Do you hear what I hear?

Podcasts can be fun to play with, and fun to listen to. The challenge that I always have in creating a podcast is to have something worth saying to a larger audience. Those who know me well know that I am rarely at a loss for words, but that does not necessarily mean that I should be listened to. Creating podcasts of book talks seems to be a good use of podcasting for the busy librarian. Nancy Keane has created many many wonderful talks at her "Booktalks Quick and Simple" site http://nancykeane.com/booktalks/ . I've added one of my own here.

Knights of the Kitchen Table You'll also find that clicking the Title of this posting brings you to the same podcast which is stored on podbean.

Having booktalks, whether Keane's or my own, as podcasts allows me to share more booktalks with my students. It is difficult to prepare 10 booktalks for a class, and then need a totally different group for the next class. Podcasting also saves my voice and can be a great alternative lesson plan for days when my voice is going, going, gone!

Using these podcasts can then develop into having 4th and 5th grade students create booktalks and podcast them as well. This would fall under NETS-S 2. Communication and Collaboration
Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance,
to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. Students:
a. interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments
and media.
b. communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats.