Podcasting

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I personally found the pod casting tool be a little difficult, it took me awhile to get the hang of it! I could see why this would be a very fundamental tool for a class room. If a student missed several days of school the teacher could email the student a pod cast verbally explaining the instructions or assignment, or this could be used when kids are working individually on an assignment and the instructions can be constantly repeated. I'm not sure this would be a tool I would use just because I wasn't too comfortable with it, but I did only use it for this assignment and the Digital Story Telling; I'm sure if the tool was fitting to my classroom assignment I would use it because I am familiar with it.

**(SCRIPT FROM PODCAST)** Hello everyone I am Audrey Brown. I am currently a student at Metropolitan State College, studying to become a teacher. I am working towards a bachelor’s degree in Behavioral Science and a minor in Elementary Education with a Teacher Licensure. I was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. I moved to Glenwood Springs, Colorado during fifth grade. When I moved to Colorado I had one specific teacher that really made my transition easier. Because it was later in the school year, other students had already established friendships and bonds. To make me feel more invited and the class room more open the teacher would incorporate me in various activities and talk in a Texas accent. I soon was comfortable with the new school, the new friends, and the new state. It has been my elementary educators that have inspired me to follow this profession and teach younger children. Now that I am twenty years old and am developing my teaching philosophy, I incorporate my life and my experiences into planning my future. I have a very strong, affectionate family structure and I believe that being emotionally supportive and caring invites students and stimulates new ideas. No matter how young, a student will always have his/her own ideas and I will strive to create a classroom in which students feel free to introduce their own ideas. I am always very active and creative; and this I believe is most important for instructors to both teach and practice. I believe that each child is a unique individual, who deserves a caring, creative, secure, and structured environment in which they can grow and learn from. To create this classroom, it is important to create a community in which each student feels equal to their peers and safe from criticism. As an educator, it is my desire to help students flourish and meet their fullest potential and become the most successful. Educators have a role, in which they guide students to the opportunities of challenge. The challenges are both equal to self-discovery and knowledge. Once a child reaches grade school, they start spending more time at school than with family. Because of this schools help form and develop one’s personality whether it is socially, intellectually, or emotionally. Students discover themselves while practicing skills towards answering challenges. Educator’s best help their students evolve when they provide information rather than act as the source of information.