Classroom/Homework Support Through Podcasting

http://www.how-to-podcast-tutorial.com/
http://www.apple.com/itunes/podcasts/
I recently designed a podcast for the first time to be used as an introductory history lesson on the Civil Rights Movement, specifically on the Montgomery Bus Boycott. The podcast provides an alternative delivery of the lesson for specific students in my history class who receive special education services in a resource classroom and who benefit from having the option to listen to the lessons, alone or as they read along with their text or other written material. I gave students the option of putting it on there ipods and/or listening to it in class with reading - sometimes I now use such presentations as they read to support all students in the class and they are available to students to take home to study from. I've found they are great for many students who struggle with reading, especially with reading aloud, in that they act as "books on tape" by allowing them to listen to the words (vocabulary and pronunciation), pace, and tone. Check out the links above to discover how easy to use and helpful podcasts can be to support yourself, your child, or your students in school!