Podcasting in Education Tech Tuesday April 8, 2007 Instructional Technology

Agenda Introductions/ housekeeping What is a podcast? Podcasts in Education Podcasting basics Create a podcast 10 minute break

Introductions/ housekeeping

What is a podcast?

Podcasts in Education

Podcasting basics

Create a podcast

10 minute break

What is a Podcast? Audio file Enhanced podcast (Apple) Video podcast Subscriptions (RSS) Aggregator (iTunes, Odeo, etc.)

Audio file

Enhanced podcast (Apple)

Video podcast

Subscriptions (RSS)

Aggregator (iTunes, Odeo, etc.)

Portable Players iPod by Apple Shuffle Nano Video iPod MP3 Players Creative Sandisk Phillips

iPod by Apple

Shuffle

Nano

Video iPod

MP3 Players

Creative

Sandisk

Phillips

Podcasting in Education Music and pictures Video podcasts Wide range of visual content Extend the school day Learning styles

Music and pictures

Video podcasts

Wide range of visual content

Extend the school day

Learning styles

Hotlist on Podcasts Exploiting the educational potential of podcasting Podcasts in Education Podcasting in the Classroom. . .

Hotlist on Podcasts

Exploiting the educational potential of podcasting

Podcasts in Education

Why Podcast? Why not? Promote and use personalized learning Cross-curricular activity Alternative teaching approaches

Why not?

Promote and use personalized learning

Cross-curricular activity

Alternative teaching approaches

Higher Order Thinking Skills Collecting, analyzing information Planning – story boarding Script writing Recording Editing 21 st Century Skills

Collecting, analyzing information

Planning – story boarding

Script writing

Recording

Editing

21 st Century Skills

In Addition to… Problem solving Presenting information Sharing information/publishing

Problem solving

Presenting information

Sharing information/publishing

How To’s: Record audio (Audacity, Windows Sound Recorder, Apple’s Garage Band) Edit audio Add jingle Export to mp3 format Add to RSS server Submit to iTunes or other Have listeners subscribe

Record audio (Audacity, Windows Sound Recorder, Apple’s Garage Band)

Edit audio

Add jingle

Export to mp3 format

Add to RSS server

Submit to iTunes or other

Have listeners subscribe

Podcast Vocabulary Aggregators – used to subscribe to blogs, podcasts, and more. (Read definition) Web Feed – data format used to serving subscribers with updated content. (Read definition)

Aggregators – used to subscribe to blogs, podcasts, and more. (Read definition)

Web Feed – data format used to serving subscribers with updated content. (Read definition)

Subscription Software iTunes Podcast net Odeo Podcastspot Yahoo Podcast Alley Podomatic

iTunes

Podcast net

Odeo

Podcastspot

Yahoo

Podcast Alley

Podomatic

Examples of Podcasts

Examples of Homework Example #1 Example #2 Example #3 Example #4 Example #5 Example #6

Example #1

Example #2

Example #3

Example #4

Example #5

Example #6

Downloaded Podcasts The Elephant Song Where the H* ll is Matt?

The Elephant Song

Where the H* ll is Matt?

http://bardwellroad.podomatic.com/entry/2006-10-15T07_14_07-07_00

Let’s Concoct a Podcast! Ingredients: Audacity Microphone Some Copyright friendly music A script Email it to yourself!

Ingredients:

Audacity

Microphone

Some Copyright friendly music

A script

Email it to yourself!

Parting Thoughts…