Oral Communication: TED Radio Hour (NPR)
Screen Time - Part 1 NPR (2015). Screen Time - Part 1 [Online Image]. Retrieved from: http://n.pr/1KbeEb Podcasts are a wonderful source of media for teaching students about oral communication (specifically listening) since there are podcasts covering almost every topic under the sun, and they're typically more interesting than a book being read aloud since they're designed to be consumed orally. The specific podcast I chose to discuss today is one by the radio station NPR (National Public Radio) that brings together several TED talks of similar topics. This one, screen time - part 1, talks about how advances in technology are changing not only how we communicate but who we are. The language can be challenging at times and the topics fairly advanced, but it may be what's necessary to spark interest in students and push them to more advanced listening and thinking. Before, and During, the Podcast I would prepare students for a podcast by asking them to mak...