There’s a lot of interesting podcasting and these five podcasts were the finalists for the 2008 Parsec Awards this year. If you’re interested in seeing what podcasting can do for learning, try learning about gaming from one of these.
Nominees for best Gaming Podcasts in the 2008 Parsec Awards
- Brilliant Gameologists
- CoH Podcast < — Recommended –<<
- Family Night
- The Game Kennel Winner
- Out of Character
- WoW Radio : Octale and Hordak vs The World
I’ve cross posted this for both my 685 and 688 sections because the gaming is of interest in 688 while the technology as a tool is important to 685’s discussion on “exotic tools” coming next week.
Game on!
September 12th, 2008 at 7:44 pm
I use the “Grammar Girl” podcast in my English class on a regular basis. She explains grammar in a way that keeps your interest. She can say in four and a half minutes what it takes me ten or fifteen.
September 12th, 2008 at 11:14 pm
I have already had the Games and Simulations class, but I never thought about using podcasting to learn about games. I think that there are so many resources out there to use that it is sometimes easy to forget about all of them. I checked out the WoW radio and I have some friends that would be really interested in this podcast. I must admit that I have played the game and got completely and totally addicted. I no longer have it on my computer because I loved it so much. Wouldn’t it be nice if we could get our students “addicted” to learning.?I cannot wait to see what games in education will look like in the future. I can see games being a great tool in the classroom.
September 13th, 2008 at 11:01 am
I have found through other classes I have taken a wealth of information in the form of podcasts. A lot of what I have found are great and would prove to be beneficial in any classroom. But I have also found many that aren’t so good. These that you have listed seem very good. I’ll admit I haven’t listened to them all but the ones I did listen to I found to be information and well thought out. I think podcasts can be very beneficial in the learning environment because of the variety of topics you can find in podcast and the fact that you can take podcasts with you anywhere to listen to (in the classroom or out).
September 13th, 2008 at 11:21 pm
I have teachers in younger grades, such as 1st grade that have literacy centers. In the centers they use podcasts to have students listen to stories and other things during short center time. They have found that students really enjoy podcasts and are beneficial when used correctly.
As far as learning about gaming……this is an excellent way to get introduced to the language used and what it’s all about. However, I do think that you need to experience the gaming world to fully understand.
September 15th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
I had never used podcasting before. It seems like a great way to share information. I looked up information on podcasting and found lots of interesting ways it can be used. On Wikipedia it discussed many ways podcasting can be used such as when students are absent they can go to the podcast and download the lesson. Myself, I think this would be a great way of communicating with parents and the community.
Looking at podcasts in the gaming perspective, I think that this would be a great way to learn about various topics of different types of games. However, I agree with Ronn, I think you have to experience gaming to the full extent to learn more.
September 15th, 2008 at 1:24 pm
I think you’re missing the point about the game podcasts. These aren’t for people who are learning about the games. They’re for people who are fans of the games and who want to get more immersed in the experience.
By extension, the question becomes how can we get students interested enough in something like algebra to want to listen to an algebra podcast … Or how are these “fan-casts” different from “edu-casts” and why is that??