Podcast

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Podcasting is fascinating; it is a way that I, as a teacher, can record my voice, my class, or any other sound I can produce and post it online. If you have a microphone, a computer, the program "Audacity," and the will to record something, you have the tools required to create a podcast.=====

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This podcast is an introduction to me and my basic-of-the-basic teaching philosophy. Hopefully, it will give you a sense of who I am as a student and who I hope to be as a future teacher. I'm a bit of a nit-picker when it comes to anything recorded of my voice, so I'm not the most thrilled with it--as a teenager, I was a singer and did voice-over work, so I am used to spending hours upon hours for a thirty-second jingle. Unfortunately, time-crunches in the summer don't allow for that much frivolity, so I'm not as happy with it as I'd like. Still, it's clear, concise, paints a preliminary picture of my teaching philosophy, and is otherwise passable.=====

I will use this artifact in my classroom by recording any additional in-class directions to assignments for students who miss class, as the accounts of other students might be incorrect. If a student is confused at any point about the homework, they will be able to find this online and be able to, hopefully, understand the project better with directions straight from me, the person providing those directions. I could also see a use for this as a type of digital story-teller for my ELL students who struggle with writing, but speak just fine; the program, Audacity, and podcasting could allow them to express themselves without impairing their cognitive abilities.

Without further adieu, here is my podcast: media type="file" key="Sarahs Podcast Audacity With Words Final.mp3" width="240" height="20"