THING 17 iPod, do you?
I have to confess, I am a podcast fanatic. A brand new fanatic, but a fanatic nonetheless. I originally started podcasting - listening only - when I added the Grammar Girl podcast on my Google Reader for Thing 5. I listened to a few episodes, but then got caught up with other things and didn’t really think about it anymore. For some reason though, about two weeks ago, I added a few podcasts through iTunes to my phone and iPod. I am now completely addicted. I love the show “Wait Wait, Don’t Tell Me” on NPR, but never seem to catch the show live. I found it on iTunes and now can listen to it whenever I want. I have found it makes Atlanta traffic jams more bearable. I have even started listening to it while I run. Who knew? I also subscribe to other NPR shows, like the Books Podcast, Story of the Day, and the Sunday Puzzle. I also subscribe to some French and Spanish language learning podcasts. iTunes makes it so easy and there are so many choices. I love it!
Now that I have begun listening to them, I feel more comfortable about the possibility of using them in my classroom. The Grammar Girl is something I can have my students subscribe to, for sure. But I want to experiment with creating my own, possibly grammar lessons, literature lectures, notes on books we’re reading, etc. that the students can upload to their iPods and listen to them if they are absent or need review. I know that iTunes has Sparknotes podcasts on some of the books we read and for a small fee, my students could purchase them. There are so many options! I can’t wait to start my own… thing 18!
April 23, 2008 @ 11:57 am
I have even driven by you and seen you listening to your iPod. I was wondering what you were listening to? Did you see me honk at you that day driving Ant’s truck? Do you have both earpieces in? Isn’t that dangerous?