Regardless of what technology we are incorporating into our teaching practices, the goal should always be that of having students take what they have done and then take it to another level. This can be done using a variety of tools, including podcasting. When first setting out to look for examples of how podcasting is used in math class, I was a little concerned. Don’t we need to see the numbers and formulas? How could this be represented by audio? Nonetheless, I found some interesting examples of how students synthesize and summarize what they’ve done using podcasts. In addition, a came across a podcast that discusses the importance of math in various fields. This might be useful for convincing the reluctant student to start applying him or herself in class.
The following example come from Rashmi Kathuria, a math teacher in Delhi, India. She has other podcasting projects posted at her site HERE.
This next example comes from Ms. Blake’s math class at Jamestown Elementary in Arlington, VA. She had her students create and record their own math story problem podcast. I thought it was an awesome way to use podcasting. When you are ready, click the play button below.
To listen to the podcast, click HERE.
Here’s a little history of geometry HERE.