What is a Podcast?What is a Podcast?

• ““Anyone can create a Podcast: you don’t need a licence (although music royalties are Anyone can create a Podcast: you don’t need a licence (although music royalties are due) and you definitely don’t need a radio studio.” (Berry, 2006, p.145)due) and you definitely don’t need a radio studio.” (Berry, 2006, p.145)

My ResourceMy Resource

• My resource is a Wiki containing examples of the different My resource is a Wiki containing examples of the different aspects to be included in the podcast. aspects to be included in the podcast.

• This gives the children the chance to independently explore This gives the children the chance to independently explore the selected examples (jingle, news, advertisement, the selected examples (jingle, news, advertisement, interview). interview).

• The examples provide scaffolding whilst hopefully inspiring The examples provide scaffolding whilst hopefully inspiring the children to be creative. I have included popular culture the children to be creative. I have included popular culture such as ‘News Round’ to motivate them.such as ‘News Round’ to motivate them.

• I have posted questions to focus their thinking on the key I have posted questions to focus their thinking on the key points. points.

• I have also included links to websites and a radio example I have also included links to websites and a radio example that year two children have done.that year two children have done.

• http://radiosoundclips.wikispaces.com/http://radiosoundclips.wikispaces.com/

The equipmentThe equipment

• WikiSpaces –WikiSpaces – a website that allows you to create simple a website that allows you to create simple web pages that can be shared, free to access via web pages that can be shared, free to access via http://www.wikispaces.com/http://www.wikispaces.com/

• EasySpeak Microphones -EasySpeak Microphones - a very simple way of a very simple way of recording a sound clip. Press the red button to record and the recording a sound clip. Press the red button to record and the green to play back, it also plugs straight into the computer via green to play back, it also plugs straight into the computer via USB allowing the files can be uploaded. USB allowing the files can be uploaded.

• Audacity –Audacity – free to download free to download http://audacity.sourceforge.net/http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ , an editing programme that allows you to cut, paste and , an editing programme that allows you to cut, paste and overlay sound clips.overlay sound clips.