ICT Resources For Listening
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ICT ResourcesListening
Wednesday 8 June 2009
How many times have you ...
... been unable to find the CD or cassette for your
lesson?... been unable to find a CD/cassette player that
works?
Listening to the radio
• What problems do students have when they listen to the radio?• too fast• not clear
• difficult vocabulary• haven’t got a radio
• too difficult to sit down in front of the radio• miss the programme• not interesting enough
Authentic listening materials on the computer
• BBC iPlayer – wide selection of recent radio (and TV) programmes
+ Students can pause the recording+ Students can search for programmes which
interest them- Students need to be in front of a PC to listen
What about podcasts???
What is a podcast?iPod + broadcast = podcast
(Personal On Demand broadCAST)
(noun) a Web-based audio or video broadcast made available for download, accessed by using a podcatcher
(verb) to deliver a Web-based audio or video broadcast, made available for download
How to obtain a podcast?• a podcatcher – a software application that can
automatically identify and retrieve new files in a given series when they are made available (e.g. iTunes)
Availabilitybbc.co.uk – “...you can listen again to most
programmes online for 7 days after broadcast via iPlayer ...most BBC podcasts are available for 7 days before being removed...”
• download from content provider’s websitee.g. bbc.co.uk/podcasts podomatic.com
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/
www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/
Click on radio stationClick on radio programme
Right-click and select “save target as”
iTunes
RSS – Really Simple Syndication
RSS feed - can be read using software called RSS readerYou can just click on the icon to the right which will subscribe you for updates
This comes up in OutlookNote – if you do this, it won’t store the podcast.
you need to manually download it. Some podcasts are only made available for download for a set period of time
Using podcasts
• Play from the website• Play from mp3 file on computer• Play on mp3 or audio CD• Play on an mp3 player (e.g. iPod)
ICT Resources
Podcasts