Out with the old, in with the new

This week I learned about audiovisual technologies in chapter 9 as well as learning about podcasts, blogs, and assistive technologies for special needs students. It was interesting to learn about new technologies that were taking place of the old ones. For example, iPods and MP3 players are replacing tape recorders. It made me think about how different my classroom will be compared to the classrooms I was taught in as a kid. Before this week I was familiar with blogs but I was a complete stranger to podcasts. It was challenging to learn something completely new but it was worth it. I talked about it to one of my friends who uses podcasts on his sports radio show. One thing I could see a teacher doing is using a podcast to communicate assignments to their students. I think you could use podcasts for is for students who maybe could not read but could listen to a book being read to them.