Sun West School Division Webinar: Podcasting in the ClassroomMAY 2015

JADE BALLEK – LEARNING CONSULTANT

What is podcasting?• "method of publishing audio broadcasts via the Internet.”

– Wikipedia• it is an audio program that can be downloaded and listened to at any time (unlike radio which is live)• people often subscribe to podcasts (RSS) so that new content is automatically downloaded to a device•

Why Podcast?• think of podcasting as "audio blogging"• differentiated learning – “Students can be given different jobs, ranging from writing, sound engineer (noise maker), editor on the computer and performer. Students of various skill and knowledge levels can find a niche and comfort level.” - Innoteach•creative way to share ideas with a global audience

Podcasting in the Classroom

Shaun Else is a grade 5 teacher with the Halton District Board of Education atMaple Grove PS in Oakville Ontario. He and his students have been playing and learning with technology since he began teaching in 2000. http://innoteach.net/2007-2008-learning-objects/shaun

Connecting to Curriculum ELA Content Areas

◦ Grade 8 Science – Alternative Energy◦ ELA Fluency – Grade 3◦ Loreburn School Grades 1-12

Equipment

Microphone Speakers, headphones or earbuds

Podcasting Tools Audacity

◦ Audacity (PC) – free download (Application Catalogue) and at home; sound effects, music background must be added

Garage Band◦Garageband (Mac) - VERY simple to use;iPad app; includes many effects and instruments

Getting Started Supporting Technology – Audacity

http://supportingtechnology.wikispaces.com/Audacity

Creating Podcasts with Students

Learning to Use Audacity: https://goo.gl/FvcSVT

How to Create Podcasts with Your Students: http://goo.gl/zJWKg9 - Smithsonian American Art Museum

Explore and Connect Art 305 – High School Art Class

◦ http://art305.weebly.com/podcasts.html

Assessing a Podcast Teachers who integrate technology into student activities and projects often ask us this question - “How do I grade it?”

- you cannot separate the user from the device: iPads, Chromebooks, and tech tools themselves don’t demonstrate great learning; it’s about what students do with the technology that matters.

“Consider: Would a teacher grade the pen a student used to write an essay? Of course not! They grade what the student writes. It’s what students create with the tool that is at the heart of learning and assessment.”

http://edtechteacher.org/assessment/

Hosting a Podcast Podcasts can be:

◦ Hosted on the internet where parents and others can listen◦ Hosted “locally” on our server (saved as an audio file)◦ Hosted in Google Drive or One Drive https://goo.gl/lyo5U1

Questions

Thank you!

jade.ballek@sunwestsd.ca