Podcasting Assignment

I chose to review the podcast called Teaching with Smart Boards.

http://teachingwithsmartboard.com/

This podcast was created by 2 teachers, Dave Sladkey and Scott Miller. This video podcast includes a lot of great ways that Smart Boards can be incorporated into the classroom. Virtual demonstrations are great and walk you through the activities step by step. The earlier episodes review some of the basic concepts of using a Smart Board, such as sliding and revealing an answer. Later episodes introduce more advanced concepts. For example, in episode #74 titled Smart Board Notebook Math Tools Part 1 of 2, they discuss and demonstrate the new math tools that are available with the Smart Board (these tools cost extra money). They show how to make a variety of shapes and measure them using their angles and side lengths. In episode #75 titled Smart Board Notebook Math Tools Part 2 of 2, they show some of the advanced graphing features. They demonstrate how to make a line plot, bar graph, and other types of tables. This video podcast would be beneficial to anyone who has a Smart Board. It’s free, so you can watch all of the episodes online or download them for later. I have the iPod Touch and was able to download them and watch them on the go!