{"id":222,"date":"2021-02-05T18:35:46","date_gmt":"2021-02-06T01:35:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/educationispowerful.net\/?p=222"},"modified":"2021-07-09T18:05:46","modified_gmt":"2021-07-10T00:05:46","slug":"podcasts-in-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/educationispowerful.net\/podcasts-in-class\/","title":{"rendered":"The Why and the How of Using Podcasts in Class"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"222\" class=\"elementor elementor-222\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7d0839f4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7d0839f4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a29f393\" data-id=\"2a29f393\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2df6d373 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2df6d373\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are you using podcasts in class?\u00a0 As of today, there are over 500,000 podcasts on Apple in over 100 languages.\u00a0 It is a resource that we need to be using as English teachers.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e329ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4e329ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Should I Use Podcasts in Class?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46ac862 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"46ac862\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. The oldest form of literature was oral histories and stories.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fea34d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6fea34d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As you may know, I am a mythology teacher.\u00a0 The oldest myths were passed down from generation to generation until one day, someone decided to write it all down.\u00a0 Even the Bible is an oral history from Creation down to Moses \u2013 who was the first writer of the Bible.<\/p><p>Narrative thrives on the spoken word.\u00a0 From childhood we start with stories being read to us.\u00a0 And then at one point, even very young children can recite stories that have been read to them over and over.\u00a0 Our first way of experiencing literature was verbal.<\/p><p>Many of the podcasts that read stories or retell stories use professional voice artists, sound effects, and include commentary.\u00a0 One of my new favorites in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/greeking-out-from-national-geographic-kids\/id1483233279\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nat Geo Kid\u2019s Greeking Out<\/a>.<\/p><p>Subscribe to my email below and get a free Student Note sheet for the Myth of Arachne from Nat Geo Kid\u2019s Podcast Greeking Out.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e48eea elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-499 elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2e48eea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjIyOSIsInRvZ2dsZSI6ZmFsc2V9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get Arachne the Weaver Student Notes - Free!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6070fdc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6070fdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. There are experts out there, teaching, using podcasts.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51d903d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"51d903d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Did you know that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/bill-gates-and-rashida-jones-ask-big-questions\/id1538630420\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bill Gates<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/anderson-cooper-360\/id425179503\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anderson Cooper<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/science-rules-with-bill-nye\/id1460716677\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bill Nye<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> all have a podcasts? Not to mention the people that they interview and have on their podcasts are amazing!<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We don\u2019t have to know everything and in reality, we can\u2019t know everything.\u00a0 Listening to podcasts is a friendly way to bring in non-fiction and informational texts into our classroom.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And there are so many topics!\u00a0 For example?<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I taught <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Uprising<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for many years and used the non-fiction book Flesh and Blood So Cheap.\u00a0 While my students like the non-fiction tie in, when I did a search, there are 24 podcast episodes about the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire.\u00a0 Everything from the actual fire, to labor unions, to retellings of firsthand account, and the lasting impact.\u00a0 They range from just 7 minutes to over 2 hours.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d78913b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d78913b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Homework that happens<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b414765 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b414765\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s face it \u2013 we live in a world of multi-tasking.\u00a0 To sit down and read \u2013 just read, no music \u2013 is almost impossible for most of our students.\u00a0 But with a podcast, students can listen and text their friends, or draw, or do chores (just kidding!).<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a technology that they already know and can use easily.\u00a0 They can pull it up on their phone, plug in their ear buds, and go.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8a463b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b8a463b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. It builds listening and thinking skills.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a270bd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a270bd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do we really listen to each other in our world any more?\u00a0 Sometimes I wonder.\u00a0 By using podcasts in class students get to hear a variety of voices \u2013 which helps them stay engaged. Students need to listen for details and facts and learn from what they are hearing.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It also asks them to think \u2013 if they are really listening. The way podcasts are structured often lead to the listener thinking about what they think or feel.\u00a0 Even though they aren\u2019t able to answer back, many podcasts hosts actively try to engage their audience.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8046f73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8046f73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5. It connects to standards and improves literacy.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6df9b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a6df9b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019ll refer you to the experts on this:<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.corestandards.org\/ELA-Literacy\/SL\/6\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Speaking and Listening Standards<\/span><\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commonsense.org\/education\/articles\/how-podcasts-can-improve-literacy-in-the-classroom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Improves Literacy<\/span><\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/education\/archive\/2016\/03\/the-benefits-of-podcasts-in-class\/473925\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Value of Using Podcasts in Class<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 The Atlantic<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-663ffe8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"663ffe8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/622059767279882286\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/educationispowerful.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Using-Podcasts-in-Class-Pin-p3nlubekm06ielqpwajdly6mxwpihg2b2qz5gjvdyo.png\" title=\"Using Podcasts in Class Pin\" alt=\"Using Podcasts in Class Pin\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 400px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 400\/600;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a167906 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a167906\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to Use Podcasts in Class<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d132c80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d132c80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Whole class or Independently<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11f532c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11f532c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can play the podcast aloud to your whole class or have student listen independently in class with headphones or at home as homework.\u00a0 I prefer to use them whole class \u2013 but that is mostly because I\u2019m a control freak!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3201fd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3201fd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Treat the podcast like a text<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-117d886 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"117d886\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You should do all the things you would do to prepare for reading.<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">pre-read (listen) to the podcast \u2013 pay attenuation to the vocabulary to make sure that it is appropriate for your students<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">plan out places to stop and question \u2013 write down the time codes<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">plan for the time it will take (with stopping and discussing)<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a5f84b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a5f84b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Use notes\/doodles<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4beb104 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4beb104\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This helps students to process the information and practice their listening skills.\u00a0 This can also help to prevent students from getting on their phones.\u00a0 They are accustomed to listening to music and doing just about everything with an earbud in.\u00a0 So, let\u2019s give them something TO DO while listening.\u00a0 I encourage students to use color, draw in the margins, write key words, etc.<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">be prepared to walk around while students are listening \u2013 monitoring helps students see that this isn\u2019t free time or story time<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bce4691 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bce4691\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. Use podcasts to build background knowledge or spark your lessons<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74cabf0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74cabf0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Like I said before, we do not need to be experts in everything.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b13038f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b13038f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Recommended Podcasts for Your English Class<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c13d5c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c13d5c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/greeking-out-from-national-geographic-kids\/id1483233279\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Greeking Out<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 mythology for younger students<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/mythology\/id1442945036\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mythology<\/span><\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-allusionist\/id957430475\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Allusionist<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 all about words and their meanings<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/ted-talks-daily\/id160904630\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TED Talks Daily<\/span><\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/this-i-believe\/id1515120719\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This I Believe<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 no longer making new episodes, but you still have access to all the old ones<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/dead-robots-society\/id261738116\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Dead Robots\u2019 Society<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Creative Writing<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-new-yorker-fiction\/id256945396\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Yorker \u2013 Fiction<\/span><\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/classic-poetry-aloud\/id254921943\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Classic Poetry Aloud<\/span><\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/grammar-girl-quick-and-dirty-tips-for-better-writing\/id173429229\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Grammar Girl<\/span><\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/way-words-language-linguistics-callers-from-all-over\/id121493640\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Way With Words<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 examining language through history, culture, and family<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/show\/two-book-minimum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two Book Minimum<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Book talks<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plus you can search any topic or person and see what is out there by episode \u2013 no need to subscribe to tons of podcasts (like I do!)<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">**Please preview the podcasts \u2013 don\u2019t play anything without listening to it first.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Using podcasts in class engages students, helps them practice literacy and listening skills, and bring experts into your English class. 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