.:Blended Edu:.: Podcasts: The "Millennials" Are Coming

If you are an educator a podcast you don't want to miss, “The "Millennials" Are Coming” reported by Morley Safer of 60 Minutes fame, talks about the new generation of American workers we are educating right now.

Still new to podcasts? What are they- I know I’ve heard that word??

According to Wikipedia, "a podcast is a digital media file, or a related collection of such files, which is distributed over the Internet using syndication feeds for playback on portable media players and personal computers."

Blendededu.com has posted about the educational use of podcasts over the years - just to recap...

....podcasts can be used as: lecture captures, conversation prompts, writing prompts, as connections to field experts, to take your students on electronic field trips, to extend learning beyond the class period and beyond the classroom walls, as ‘teasers’ to excite students about upcoming events in your class, and to prep students with material or information needed before coming to class....

One great thing about podcasting is that you can listen to podcasts when you want to, any time- any day. No waiting ‘round the TV or radio. You can subscribe to a podcast via RSS Feed, so podcasts are ready for you when you are ready to listen.

You can also listen to your news sites via podcasts:

Here are a few podcast posts from the Blendededu.com archives to review:

Podcasts offer a wealth of information and learning for you and your students- just ask any student with earbuds dangling.

For a little 'lagniappe'- a tech-savvy, Mount professor shared a few favorite podcasts with us:

Or check out a Podcast Directory to find one to fit your own area of expertise:

If you have a favorite podcast you're using with your students – be sure to share it with us. Sharing is good.