Web 2.0 in the classroom

Mod 9- Podcast Usage in the Classroom

The podcast I have found on itunes is called "The Easy French Poetry Podcast" done by learnfrenchinboston.com. This podcast will be extremely useful for me in the classroom because it has many famous French poems that are read by a native French speaker. This authenticity is hard to come by in the classroom, and to have this all on one podcast is amazing for a teacher of French. Also, French pronunciation is difficult for native English speakers because a lot of consonants are not pronounced at all, and there are different vowel sounds to learn. By hearing this podcast, students will be able to pick up better pronunciation and learn some French literature in the process. In a lesson, I would give the students the written poems, and then we would follow along to them in class as we listen to the podcast. I would maybe even have some students read it aloud after listening. This will increase the students' confidence in starting to speak the language. I can't wait to see how many more podcasts will be useful in the classroom!