Chapter 8 is a long one. Richardson covers quite a bit of territotry in this chapter. In the first half of the chapter, he gives an overview of Podcasting and Video.
Richardson defines podcasting as, "The creation and distribution of amateur radio." He explains both how to create a podcast and how to locate podcasts that might appeal to the reader. Richardson's suggestions to use podcasting to give guided school tours or narrate a science lab make it clear that podcasting is a tool that can be useful in an academic setting. I would like to try podcasting by having a class create a lesson that gives an overview of our class textbook and its features.
Richardson's discussion of Video points out that "Video publishing is like podcasting with visual imagery". I believe that video publishing might be an exciting way to have students create a script, practice it, video their performance and then publish their completed project. I think this tool has the potential to be an effective method for helping students take the initiative to improve their public speaking performances and other oral presentations.
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