Communication
My objective for this project was to create a three-episode podcast series that could give teachers a 2-5 minute technology learning opportunity. I did this by creating short audio recordings that contained interesting information about Google Apps for Education. I know that we have plenty of teachers that don't read my emails, and generally those same teachers hate sitting through (even the best) PD sessions. It is my hope that using alternative media approaches like podcasts may encourage them to take tech a little more serious.
In our district, we have a group of students called the Laptop Leaders. They are trained to help teachers and other students with tech problems in the classroom. I think that if they put out a similar podcast series to the one that I made below, most of our teachers would listen weekly and thoroughly enjoy it. Podcasts are lightweight media. They can be listened to in the car, the gym, or the shower and I think that having the ability to listen to an informative podcast is an efficient way to learn new things. It is also an easy way to "dip a toe" into technology and that is important when you are trying to get someone excited about technology.
In our district, we have a group of students called the Laptop Leaders. They are trained to help teachers and other students with tech problems in the classroom. I think that if they put out a similar podcast series to the one that I made below, most of our teachers would listen weekly and thoroughly enjoy it. Podcasts are lightweight media. They can be listened to in the car, the gym, or the shower and I think that having the ability to listen to an informative podcast is an efficient way to learn new things. It is also an easy way to "dip a toe" into technology and that is important when you are trying to get someone excited about technology.