Podcasting

OBJECTIVES:

• Understanding what a podcast is

• Acquiring the right equipment

• Learning how to incorporate podcasting into your

classroom

• Planning for podcast

• Using Audactiy

• Publishing the podcast

What is a Podcast?

The word podcast means… A broadcast that can be played on an iPod A combination of the words iPod and broadcast

Podcasts can be found all over the internet espn television shows (Pardon the Interruption) NPR (All Things Considered) CNN (Anderson Cooper 360) The New York Times iTunes makes many more podcasts available

Equipment for Podcasting

Computer

Audio recording program such as Audacity

Microphone or headset

Teaching with Podcasts

Podcasts can be used to…

Record a lecture/lesson for students to access outside

of class

Record a message about what is happening in class

Record student projects in different subject areas

Teaching with Podcasts

Planning a Podcast

Create a project

Acquire and ready needed equipment Computer, headsets, audacity, etc… Little things…

Have students create a script for podcast Research, planning and scripting need to be done before

recording Pre-writing and editing of script can be added as needed

Time to record!

Using Audacity

Audacity is used to record mp3 files, which become podcasts

This is a free program that is downloadable or available on a district network drive The network drive must mapped on each computer \\

fsd9\podcast The Audacity folder must be copied onto the computer

HOW IT WORKS…

Publishing a Podcast

Publishing is not essential for classroom use

BUT… publishing creates the opportunity to extend your

classroom to the world

To publish Upload file to a server or website Post file to blog, wikispace, or webpage

If you do not have one of these, contact Shaun at cartiff@freeport.k12.pa.us and I will set up a page for you to post the podcast.

Examples

Podcasting from a blogsite

Podcasting from a established school website

Podcasting from a school website