We have successfully published our pod cast reading of "Once Upon a Time".... We both listened to the recording and agreed that it was successful and that we should publish it. We found it a little difficult to get the right angle of the microphone, not only for the reading but also for the sound effects. After figuring out how to get the task accoplished, we finished our reading and approved the recording so that it was published.

We recorded our podcast.... it took 3 tries.... but I think that the last try was successful.... the soound effects worked, finally.....

We have planned on which pages we will each read and what sound effects will we use. We have also planned on which one of use gets the sound effects for the other's reading of the page where the sound effect occurs.

We will be podcating the story "Once Upon a Time"... Today, was the first day that I actually looked at the book. To me, the book is an easy read.... It flows because the sentences on each page are rhyming. We have decided this morning to each read a page.... We can try to use sound effects if we can find them.... Hopefully, our first attempt at the podcasting will be a success... and if not, then hopefully, it will not take many tries to accomplish the task.

Here is the link for the first attempt of a pod cast : http://rebeccaandstacey.podomatic.com/entry/2009-09-18T07_27_20-07_00

It is not that the best attempt but I am not a big fan of hearing my voice over anything.

I am sitting here trying to learn about this pod casting. It's a little frustrating... and I realize that I do not like the way my voice sounds...never did...

When I first learned of this assignment, I figured that since I have no ides what pod casting is, I would look up the definition and see if I could get any help. After reading the definition on Wikipedia, I realized that I still have no idea on what pod casting is all about. I guess that I have used a form of pod casting when I have used the application iTunes to download music and YouTube to download videos (although I'm not positive that this is pod casting). That being said, I think that I want to learn what pod casting is all about,  how one goes about using it and how one can incorporate it into the classroom. 

The advantages that I can see by using pod casting are that  a student can work on a particular assignment on his/her free time whether it be at home or at school. Another one, could be that others can see a student's work and can offer any help and/or suggestions about the topic. Some drawbacks might include the fact that not everyone may have his/her own computer limiting their options on doing the work. Another one may involve a student's understanding of an assignment. If a student is having a problem with their assignment, where can they turn for help if they are on their own time. 

Like I stated above, I'm not sure on all the aspects of pod casting but I am willing to give it a try. My hopes are that I can understand the concepts and be able to someday put this knowledge into use in a classroom situation.