Podcast listening

Podcasts can be useful tools for teaching, and I listened to a couple podcasts earlier that I think really helped me to better understand not only them, but the tools they talked about.

Can Teachertube be useful to teachers
The students talking during this podcast discussed the website teachertube.com. This website is a useful tool according to them because it shows videos for use in the classroom, and helps students that are visual learner's. This also helps to cut down on sensual overload during teaching. I believe that this tool will help me in the future because of videos about say... presidents or historical events.


Using Video Games as an Educational Tool
Contrary to what many people think, video games are actually good for children because they help children to work together and to learn better. Students enjoy video games in classroom because they are interactive and more fun than having a teacher sit there and tell you what to read or write about. Personally, I have played many video games and have actually benefited from them because they were competive against my friends or just random people, and because many of them challenge your mind to use skills that are useful in the classroom as well. Microsoft creates low-cost video games that are only sold to the schools themselves, not the public. However; teachers, parents, and school official's are mostly not on board with the idea of using video games as educational tools.