Podcasting at the Media Center

As a librarian it is exciting to find different ways of engaging students and making learning fun.  When I worked at the public library, we always had different themes for every month.  One of the themes celebrated during the month of March is Women's History.  And although we can use print and electronic resources to teach about women's history, using podcasts can really captivate the students' attention. 
This is one of the reasons I like NPR.  It has a variety of good podcasts and I particularly like the Tell Me More About Women's History collection.  This collection of podcasts tell about the lives of influential women in history and the significance of their accomplishments.
I would definitely use this collection of podcasts to enhance a month long celebration of women's accomplishments in history.  I would also have the students build on these podcasts by creating podcasts of their own, about other historical women.