Podcasts

The first podcast I listened to was the "SmartBoard Lessons Podcast." It was talking about community between parents, teachers, etc. The description on what this podcast is about on iTunes is, " using interactive whiteboards in the classroom with lessons and links." They were talking about some issues with the SmartBoard Lessons idea. This podcast was about informing people about the SmarBoard. This podcast was like the radio to me. The guy talking sounds really close to the microphone, while the woman sounds far away in the background. It is like they are having a normal conversation that just happened to be recorded. It is very informal and laid back. On one part I listened to, they were telling pointless stories. It was like no one else was listening. There are some advertisements, but the guy doing them sounds like the same guy that is doing the podcast.

The next podcast I listened to was "KidCast." I believe it was just one lesson out of many because it read "KidCast 58." This podcast lesson was called, "The Medium is NOT the Message." This podcast was just one guy talking, who started off his podcast with how his weekend went. He then got more serious and started talking about student podcasts and I could tell he was really passionate about it. He was formal, on track, and not random. He was trying to persuade people why kids should create podcasts,etc.

"EdTechTalk" is a podcast that had music at the beginning of it. I thought that was pretty cool. This particular one had the person leading the podcast with 2 guests. This podcast is live. This podcast is used for discussion. Teachers can talk about issues and their opinions about those issues. The teachers can talk about solutions to problems and what they do or do not like about their schools, education, etc. Once again, one person was really close to the microphone, while the other sounded farther away. It got really loud at a few points when different people would talk. It was annoying.

"MacBreak Weekly" is a podcast with five men. It really reminded me of the radio talk show portion in the mornings. This podcast had advertisements and started off with the men talking about the Superbowl. It was formal, but not too formal. It was just right. It was entertaining. The purpose of this podcast is to discuss technology. Also, the microphone volume was constant and did not get on my nerves.

The last blog was "This Week in Photography." This blog had advertisements, as well. There was music at the beginning with little camera sounds. It was cute. I think there are two people who do the podcast. I could not really tell how many people there were because it was mentioned that other people were connecting in through their computers from other parts of the country. I liked that, before the podcast actually started, the guy told about what the podcast would be covering. This podcast consisted of random conversation, questions, opinions, and personal experiences with cameras and photography.

I could not find the "ConnectLearning" podcast.