Podcasting as a whole class activity John Sutton ICT Consultant working at Chorlton Park Primary School

1. Focus on skills Software skills How to record, edit, etc... (Hint, pre-record a short piece with obvious coughs, pauses etc) Questioning skills Open and closed questions (Each group record one or two examples and post on blog for peer feedback) Script writing skills Displaying awareness of audience (Record examples for feedback – do they work? Is there a difference between writing, and writing to be read aloud) Presenting skills It’s not about the silly voice! (How do you make it sound like you are not reading a script?) Work on the above, recording in small groups, then loads of peer review

Software skills

How to record, edit, etc... (Hint, pre-record a short piece with obvious coughs, pauses etc)

Questioning skills

Open and closed questions (Each group record one or two examples and post on blog for peer feedback)

Script writing skills

Displaying awareness of audience (Record examples for feedback – do they work? Is there a difference between writing, and writing to be read aloud)

Presenting skills

It’s not about the silly voice! (How do you make it sound like you are not reading a script?)

Work on the above, recording in small groups, then loads of peer review

2. Integrated Task In small groups, produce a radio show with 3 or 4 elements Introduction Interview News item Entertainment piece (poem, joke etc) Record, edit, publish and peer review

In small groups, produce a radio show with 3 or 4 elements

Introduction

Interview

News item

Entertainment piece (poem, joke etc)

Record, edit, publish and peer review

3. Class Podcast Use each radio group to produce a discrete element of a class podcast Work independently Use the “Chapters” feature in Podium Set up a “recording station” for the group to work at Assign a TA? Be realistic – don’t plan a weekly podcast!

Use each radio group to produce a discrete element of a class podcast

Work independently

Use the “Chapters” feature in Podium

Set up a “recording station” for the group to work at

Assign a TA?

Be realistic – don’t plan a weekly podcast!

Resources http://radio.chorltonparkblogs.net Blog used to showcase the project as it develops http://creativeict.wiki.zoho.com/Year-5-Chorlton-Park-podcast-project.html Wiki used to manage the Y5 podcasting project at Chorlton Park http://creativeict.typepad.com Presenter’s blog http://creativeblogs.net Presenter’s blog service for schools – great for publishing podcasts http://www.magnatune.com Source of music with permission for schools to use in podcasting projects http://www.podiumpodcasting.com/ Softease’s Podium site – useful blog and loads of info http://www.soundsnap.com/ Copyright free sound effects http://www.nch.com.au/switch/ Most digital voice recorders us a WMA file format which needs converting to mp3 to be uploaded into Podium. This file converter is free http://www.solidcasts.com/ Cheap/free alternative to Podium’s hosting if you can’t use ftp in your school http://recap.ltd.uk/podcasting/index.php Great collection of podcasts and resources

http://radio.chorltonparkblogs.net Blog used to showcase the project as it develops

http://creativeict.wiki.zoho.com/Year-5-Chorlton-Park-podcast-project.html Wiki used to manage the Y5 podcasting project at Chorlton Park

http://creativeict.typepad.com Presenter’s blog

http://creativeblogs.net Presenter’s blog service for schools – great for publishing podcasts

http://www.magnatune.com Source of music with permission for schools to use in podcasting projects

http://www.podiumpodcasting.com/ Softease’s Podium site – useful blog and loads of info

http://www.soundsnap.com/ Copyright free sound effects

http://www.nch.com.au/switch/ Most digital voice recorders us a WMA file format which needs converting to mp3 to be uploaded into Podium. This file converter is free

http://www.solidcasts.com/ Cheap/free alternative to Podium’s hosting if you can’t use ftp in your school

http://recap.ltd.uk/podcasting/index.php

Great collection of podcasts and resources

About John Sutton I am an independent ICT consultant with a background of ten years primary school teaching and a passion for ICT I am available for INSET on podcasting, blogging, use of IWB, video etc Email: [email_address] Blog: http://creativeict.typepad.com Skype: creativeict Twitter: hgjohn

I am an independent ICT consultant with a background of ten years primary school teaching and a passion for ICT

I am available for INSET on podcasting, blogging, use of IWB, video etc

Email: [email_address]

Blog: http://creativeict.typepad.com

Skype: creativeict

Twitter: hgjohn