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Above is a word doc file of the info copy and pasted below. I will be adding many things as June 3rd rolls around.

Podcasting 101

Presented by Rebecca Conway


 * WHAT IS A PODCAST? **

//ipod// + //broadcast// = Podcast

A podcast is a digital recording of media, usually in broadcast form, that anyone can create and then make available on the internet for download to computers or portable media devices.

There are 3 types of podcasts: **audio cast**, **enhanced cast** (using audio and pictures) and **videocast** (using video and audio)


 * WHY PODCAST IN SCHOOLS? **

Not only do podcasts provide people with an outlet self expression and serve as a popular way to disseminate information, but they provide educators with a simple tool to teach - anything!

A //few// of the educational benefits include: Improving verbal communication skills Helping to differentiate instruction with self-paced learning Helping students learn to read and write Helping students learn foreign language Providing an outlet for creative expression Providing an authentic audience for improved student performance Enrich the learning environment Exposing kids to technology skills they can use throughout their lives. Helping students to learn sequencing skills, and organized thought process for written and oral communication.

(Your laptop with Garageband.) A computer A Microphone //Audacity// audio editing software Access to internet
 * WHAT YOU NEED (AT KINKAID) TO PODCAST **


 * AUDACITY **-Open Source Audio-editing software

Available for free download at: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/dowload Easy to use tutorials are also available on the sourceforge website.

Now that you made a podcast, how do people hear it? You can upload and store your podcast creations on the following websites. Many of these are searchable so you can listen to other users’ creations as well.
 * PODCASTING HOSTING **

www.PodOMatic.com www.Gcast.com  Itunes Mypodcast.com http://switchpod.com Your own personal blog with an RSS feed www.archive.org (great for anything www) www.ourmedia.com www.spinxpress.com (geared toward video and music)

In addition to podcasting hosting sites, the following are great searchable directories for podcasts all over the www.
 * WHERE TO FIND PODCASTS **

www.podcastdirectory.com www.podcast.net www.learnoutloud.com/Podcast-Directory (all educational podcasts) podcastalley.com http://podcasts.yahoo.com audio.weblogs.com www.podcastingnews.com/forum/links.php RSS feed subscriptions through any aggregator, including google, yahoo, Linux //Liferea// and many more.

** Ideas for Classroom Use **

Have students complete a weekly broadcast of happenings in their classroom.

Start a school-wide podcast which can include anything from game times, students of the week, club announcements, etc.

Podcast directions on how to use any computer-based program. This reinforces student understanding by giving them a visual and audio component.

Podcast the day’s lessons if you are gone and have a substitute teacher. Audio journals –give teenagers an authentic audience to listen to what they need to say!

Understand current events by having kids listen to podcasts as HW and then create their own.

Create adaptations to popular books, plays, shows, etc with an educational emphasis. Use podcasts for professional development so that teachers can learn in their own time.

Students could retell/summarize stories or books they’ve read into their own words.

Podcasts as an assessment tool – for anything! Teachers can test for understanding and kids can work on though processes etc.

Record lectures and podcast them for kids to practice note taking at home. The notes could them be graded in class.

Podcast the day’s assignments so absent students can stay in the loop and all students and parents can stay informed.

Interview students on practically anything…

Have students practice speeches by recording them and listening for feedback. The final product could then be podcasted for other kids, teachers, parents to hear.

Podcast technology training sessions. Do a techno-tip each week for students, parents and teachers to hear.

Teach small kids direction following skills by podcasting.

Teach students vocabulary by podcasting words, pronunciations, definitions and sentence use.

Facilitate language learning by podcasting in the language being studied.

Do a podcast with the “word of the week” for foreign language. Include pronunciations, conjugations, sentence examples and cultural examples.

Download self-help guides to learn foreign languages.

Create authentic student collaboration by assigning a podcast for groups of students to complete together.

Explore varying points of view by asking students to podcast with a specified voice or role.

After students have read books, they can then create a podcast book report.

Save valuable time giving oral feedback opposed to written feedback. This works amazingly well for drafts of papers. Students respond much better to oral feedback than written feedback, and it takes the teacher much less time.

Use SKYPE to record conversations with people around the world. Have a global classroom community!

Have students create “podguides” (audio tours) to accompany content they are learning. Example: podguide tour describing the journey of Lewis and Clark.

Have students create scripts and do a “reader’s theater” of their favorite books and stories.

Record a class’s Socratic seminar or discussion and then podcast it for parents and students to hear.

Do podcasts of study guides and requirements for assignments.

Have students create songs or jingles to remember information and then podcast it for them to listen while studying.

Podcast concerts and plays for parents, students and teachers to hear.

Have students record speeches for students elections and then ask the student body to listen to their podcasts and vote electronically.

Use podcasts as a tool for media literacy. (looking for bias, lack of facts, audience, voice, etc)

Have students create a radio talk show from the historical perspective. Example: recreate “fireside chats” when studying American History.


 * ADDITIONAL HELPFUL RESOURCES **

Teachertube.com www.edhsonline.org/other/audacity/ www.how-to-podcast-tutorial.com/17-audacity-tutorial.htm www.msiwebvideo.com/pod/pod.html http://www.how-to-podcast-tutorial.com/21-podcast-hosting.htm http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/2005/07/20/WhatIsPodcasting.html http://www.publicradiofan.com/podcasts.html www.podcastingnews.com http://www.npr.org/rss/podcast/podcast_directory.php