Extension Activity of the Week: 16

This week: Podcasts

This is something that can feed directly into the content you put on the school website, if you wish. Ask pupils to write a short speech, which they can then record as a podcast. The speech could be a summary of the lesson content; an explanation of how the lesson fits in with what they have already learned; a list of things they would like to learn as a result of the lesson; or anything you can think of that would help them to consolidate their learning.

The easiest way to record these podcasts is onto a mobile phone, many of which have voice recorders, or an ipod. Since using mobile phones as a teaching and learning tool is largely uncharted territory here, however, you might consider requesting voice recording equipment from reprographics, or a video camera, and collecting the podcasts that way.