The first podcast I listened to was This Week in Photography. The opening minutes of the podcast were spent introducing the members of the discussion panel who had phoned in from various parts of the United States. This is a great example of how new technologies such as podcasts are helping to bring people from different regions of the country and certainly the world to discuss topics that they are passionate about. As the blog continued, they discussed current events citing in particular Canon's recent profit losses and a legislative bill being proposed that would require all phone cameras to click when a photo is being taken.
The second podcast that I listened to was EdTechTalk in which the first portion of the podcast involved an interview with a man named Clive Goodinson. He was plugging a website called Pixton where people can make and display comic books without having to draw them. Goodinson also went on to discuss a version of the website that he designed specifically for schools because students often grasp knowledge much better through images. This second podcast was a terrific example of a simple interview format, whereas the first podcast was much more of a panel oriented discussion format.
MacBreak weekly returns to the panel format established by the first podcast This Week in Photography. Although I only listened to portions of the podcast, this particular one seemed a little more disorganized than the previous podcasts as the hosts spent a large portion of the time fooling with the sound effects panel they had access too. The podcast did have an interesting discussion about apple hardware and software that were now considered vintage, and how one of the hosts had a program to send older computers to Africa.
One of the first things I noticed and enjoyed about the SmartBoard Lessons Podcast was the fact that they listed what they planned on discussing in the podcast, something that I hadn't noticed in the others. this final podcast was also an example of a host/co-host format rather than the question and answer or panel format and it provides yet another look into how podcasts can be conducted.
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I think you broke the podcasts down pretty good. I think I could understand what the podcasts are about just by reading your blog. Good work! I hope that you keep it up and that you will have a successful blog of your own when you become a teacher.
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