Time to Podcast ...! Burkett/Herndon 1-07

What is a podcast? Similar to a Radio Broadcast - posted on the Internet – World Wide access Listen to a podcast on a computer or download to .mp3 player (mobile) Audio (.mp3) or with photos (.mp4) Podcasting shares information A podcast is a media file that is distributed over the Internet using syndication feeds (RSS) for playback on mobile devices and personal computers. ( http:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcast )

Similar to a Radio Broadcast - posted on the Internet – World Wide access

Listen to a podcast on a computer or download to .mp3 player (mobile)

Audio (.mp3) or with photos (.mp4)

Podcasting shares information

Why podcast? Communication Share ideas and learning Differentiated Instruction Motivational Stimulating Learning Process Develops Writing, Editing, Presentation, and Public Speaking Skills Develops Thinking Skills It’s Fun! It can inspire students to take extra effort in learning – “real audience” It’s Web 2.0 !

Communication

Share ideas and learning

Differentiated Instruction

Motivational

Stimulating Learning Process

Develops Writing, Editing, Presentation, and Public Speaking Skills

Develops Thinking Skills

It’s Fun!

It can inspire students to take extra effort in learning – “real audience”

It’s Web 2.0 !

Educational uses of a Podcast Teachers - Provide supplementary instruction Skills practice - Foreign Language/Speech/Music Facts for upcoming tests Introduction to units of study Summary of material Collaboration/Distance Learning Grade levels Podcast relating to a major unit of study (All About SC, Revolutionary War in SC, The Solar System, etc.) Students Feature work they have written for “real audience” (Poems, Short Stories, etc....) Provide narrated audio tours – School, Staff, Wetlands/ABC Garden, etc. Summary of Classroom News – Field Trips Our Community School News Interviews with community folks

Teachers - Provide supplementary instruction

Skills practice - Foreign Language/Speech/Music

Facts for upcoming tests

Introduction to units of study

Summary of material

Collaboration/Distance Learning

Grade levels

Podcast relating to a major unit of study (All About SC, Revolutionary War in SC, The Solar System, etc.)

Students

Feature work they have written for “real audience” (Poems, Short Stories, etc....)

Provide narrated audio tours – School, Staff, Wetlands/ABC Garden, etc.

Summary of Classroom News – Field Trips

Our Community

School News

Interviews with community folks

Why Podcast in Education? (from Camilla Gagliolo presentation, FETC 2006) Oral presentation skills; public speaking skills Students write for a "real" audience Media literacy Global connections Home/School communication Multimedia authoring, revise writing & recording Addresses multiple intelligences - differentiated instruction All learners can be successful Educational uses of a Podcast

Why Podcast in Education?

(from Camilla Gagliolo presentation, FETC 2006)

Oral presentation skills; public speaking skills

Students write for a "real" audience

Media literacy

Global connections

Home/School communication

Multimedia authoring, revise writing & recording

Addresses multiple intelligences - differentiated instruction

All learners can be successful

Podcast vs. Media File A podcast … Has an RSS Feed (Aggregators read this feed to track newly added information and send to folks that have subscribed.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS_(file_format) http:// blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Subscribe to a feed - never have to go back to the web site to retrieve new content. It comes to you! File Type - .mp3/.mp4

Has an RSS Feed (Aggregators read this feed to track newly added information and send to folks that have subscribed.)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS_(file_format)

http:// blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss

Subscribe to a feed - never have to go back to the web site to retrieve new content. It comes to you!

File Type - .mp3/.mp4

What do I need to podcast? Information - Subject – Topic Computer/Laptop Internet Access Microphone Recording Software (Audacity) Publishing Availability Space on a server Blog

Information - Subject – Topic

Computer/Laptop

Internet Access

Microphone

Recording Software (Audacity)

Publishing Availability

Space on a server

Blog

Planning a Podcast Subject Area – Curriculum Objective/Goal Audience – Who will listen? Pre-Write Who will speak? Practice Re-Write - Edit Practice, Practice again

Subject Area – Curriculum

Objective/Goal

Audience – Who will listen?

Pre-Write

Who will speak?

Practice

Re-Write - Edit

Practice, Practice again

Recording a Podcast Equipment – laptop, projector, recording software, microphone Recording Software Audacity + Lame.dll http:// audacity.sourceforge.net /download/windows Test everything before recording Class discussion of recording process Record your Podcast Edit – add music if desired Save and Export as .mp3 file

Equipment – laptop, projector, recording software, microphone

Recording Software

Audacity + Lame.dll

http:// audacity.sourceforge.net /download/windows

Test everything before recording

Class discussion of recording process

Record your Podcast

Edit – add music if desired

Save and Export as .mp3 file

Publishing a Podcast 1. Web Page and RSS Feed DreamWeaver (or other) software Create web page (.htm/.html) Create RSS feed (.xml) Edit both to link podcast Upload to server (CuteFTP or DreamWeaver) 2. Post to Blog – (ex. Edublogs) Create or already have Blog space Write Post and link .mp3 podcast file RSS feed created automatically Teacher “friendly” http://www.lexington1.net/technology/instruct/podcasts/podcasts.htm School Ex. http:// lmes.edublogs.org / Two of the many ways…… Classroom Project Ex. http:// lmesbutterfly.edublogs.org /

1. Web Page and RSS Feed

DreamWeaver (or other) software

Create web page (.htm/.html)

Create RSS feed (.xml)

Edit both to link podcast

Upload to server (CuteFTP or DreamWeaver)

2. Post to Blog – (ex. Edublogs)

Create or already have Blog space

Write Post and link .mp3 podcast file

RSS feed created automatically

Teacher “friendly”

Advertise your Podcast Emails Link on School Web Page Link on Class Web Page Newsletters Word of mouth – Students! Encourage to Subscribe

Emails

Link on School Web Page

Link on Class Web Page

Newsletters

Word of mouth – Students!

Encourage to Subscribe

Subscribe to a Podcast Choose an Aggregator An aggregator or feed reader is software that uses a web feed to retrieve syndicated web content such as weblogs, podcasts, vlogs, and mainstream mass media websites. ( http:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aggregator ) iTunes - http:// www.apple.com/itunes/download / Bloglines - http:// www.bloglines.com / Google Reader - http:// www.google.com /reader Subscribe to the RSS Feed of the Podcast using Aggregator How to Subscribe Info: http:// learninginhand.com/podcasting/subscribe.html

Choose an Aggregator

An aggregator or feed reader is software that uses a web feed to retrieve syndicated web content such as weblogs, podcasts, vlogs, and mainstream mass media websites. ( http:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aggregator )

iTunes - http:// www.apple.com/itunes/download /

Bloglines - http:// www.bloglines.com /

Google Reader - http:// www.google.com /reader

Subscribe to the RSS Feed of the Podcast using Aggregator

Podcast ...! Burkett/Herndon 1-07