5 Tools Students Can Use to Create Alternative Book Reports. 10 Podcasting Projects Every Teacher Should Try. If orange is the new black, podcasting is the new oral report. And now that teachers have easy access to tools like Garage Band and iPods that make recording a breeze, podcasting is quickly becoming the latest creative mode of learning and presenting in schools. Here are ten ideas to try in your classroom today. Current Event Newscasts: Practice non-fiction reading skills by having your students do weekly or monthly podcasts on an interesting current event. Reading Radio: Have your students make short radio broadcasts summarizing the books they are reading.
Roving Reporters: Send your students out into the "field" (a.k.a. the school) to interview key players in important school events. Question for you: Do you use podcasts in the classroom? Zooniverse - Real Science Online. Myths and Legends from E2BN. History's HEROES.