Document Type
Article
Department/Program
Education
Publication Date
2009
Journal
Social Studies Research and Practice
Volume
4
Issue
2
First Page
145
Last Page
151
Abstract
Despite the recent interest and production of quality podcasts freely available online, there are relatively few podcasts available for K-12 teachers of economics. We see this as a missed opportunity given the real-time and real-world nature of economics. We have created the Econocast (http://econocast.org) website to help spark teachers’ imaginations to leverage podcasting in the economics classroom and to help make the publication process easier. In this article, we offer a definition of podcasting, discuss how podcasting might support the economics curriculum, and present a case study of a teacher's development of an “iReport” economics podcast for her ninth grade classroom. We invite readers to help realize the potential of podcasting to engage students in meaningful learning of economics concepts.
Recommended Citation
Call, Colleen; Owings Swan, Kathleen; and Hofer, Mark J., "Hot Off the Presses: Podcasting for the Economics Classroom" (2009). Articles. 34.
https://scholarworks.wm.edu/articles/34
