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Reflections on Previous Technology Posts I will be using this post as a reflection on all my previous post on technology platforms for educators and students. I will cover the platforms I’m most excited about, the platform I found to be more difficult, and the platforms that I think would yield the most benefit for students.  I will be sharing how educators might consider using these platforms.  Another disclaimer, I’m an Apple user.  While I did share other platforms besides Apple ones, in these previous posts, I will be covering platforms that I use on a regular basis.  Check out my digital reflection story created using the Clips App. My Digital Reflection Story Noteworthy Platforms My hands down favorite platforms for both students and for teachers are platforms that allow the users to create videos or voice recordings.  I find these platforms to be very powerful in sharing new information and reflections, adding to the learning, building c...

  Podcasts Do you enjoy listening to podcasts?  Have you ever stopped to think about the benefits that podcasts offer their listeners?  Creating podcasts is now easier than ever, with many different platforms to choose from. If you're ready to try your hand at creating and sharing a podcast, this post will cover several platforms that you might want to consider.  The three platforms that I researched for this post were Soundcloud, Audioboom, and Podbean.   In starting the research for this blog post, I was wanting to know more about the origins of the podcast.  In my research, I discovered that a former MTV video anchor, worked with a app developer to create a way to download internet radio to an iPod in 2004.  Several other app developers continued to work on the possibilities of downloading and streaming internet radio. It was from this work that the concept of a podcast was created.  For more information on this,  follow this ...