This week..... Group 2 - Images Audio and video begins

Group 2 tools - Audio
Podcasts are one way to embrace digital audio tools. Podcasts are similar to recorded radio shows, and are used to present information in an aural way. Usually they are simply listened to but vodcasts also fall under the podcast banner and are audio linked with aural presentation of information.
As a more verbal linguistic learner I find that the written word is easier for me to grasp than the aural information contained in podcasts however learning styles are so varied and multifaceted that being able to provide information in different ways is important to me as a future learning manager.
I can see podcasts being useful in upper primary classrooms as learners utilise technology such as ipods to access podcasts. As a learning manager I could see myself investigating producing my own podcasts or alternatively podcasts provide a way for learners to publish their  information.
Podcasts already exist on a numerous amount of topics and are often accessible freely on line. For this reason they may also be an interesting source of new information on topics. However due to the large volume of information they provide another avenue to teach information literacy, as learners may have to decide on such things as the bias of the source providing the information, and how useful the information may be towards their study goals.

Digital audio can also be used in conjunction with visual tools such as Vokis. These visual tools will be explored in my next blog.