Podcasting in Education

Tech Tuesday

April 8, 2007

Instructional Technology

Agenda

Introductions/ housekeeping What is a podcast? Podcasts in Education Podcasting basics Create a podcast 10 minute break

What is a Podcast?

Audio file Enhanced podcast (Apple) Video podcast Subscriptions (RSS) Aggregator (iTunes, Odeo, etc.)

Portable Players

iPod by AppleShuffleNanoVideo iPod

MP3 PlayersCreativeSandiskPhillips

                                                            

Podcasting in Education

Music and pictures Video podcasts Wide range of visual content Extend the school day Learning styles

Hotlist on Podcasts Exploiting the educational potential of

podcasting Podcasts in Education

Podcasting in the Classroom. . .

Why Podcast?

Why not? Promote and use personalized

learning Cross-curricular activity Alternative teaching approaches

Higher Order Thinking Skills

Collecting, analyzing information Planning – story boarding Script writing Recording Editing 21st Century Skills

In Addition to…

Problem solving Presenting information Sharing information/publishing

How To’s:

Record audio (Audacity, Windows Sound Recorder, Apple’s Garage Band)

Edit audio Add jingle Export to mp3 format Add to RSS server Submit to iTunes or other Have listeners subscribe

Podcast Vocabulary

Aggregators – used to subscribe to blogs, podcasts, and more. (Read definition)

Web Feed – data format used to serving subscribers with updated content. (Read definition)

Subscription Software

iTunes Podcast net Odeo Podcastspot Yahoo Podcast Alley Podomatic

Examples of Podcasts

Examples of Homework

Example #1 Example #2 Example #3 Example #4 Example #5 Example #6

Let’s Concoct a Podcast!

Ingredients:AudacityMicrophoneSome Copyright friendly musicA scriptEmail it to yourself!

Parting Thoughts…