Podcasts

Yesterday John Evans visited our class and he briefly introduced this website, http://thepegeek.com/, which I looked through and it's pretty great. He shares valuable information on his site, including ebooks he is reading or has read to enhance his physical education program, he also shares apps that could be used as well. I looked through his podcast episodes and came across "Episode 7: 10 Things to do With One iPad". I chose to listen to a podcast related to physical education because that is what I specialized in and I want to expand my knowledge of how to incorporate technology in the PE classroom, so I thought this would be perfect to listen to.

The ideas that I have gained and apps that he shared sound great! The first thing he told listener's is that these apps will be more beneficial if shared together as a whole class and projected, so everyone benefits. I liked the description of each app he stated and how he also gave examples of how he uses them in his own class. One app that really stood out to me was the "Three Ring" app which can be used as a portfolio where a teacher can create all classes and set up an ipad in a corner of the gym called "portfolio corner". This is where students can record whatever they wish to and keep it in their portfolio (they do it maybe once a week, he says). Example would be to record a serve they mastered, this is also great for teachers because it gives them evidence to assess and actually show parents. Wouldn't this be awesome for parents, I know I would be excited to actually see the progress my child is making in pe. 

I would use podcasts in my classroom so students can see and hear their learning, I think that it could be fun for students and there are many ways it could benefit them. If I had a blog set up for the classroom, I could make a podcast to give instructions for assignments where students can go and listen to them if they need to. Students can also share their learning and work on their ELA skill of speaking.

Here is the link to the podcast http://thepegeekpodcast.podomatic.com/entry/2013-11-08T22_50_13-08_00 

Thanks John Evans, for sharing this website and making my life of finding a good podcast that is related to physical education, easier!