I just watched your screencast for Podomatic and I really enjoyed it! I loved how it was very straight to the point and covered all the key capabilities of the website. As someone who doesn't really have much experience with podcasts (listening or creating), it was really interesting to see that there was a whole website dedicated to the tool. This makes me want to check it out sometime, as I feel like it could be useful to incorporate in the classroom (possibly having student created podcasts instead of typical presentations). Thanks for sharing!
Hi Ashleigh! I really enjoyed listening to your podcast. I always heard about podomatic but never took the time to learn about it and what it could be useful for. I think it is a great program to use in the classroom because it allows teachers to create their own podcasts and share them with either their class or parents on their class website. I think a strength that you provided with your screencast was walking us through the website from start to finish. This included how/where to go in order to create an account and ended with how to upload your video to other platforms. I think you did a great job of consolidating the time spent and you really focused in on what the key points were about this program. I think that podomatic would be a great way to have students practice their listening skills. Teachers can introduce this into the classroom when learning about a topic they can play a podomatic to have students be able to listen to information rather than always reading or viewing it. I think this tool can also be beneficial for the parents who are always eager to know what it is that their students are learning a teacher can create a podcast helping to fill them in on the classroom and what will be to come that week. Overall I think that you really presented the information about this program clearly and precise. After watching your screencast I had a good understanding of what this program offers and how to use it effectively and to its highest potential. Great post!
I really enjoyed your Podomatic screencast. From your demonstration, It appears that the site is easy to navigate both for looking for other podcasts as well as creating them. There are a few teachers how do podcasts of their lessons each day by having students summarize and demonstrate the lesson so that students and parents could have some sort of homework help/guidance. It also seems like a great tool for students to make podcasts for their projects too. The only drawback I see, is that if the site is used in an elementary school like mine which is K-8, the students will have endless access to podcasts which may be inappropriate. I would have to determine if there is a way to restrict access or think about how to monitor students if they are using chrome books for this activity. In our computer lab and media center, we have a program on the teacher's computers where can see what students are doing on their computer, but the program is applicable to chrome books and iPads.
Hey Ashleigh, I also decided to use Animoto as my moving media Web 2.0 tool to review. I pretty agree with the things that you mentioned in your screencast. Like you pointed out, I thought it was pretty cool how the site became tailored to educational uses once you told them what you were using the site for. My only complaint about the site was that the videos moved a little quick for the students to grasp. I just wonder if that could be fixed with playing around with the site more. Either way, thanks for sharing your thoughts.
Ashleigh, I watched your tutorial on Photoshop Express. I am definitely going to show this tool to my friend who takes her instagram way too seriously! It's so convenient that the user can select the dimensions of the photo depending on platform you plan to share the photo on. I wish all photo modifying tools had this feature. Thank you for sharing!
Thanks for sharing about Podomatic. I thought your narration was very clear and easy to listen to. Also, because you uploaded up Youtube, you had great clarity in your videos. After watching your review, I can see that one of Podomatic's strengths is allowing users to listen to a podcast while still browsing through its pages. Also, Podomatic can be used for distance learning.
I found it very useful how Adobe Spark can be used on the phone, in addition to a desktop/notebook. It has very cool features (like the circle of various fonts) and has a user-friendly layout. I would say its one limitation is not being able to customize very specific details that might be available in an application like regular Photoshop. I would say this tool is easier for people who want quick editing or fixing to their images.
Animoto is another tool that can alternatively be used for distance learning. Educators can create videos or slide shows to deliver instructional content through engaging and visual means. I would say a weakness of this tool is that it lacks customization unless paid for. However, this weakness is just one side of a coin - Animoto's simplicity allows its users to make great looking videos that are quick and easy to create.
Hi Ashleigh,
ReplyDeleteI just watched your screencast for Podomatic and I really enjoyed it! I loved how it was very straight to the point and covered all the key capabilities of the website. As someone who doesn't really have much experience with podcasts (listening or creating), it was really interesting to see that there was a whole website dedicated to the tool. This makes me want to check it out sometime, as I feel like it could be useful to incorporate in the classroom (possibly having student created podcasts instead of typical presentations). Thanks for sharing!
Hi Ashleigh!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed listening to your podcast. I always heard about podomatic but never took the time to learn about it and what it could be useful for. I think it is a great program to use in the classroom because it allows teachers to create their own podcasts and share them with either their class or parents on their class website. I think a strength that you provided with your screencast was walking us through the website from start to finish. This included how/where to go in order to create an account and ended with how to upload your video to other platforms. I think you did a great job of consolidating the time spent and you really focused in on what the key points were about this program. I think that podomatic would be a great way to have students practice their listening skills. Teachers can introduce this into the classroom when learning about a topic they can play a podomatic to have students be able to listen to information rather than always reading or viewing it. I think this tool can also be beneficial for the parents who are always eager to know what it is that their students are learning a teacher can create a podcast helping to fill them in on the classroom and what will be to come that week. Overall I think that you really presented the information about this program clearly and precise. After watching your screencast I had a good understanding of what this program offers and how to use it effectively and to its highest potential. Great post!
Hi Ashleigh,
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed your Podomatic screencast. From your demonstration, It appears that the site is easy to navigate both for looking for other podcasts as well as creating them. There are a few teachers how do podcasts of their lessons each day by having students summarize and demonstrate the lesson so that students and parents could have some sort of homework help/guidance. It also seems like a great tool for students to make podcasts for their projects too. The only drawback I see, is that if the site is used in an elementary school like mine which is K-8, the students will have endless access to podcasts which may be inappropriate. I would have to determine if there is a way to restrict access or think about how to monitor students if they are using chrome books for this activity. In our computer lab and media center, we have a program on the teacher's computers where can see what students are doing on their computer, but the program is applicable to chrome books and iPads.
Great post,
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Hey Ashleigh, I also decided to use Animoto as my moving media Web 2.0 tool to review. I pretty agree with the things that you mentioned in your screencast. Like you pointed out, I thought it was pretty cool how the site became tailored to educational uses once you told them what you were using the site for. My only complaint about the site was that the videos moved a little quick for the students to grasp. I just wonder if that could be fixed with playing around with the site more. Either way, thanks for sharing your thoughts.
ReplyDeleteAshleigh, I watched your tutorial on Photoshop Express. I am definitely going to show this tool to my friend who takes her instagram way too seriously! It's so convenient that the user can select the dimensions of the photo depending on platform you plan to share the photo on. I wish all photo modifying tools had this feature. Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteHi Ashleigh,
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing about Podomatic. I thought your narration was very clear and easy to listen to. Also, because you uploaded up Youtube, you had great clarity in your videos. After watching your review, I can see that one of Podomatic's strengths is allowing users to listen to a podcast while still browsing through its pages. Also, Podomatic can be used for distance learning.
I found it very useful how Adobe Spark can be used on the phone, in addition to a desktop/notebook. It has very cool features (like the circle of various fonts) and has a user-friendly layout. I would say its one limitation is not being able to customize very specific details that might be available in an application like regular Photoshop. I would say this tool is easier for people who want quick editing or fixing to their images.
Animoto is another tool that can alternatively be used for distance learning. Educators can create videos or slide shows to deliver instructional content through engaging and visual means. I would say a weakness of this tool is that it lacks customization unless paid for. However, this weakness is just one side of a coin - Animoto's simplicity allows its users to make great looking videos that are quick and easy to create.