Innovation does not have to be a big new change -- sometimes the small things can make a big difference, impacting our students in ways we can not even imagine. A podcast is just a digital audio recording; but unlike its predecessor the cassette tape that could only be heard by those sitting by the the speaker, a podcast can be listened to by anyone around the world. Creating a podcast gives students an opportunity to practice speaking and place to share their ideas. Creating and sharing with a global authentic audience who can provide feedback and validation for their work ups their game.
A few years ago, when podcasts and online radio was in it's infancy, I had the privilege of creating and moderating a High School internet broadcasting club. The students created podcasts about things they were interested and one of the most successful was a show called "Anime Hour". The students involved in that show met weekly and talked about the news happening in the world of anime. Since we were streaming live, anyone who was linked in on the internet site could listen. It was a show that was created by students, driven by their passion for all things Anime. They were focused and driven to produce the best weekly show possible and as a result, their show grew in popularity so much that they had listeners all across the USA and even had listeners in China! Talk about a global audience!
Creating an Internet radio station from scratch was a risk; many of the administrator's didn't understand the technology and concept was so new we were really learning as we went along. But the students were excited and worked so hard fine tuning each broadcast that it became a success. Once the administration heard the podcasts and saw the shows in production, they were proud of the kids and excited about this new venture and the opportunity it provided them.
Innovation + Risk = Opportunity
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