I went to PodcastDirectory.com to look for interesting podcasts to listen to. I typed in math into the search area and found about seven podcasts from the Math Tutor (a pay site- hey the guy has to make a living- and he's a really good math tutor). The next podcast listed in the directory was one of my favorite podcasters dansmathcast. There are approximately 33 podcasts for middle school and high school students all dealing with the subject of math. The producer, Dan Bach, is an amazing college math teacher and textbook author---- and Wow! can he build a podcast site. It's like it's own radio station.
Back to PodcastDirectory.com- The ease of use is worth mentioning. It can be useful in searching for interesting podcasts for classroom instruction. It narrows the search from Google, into an application specific search. I predict, I might use the podcasts found at dansmathcast for hoaning the skills of my students in the future. I already use this podcast site to help my ACT Math prep students to help them prepare for the ACT coming up in November 2009. I recommend PodcastDirectory.com and LearnOutLoud.com for finding educational podcasts. Educational podcasts can be used as Assistive Technology for students who are blind or hard of seeing to listen to lessons and use them when they study. LearnOutLoud.com also has what we used to call books-on-tape (it is a pay subscription site, but books-on-podcast might be worth it if you like to read, but have no time). I enjoyed searching through the podcasts.
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