Podcast

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After having navigated through how to use an ipad, created one’s account, and just having worked on being familiar with ipad, we were assigned to create a short podcast on an ap about one of the following topic in education: The podcast was to include a short audio video, a transcript of the podcast, and a reference of minimum of 3 sources included with transcript. I chose to work on distance learning.
 * 1. What the assignment was about: **
 * Using blogs/wikis in education
 * Using podcasts in education
 * Distance learning
 * Social Networking sites in education
 * Webquests in the classroom
 * YouTube in education
 * Wikipedia in education
 * One to one computing
 * Teacher rating sites
 * Plagiarism and technology
 * Screencasts in education

The assignment was important because I was “pushed” to exploring the ipad, something that I had never tried before. I am still a novice and would have to work hard to get familiar with that technology. So, honestly, I can say that I am in the process of learning. However, by researching and working on preparing my transcript to go with the podcast, I learned about the advantages and disadvantages of distance learning, and how that creation of virtual classrooms have changed millions of lives by allowing people to get education who would not have that opportunity without the technology and that possibility of being able to study from home.
 * <span style="color: #000dff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">2. What I learned by working on the podcast assignment: **

<span style="color: #000dff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">As I previously explained, it would not be honest if I write that I already feel comfortable using ipad and creating podcast and using them as an instructional tool. However, since I am already familiar with the many icons that the ipad has and its many applications, I will be able to understand my students when they they share experiences with me or other children about what they have been working on with their own ipads or with their parents or siblings.
 * <span style="color: #000dff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">3. How I will use the technology/ideas I have acquired in my classroom: **

<span style="color: #000dff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Although the assignment could be related to many NAEYC standard, I have chosen to show how the assignment matches the standard 6, on becoming a professional. Indeed, by exploring more technology, learning how to use an ipad, researching on a current topic in education and creating an audio video, one is definitely working on becoming more professional and more knowledgeable. Especially, the sub-standard 6c (Engaging in continuous, collaborative learning to inform practice; using technology effectively with young children, with peers, and as a professional resource) gets to the point of professionalism as presented in the podcast assignment by inferring the necessity to learn how to use technology effectively.
 * <span style="color: #000dff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">4. NAEYC standard the podcast assignment is related to: **