Podcasts, Digital Gaming, and Virtual Field Trips
Instructions
Part 1
As busy educators (and now M.Ed. students), you do not always have the time to build lists of helpful educational resources. For the first part of this assignment, you and your classmates will create a list of podcasts you can all utilize in the mathematics classroom. A podcast is any digital media, audio or video which can be found on the web.
Based on the objectives of this course, find at least two different podcasts worthy of sharing with your peers that relate to the concepts taught in a math classroom. The podcasts you share do not necessarily have to be new to you because they may be resources unknown to your peers. They should be specific podcasts, not just a website or program. For example, if you use a program such as BrainPop or Khan Academy, choose a specific lesson/podcast within that website.
For each podcast, write a paragraph that includes the following:
A brief summary of the podcast
The grade level it addresses
How the podcast could be helpful in a math classroom
An example of how you could use the podcast in your classroom
A full APA reference for the podcast, including the URL to the website.
See How to Cite a Podcast (McAdoo, 2012) for help in creating an APA-style reference.
Part 2
For this portion of the assignment, you will play a digital game or go on a virtual field trip. Learning Resources (Thinkport, n.d.) gives ideas for digital gaming and virtual field trips. You may use this or another online resource for suggested sites, but remember to follow the recommendations from the course text (Van de Walle et al., 2013, p. 124) when selecting Internet resources.
After you have selected and played a digital game or participated in a virtual field trip, think about how you can use these technologies and other technology applications in your classroom.
Respond to the following in 2-3 paragraphs:
Give a short explanation of the technology site or application.
What mathematical concepts did it teach?
How did the technology present the mathematical concepts?
Who is the audience (e.g., which grade level)?
Would you recommend this specific digital game or virtual field trip to others? Why or why not?
How could you incorporate this technology into your instruction?
A full APA reference to the website, including the URL.
