I am licensed to teach 7th -12th grade in Language Arts, and if I ever return to the high school setting, I believe that I will use podcasting and vodcasting to assist in my teaching. I can certainly see how the flipped classroom works for Math, Science, and other skills-based curricula, but I don't think it would have too many uses for Reading. Well, I guess for teaching the skills themselves, yes, but the application to the specific texts, no.
I do think I might use pod- or vodcasting next year to help teach Grammar skills as a remediation tool. I could also use it for challenging the higher-achieving students. I think that flipping my SMS classroom is unrealistic, though, due to the sheer number of my students who do not have internet access at home. I love the idea, but again, it boils down to logistics. This time, though, I really see "differentiated instruction" value in this technology. I am also trying to order mp3 players with my EEF to be able to record podcasts that students can use for in-class assistance when needed. I don't think the average middle-school kid is responsible enough to govern his own learning at home strictly by means of podcasts, though.
