Apple Pie for Whales . . . Podcasting in Education Bentley Richert New Media Specialist [email_address]

Goals for Today Provide an overview of podcasting Brainstorm applications for Education Discuss

Provide an overview of podcasting

Brainstorm applications for Education

Discuss

Big Ideas Podcasts are good for kids A lot of tools exist to create podcasts Podcasts can be used in different ways

Podcasts are good for kids

A lot of tools exist to create podcasts

Podcasts can be used in different ways

What is Podcasting? Find video at http://www.askaninja.com/node/36

Characteristics Push/Pull Episodic Distributed via the Internet Subscription-based

Push/Pull

Episodic

Distributed via the Internet

Subscription-based

Podcast vs. Digital Media A semantic quibble

A semantic quibble

Podcasts come in 3 flavors Audio Enhanced Video

Audio

Enhanced

Video

Emergence of Podcasting 4 Trends Consumer audio/video editing Digital revolution mp3/mp4 moved media online Blogging Rise of independent media

4 Trends

Consumer audio/video editing

Digital revolution mp3/mp4 moved media online

Blogging

Rise of independent media

Welcome to Web 2.0 Podcasts Blogs Instant Messenger Wikis Discussion Forums

Podcasts

Blogs

Instant Messenger

Wikis

Discussion Forums

TIME’s Person of the Year 2006

Why Podcasts are Popular What is heard (content) What is not heard (commercials) Honesty of podcasters Quality and meaning of content Choice of Content Uncensored voice

What is heard (content)

What is not heard (commercials)

Honesty of podcasters

Quality and meaning of content

Choice of Content

Uncensored voice

Why Podcasts are Popular Simple technology Reality TV culture Relationships Collaboration (Personal conversation between the podcaster and listener) Listener Feedback

Simple technology

Reality TV culture

Relationships

Collaboration (Personal conversation between the podcaster and listener)

Listener Feedback

Digital Immigrants

Tools of Our Children/Students In Control (Just in time learning) Mobile (Anytime/Anywhere)

In Control

(Just in time learning)

Mobile

(Anytime/Anywhere)

Reasons to Use Podcasts Support classroom instruction Value intellectual property Develop listening and analytical skills Develop communication skills Create an audience outside of school walls Make research and publishing engaging Connect Language, Math, Social Studies, Science

Support classroom instruction

Value intellectual property

Develop listening and analytical skills

Develop communication skills

Create an audience outside of school walls

Make research and publishing engaging

Connect Language, Math, Social Studies, Science

Getting Started

Step 1 Download a podcatcher iTunes

Download a podcatcher

Step 2 Find interesting content, subscribe, and listen

Find interesting content, subscribe, and listen

Devices

Creation Tools

Mac Garageband iMovie Audacity Profcast

Garageband

iMovie

Audacity

Profcast

Windows Audacity MovieMaker PhotoStory 3 Others

Audacity

MovieMaker

PhotoStory 3

Others

Recording Studio -- Option #1

Recording Studio -- Option #2

Things to Think About

Process Pre-Production Proposal Brainstorming Storyboard/Planning Production Recording Post-Production Edit Specialization Review Distribution

Pre-Production

Proposal

Brainstorming

Storyboard/Planning

Production

Recording

Post-Production

Edit

Specialization

Review

Distribution

Content is

Content

is

Three Things to Remember Audio Audio Audio

Keep in Mind Target Audience Who are you trying to reach Size Matters Smaller is better Type Audio, Enhanced, Video Be Consistent Branding . . . Your listeners expect it

Target Audience

Who are you trying to reach

Size Matters

Smaller is better

Type

Audio, Enhanced, Video

Be Consistent

Branding . . . Your listeners expect it

Just Do It Don’t wait for perfection . . . Get closer as you go

Establish an Audience Start Local Grow as you Go

Advertise

Language Arts ** A School in the Coulee Podcast Fan fiction / book reviews Literature students recreate radio dramas English students create examples of real-life metaphors Kids create audio clips as if they are literary characters “ Can I convince you?”

** A School in the Coulee Podcast

Fan fiction / book reviews

Literature students recreate radio dramas

English students create examples of real-life metaphors

Kids create audio clips as if they are literary characters

“ Can I convince you?”

Mathematics ** Maths in Motion Calculator tutorial Compare TV show Numbers to real life Test review Kids record math songs Create a tutorial for a problem or type of problem Problem of the day

** Maths in Motion

Calculator tutorial

Compare TV show Numbers to real life

Test review

Kids record math songs

Create a tutorial for a problem or type of problem

Problem of the day

Social Studies ** Cool Things in the Collection, Kansas Museum of History History kids conduct oral history interviews Geography classes create multi-media travel brochures Kids create audio clips as if they are historical characters Reenactments of actual events Interviews from the “past” / present

** Cool Things in the Collection, Kansas Museum of History

History kids conduct oral history interviews

Geography classes create multi-media travel brochures

Kids create audio clips as if they are historical characters

Reenactments of actual events

Interviews from the “past” / present

Science ** Dr. Carlson’s Science Theater Students research / describe zoo fieldtrip animals “ Career-cast” / interview local scientists Teacher demonstrates experiments Students create hypothesis based on teacher prompt

** Dr. Carlson’s Science Theater

Students research / describe zoo fieldtrip animals

“ Career-cast” / interview local scientists

Teacher demonstrates experiments

Students create hypothesis based on teacher prompt

Professional Development Driving Questions Ed at the Mic KidCast Connect Learning, with David Warlick Moving at the Speed of Creativity

Driving Questions

Ed at the Mic

KidCast

Connect Learning, with David Warlick

Moving at the Speed of Creativity

WARNING Avoid recorded lectures

Avoid recorded

lectures

Copyright

21st Century Skills Technological Fluency Communication -- Verbal proficiency Collaboration -- Leadership/Coordination/ Teamwork/Interpersonal Skills Solve Complex Problems -- Mathematics, Science Creativity -- Analytical and Thinking Skills Gumption -- Self-Direction and Reflection Skills Ambition Inquisitiveness

Technological Fluency

Communication -- Verbal proficiency

Collaboration -- Leadership/Coordination/ Teamwork/Interpersonal Skills

Solve Complex Problems -- Mathematics, Science

Creativity -- Analytical and Thinking Skills

Gumption -- Self-Direction and Reflection Skills

Ambition

Inquisitiveness

Getting Started Listen Brainstorm Create Use Available Tools Interviews

Listen

Brainstorm

Create

Use Available Tools

Interviews

Questions/Thoughts