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This is another PPT for our MILI program, this one talking about using podcasting and screencasting in a school classroom.
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PODCASTING & SCREENCASTING
Capturing audio & video
Image from iPod Playlist Generator: http://www.redkid.net/generator/ipod/
WHAT IS PODCASTING?
Digital media files, usually released in a series, that are available for download
They usually have RSS feeds attached to them that users can subscribe to so they can see the latest podcast in the series
Podcasting can refer to audio or video files
Podcasts are often downloaded and listened to on an MP3 player
WHY PODCASTING FOR EDUCATION?
Engage students beyond the printed page
Podcasts can include: Lectures Slideshows Tours Interviews How-to guides Supplemental info – notes, resources,
references Variety of different classroom assignments
PODCASTS FOR YOU
Find podcasts of interest and follow them
Education Podcast Network
PODCASTS FOR YOU
21st
Century Learning from EdTechTalk EdTechTalk
has many other good podcasts, too
PODCASTS FOR YOU
Use Google to your advantage. Search for whatever subject you’d like along with the word “podcast” or “podcasts.”
PODCASTING WITH STUDENTS
60-second Science from Scientific American
PODCASTING WITH STUDENTS
Podcasts at the Smithsonian
PODCASTING WITH STUDENTS
Bookwink – Audio and video booktalks
PODCASTING WITH STUDENTS
Poem of the Day Storynory – Audio stories for kids NASA audio and video podcasts Colonial Williamsburg podcasts Again, search Google for subject-
specific podcasts for your students or go to organizational websites like NASA to see what they have
FINDING MORE PODCASTS
Or search iTunes Podcast Directory at the iTunes Store:
Examples of classrooms using podcasts: WillowWeb Radio – Willowdale Elementary in
NE, podcasts are by students and about a variety of things
Isinglass Teen Booktalks – Middle & High School in NH, student booktalk podcasts
Mr. Meagher’s Classes – chemistry teacher podcasts
USING PODCASTS IN THE CLASSROOM
PODCASTING WITH STUDENTS
Examples of podcast assignments: Older students write original stories and
podcast them to give to younger students Students use a podcast to describe what
they learned on a school field trip or in class Interviews make great podcasts Students create and then market a new
product via a podcast Students create their own math riddles and
share them via a podcast Instead of a presentation on a topic in front
of the class, the presentation is the podcast
PODCASTING SKILLS
Creating a podcast uses a lot of skills: Planning & research Synthesize & evaluate the information Script writing – introduction, body,
conclusion Delivery of the presentation How well does presentation stick to topic Technical production Responsible use of music and/or images If part of a group assignment - teamwork
PODCASTING TOOLS
When we meet in-person, I’m going to have a couple different podcasting tools we can use, and we’re going to use them while we meet, so get ready to make a podcast about: Something you learned in MILI Something from MILI you’re applying in
class Something from MILI you may apply in
class Something you learned in MILI that will
help with your own professional development
WHAT IS SCREENCASTING
A digital recording of the computer screen, often including audio narration
Sometimes called a video capture or video capturing
Very useful for when you need to show students (or other teachers) how to do a process, like: Use the library catalog or a database Use a certain website Or even do a certain process, like working
through a math problem
WHY SCREENCASTING FOR YOU?
Showing a process rather than telling how to do it can sometimes be more helpful, particularly for students who learn better visually and not through lecture
Can help with repetitiveness – instead of telling a process over and over, maybe a screencast can help?
WHY SCREENCASTING FOR STUDENTS? The same skills they’d use while
podcasting they’d use in screencasting: Planning & research Synthesize & evaluate the information Script writing – introduction, body, conclusion Delivery of the presentation – how do they
get the process across in clear, concise ways?
How well does presentation stick to topic Technical production Responsible use of music and/or images If part of a group assignment - teamwork
SCREENTOASTER – WEB-BASED TOOL
SCREENTOASTER RECORDING INFO
ALTERNATIVE TO SCREENTOASTER
Don’t like ScreenToaster? Try Screencast-O-Matic
How-to video lower on the Screencast-O-Matic website
BEFORE OUR MEETING
Watch the ScreenToaster or Screencast-O-Matic demo and then use them & create a screencast
Make a screencast of something like: Basic search in a database Basic skills in software, like Word A process, like working through a math problem
in Word or Excel How to find your favorite part of a website (and
why it’s your favorite or why others should use it)
How to save something to student files How to use the Ning to write a blog post
BEFORE OUR MEETING
After you make your screencast, post the link to it in a blog post
Blog your experiences about using these screencasting tools
Blog your thoughts about how you could use screencasting for your classes
As always, use the Independent Learning Instructions under Month 8 for more blogging inspiration
