For this week’s resource blog, I went with a less traditional form of text, a Podcast. “The Daily” podcast is a ran by the New York Times, suggested by my current social studies professor, Joe. I found that this was an excellent resource for my content area, as they post as their name states, daily, with the exception that they do miss a few days sometimes, with news updates about things happening in the USA and global events. I find this as an excellent way for students to start thinking about what is going on in the world around them and being able to tie current content and standards into real world problems and events as a teacher. They have been doing this podcast since last year, so you could even take podcasts from the past and use those topics from then to bring up past issues that relate to the current topic. I can see other content areas using this resource as well, if the discussed topic relates to their field. For example, the amazon rainforest fires were talked about in the podcast, could be used in science class when learning about the importance of the environment or even when learning about how trees oxygenize our planet. Overall great resource that provides consistent and updated information, however it is the New York Times so there is bias, but a good dose of Fox News in the morning with my cup of joe, before I leave and listen to the Daily on my drive to school keeps me well balanced.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/20/podcasts/the-daily/elizabeth-warren-rally.html
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Hey Jared, I think podcasts would be really cool for your students to get in the habit of listening to as maybe a weekly current event check-in type of thing. I would definitely consider using "Hidden Brain" podcasts in my science class to have my students go deeper into understanding of the material. Alternative forms of text, like podcasts, can be a pleasant change of pace from traditional articles and primary sources.
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Thanks for reminding me of this resource Jared! I have also found the Daily to be helpful as I am preparing to be in a Social Studies classroom. Usually, I only see these things as helpful for teachers to be knowledgeable about current events, but I think we can extend these podcasts to our students and apply them to our curriculum, as you mentioned.
ReplyDeleteAnother podcast I have found to be helpful as a future teacher is Visions of Education, another recommendation from Joe. I listened to one on testing for this week’s resource blog. You should check it out!
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