Podcasts

SmartBoard Lessons
While listening to these six podcasts, I noticed some differences and some similarities. The first podcast I listened to was a SmartBoard Lessons Podcast. This podcast started off with a gentleman introducing his day. He explained he was getting coffee and about to talk about how to use a Smart board. This podcast was very interesting as he was talking while he was carrying on with his normal daily life. During the beginning of this podcast, you could hear background sounds. He was in line to get a coffee and soup as he was talking about Smart boards. You could tell that he did not plan this podcast and was just talking as he went through it.

KidCast
The next podcast I listened to was KidCast episode #61 and 62. This podcast started out with an intro and music to introduce the topic for the episode. While I listened to the beginning of this video, I could tell he had planned out his episode. I listened to episode #62 as well and the intros seemed to be the same. In each one he started talking right away about the topic at hand and there was no background noises. The Smartboard podcast was a lot different from the KidCast. They were delivered in different ways.

ConnectLearning
The next podcast I listened to was ConnectLearning episodes 91 and 92. I noticed a very quick music intro in these podcasts and the gentleman talking was quick to state the topic. He also quickly stated is whereabouts. He was at a school in both podcasts. In episode 91 it seemed as though he was interviewing a principal about one of the school’s new programs. The principal was in the podcast and shared his thoughts and answers to the hosts questions. In the episode 92, the host was still at a school and was in a ,meeting with a bunch of school media specialists. They discussed podcasts in schools. There was more than one person that talked about their opinions on podcasts in their school system. I found these podcasts most interesting out of all the ones I listened to.

EdTechTalk
I then listened to episode 62 of EdTechTalk. This podcast episode was a conversation between a few ladies. They even had a guest from Australia speaking with them. They had a topic and they interviewed the guest. It was a laid back podcast yet they sounded as though they had pre-planned the questions. They laughed and talked about their daily lives and the topic of the iPod and iPhone. I listened to another episode about a professor getting interviewed as well. She mainly talked about what she does and her way of teaching. This podcast did not seem to keep my attention very long.

MacBreak Weekly
The second to last podcast I listened to was MacBreak Weekly episode 176. When I first started listening to this podcast, it reminded me of a movie. This podcast kept my attention and sounded very professional. It had sponsors that they listed in the beginning and there were more than one person talking. This podcast sounded like a radio show in a way. The gentlemen were talking about the new Apple event and what to expect. I enjoyed this podcast.

This Week in Photography
The last podcast I listened to was This Week in Photography, episode 126. This podcast was very similar to the MacBreak weekly. This podcast was about racism in photography. The gentlemen discussing the topic were photographers and they were talking about what and how they shoot pictures. The sounds in this podcast reminded me of the KidCast and MacBreak podcasts. It was three people talking and this podcast also had sponsors. The gentlemen were discussing personal experiences and giving their input and thoughts. Out of all the podcasts, I enjoyed the MacBreak Weekly and how it was produced. I really enjoyed ConnectLearning podcast as well. This podcast kept my attention as he was actually on site speaking with principals and media specialists. The topics were interesting to me as well. Overall, I learned how podcasts can be different and similar. I noticed what I enjoyed as a listener and what I would not do in my own podcast. I am new at listening to podcasts, so these were a good variety to listen to.