Here is a quick take from the article:
Some education podcasts are produced by high school and middle school teachers reaching out to other teachers on ways to connect with less-than-engaged students. Eric Langhorst, a junior high history teacher in Liberty, Mo., uses his podcast, Speaking of History, to hook students who dislike history but love their iPods.
"(The dislike) comes from the way history is traditionally presented in classrooms," Langhorst says. "Students like history when they see a program on TV or go to a museum or hear a story. Once you get them hooked, the story of American history is very engaging."
You can read the entire article online here at the USA Today site. If you are a first time visitor as a result of the article welcome to Speaking of History where the topics are generally a combination of technology, education and history. If you have any questions or comments about the podcast please e-mail me at speakingofhistory@gmail.com or leave a comment to the this blog post.
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I was just reading USA Today from yesterday and saw the article - this is great coverage. Hopefully your stats will reflect the interest people who haven't yet heard of your podcast will have once they know about it!
ReplyDeleteI like the picture you put on the blog entry for those who can't get the print edition.
Keep up the great work!