Assignment of the day for W200 (aka "Computers in the Classroom" for those that don't know what that means): review an educational podcast specific to our area of concentration within the Education field. I plan on becoming a Biology/Life Sciences teacher, so the podcast I chose is called The Science Of Breathing And Heart Rate. Click here to go to the actual podcast.
What exactly is the podcast about?: A high school Biology teacher noticed that his students were not making connections between the things that they were learning about in class & real-life situations relevant to themselves. So, he decided to have a hands on activity that would help show his students the physiological effects physical activity can have on their bodies. They used MacBooks and several different probes to monitor changes in body temperature, heart rate, breathing patterns and they even used an EKG probe to monitor changes in the electrical activity of the heart. I really like that the podcast has a separate page for different parts of the podcast. For instance, it has a separate page explaining why the high school teacher (Geoff Koch) decided to perform the activity the way that he did. It also has a page explaining the lesson plan, another of suggestions the teacher has for other classrooms that might want to use the activity too and even a page that talks about which National Science Education Standards are met through this activity. Another thing I really like about this podcast is that there is a video on one of the pages showing someone interviewing the students from the class asking them what they thought of the activity, what they learned and whether it was a better way for them to learn. The kids on the video really seemed to like the activity and the fact that it was hands on, rather than them having to read about the different physiological changes in a text book.
Hope this review was somewhat helpful! I think it would be a great activity to use in the classroom, and it looks like it might be fun for students too. Have a wonderful day and don't forget to come back! :)
- Ash -
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