Today whilst doing some 2007 preparation for my English classes, I sampled some of the podcasts available at Yahoo.
I must say, I loved the endless possibilities that podcasts open up and the ability to publish my students' work (or my own self-indulgent ramblings), however...
I have some questions...
- Why do so many Americans podcast?
- Is is valuable for children to hear Santa talking in an American accent?
- Whose values are being instilled here?
- Are we "blocking our bandwidths" with crap? Does this matter? (Wasn't this argument raised when websites were made more accessible...and blogs too if I recall correctly)
- What makes somebody an expert or the offical on a topic?
- Will people be sure to delete their podcasts when they are no longer being listened to or are no longer accurate?
- Can I do a podcast about the same topic as someone else- or can I get an Australian male to do a Santa podcast so I can play that to my family?
- Are stereotypes of boring geeks who like science or history being further perpetuated by those "lifeless" individuals who drone on about their endless supply of knowledge in a particular field?
- Lastly, as I feel I could go on for hours here, will my school network be able to download these quickly enough so that my students can listen to them?
- Ok, one more.... could someone with a sing-song British accent please record Romeo and Juliet Scene-by-scene for me so that I don't have to play the grating American version I just heard?
I think these podcasts are such a great use of technology, but I feel myself sifting through a lot of slack-jawed yokel banter to get to the good stuff.
M x
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