Read this article, New Tools: Blogs, Podcasts and Virtual Classrooms, to learn more about hos some truly innovative educators are beginning to integrate podcasting into their classrooms.
THE “Room 208” podcast may just have the youngest production staff in the history of broadcasting. Written, produced and performed entirely by the third and fourth graders in Bob Sprankle’s class at the Wells Elementary School in Wells, Me., the podcast – an online radio show that can be downloaded to an MP3 player – began in April, has 171 subscribers for its weekly 20- to 30-minute shows and includes regular features like “Student News,” “The Week in Sports” and “Word of the Week.”
Todras-Whitehill, Ethan. “New Tools: Blogs, Podcasts and Virtual Classrooms.” The New York Times 3 Aug 2005. 4 Aug 2005 <http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/03/technology/techspecial3/03ethan.html>