Podcasting for Teachers is the first volume of a new series from Dr.
Kathleen P. King and Mark Gura- Emerging Technologies for Evolving
Learners and is based on their successful educational technology
podcast, Podcast for Teachers, Techpod (sm). Their podcast work has
reached over 600,000 people as of 9/06 and branched into virtual
seminars, and additional innovations. This book introduces and explains
this important new technology from the perspective of educators. It also
provides new insights into the ways that technology can provide
solutions to instructional needs that have not been sufficiently
addressed until now. Not only does it provide concrete explanations,
examples, models, and details about methods and resources that are not
currently illustrated in other publications, but it also reveals a new
rationale for the use of technology in education. This book helps
readers apprehend critical issues essential to understanding and taking
advantage of podcasting and related technologies as an educational
resource: . What podcasting is . How "to do" podcasting . How to plan
podcasting-based activities for students . How to create podcasts as
teaching resources . How to use podcasting for professional development
. Models developed specifically by the authors regarding: . Podcast
development . Educators' learning curve in podcasting . Cost/benefit
decision making regarding podcasting projects K - 12 school district
directors of curriculum and instruction and directors of professional
development, as well as classroom teachers, principals, and
instructional supervisors across the core curriculum and in the area of
Instructional Technology; and teacher educators and other college
faculty will find this book a valuable resource. Readers may use the
book as part of their own efforts to expand their teaching or staff
development practice. It can also be an important resource for Education
courses in content instruction and Instructional Technology and serve as
a valuable reference for educators interested in educational
applications of technology.
