazing to me how fast technological concepts spread once they hit the world-wide web. This year, I already have students that want to compete in this category because they have now been exposed to Podcasting and are utilizing them on a regular basis. This should be an adventure for my students and I as we advance into the age of Podcasting.
I am also looking forward to doing a little bit of investigating myself to see what I can find in the world of Podcast – who knows, maybe I can learn to speak spanish or download podcast that will help my own children learn to speak spanish since they are not exposed to a foreign language at an early age when they need to be! The possibilities are endless.
