1. Podcast in Piano Lessons
Maja Dakic-Brkovic
Piano Teacher
Music School “Vojislav-Lale Stefanovic”
Uzice, Serbia
@maja_prolece
about.me/majadb
April 21, 2012

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3. About The Presenter
Maja Dakic­Brkovic
Piano Teacher
@maja_prolece
http://about.me/majadb

4. Session Topics
Specific Learning Objective To Reach With Technology
Recording Time & The Benefits
Students' Challenges & Benefits During Recording Time
What Is Podcast?
How To Create Podcast With Students' Playing
How To Use Podcast For Students' & School Promotion
Suggested Equipment
Free Tools For Publishing Students' Recordings
Useful links
Ideas Applied On My Podcasting Blog On Podbean
Q & A Time

5. Specific Learning Objective To
Reach With Technology
objective listening skills
concentration of attention
aspiration for perfection
ability to overcome errors during playing
healthy inter­personal relationships in the class
motivational force for better engagement
in practicing at home
technology literacy
materials for e­portfolio

6. Recording Time & Benefits
Recording your students during:
regular classes
public performances
at home ­ practicing
at home ­ practicing performance
Benefits:
Immediately puts students in a position
to play the best way they can,
at a given time

7. Students' Challenges
& Benefits
DURING RECORDING TIME
Challenges ­ Disturbances:
Internal
External
Benefits:
Students are willing to repeat playing
of the same composition many times
while striving for perfection

8. What Is Podcast?
blog with files attached to posts
audio files – audio podcast (usually mp3)
small file size
easy to create
video files ­ vodcast
other file types (text docs, photos ...)
subscribtions via RSS (and podcatchers)

9. How To Create Podcast With
Students' Playing
record student's playing (in a few tries, if
needed)
analyze the recording by replaying it
record student's announcement
join announcement and playing tracks
apply basic sound editing
publish recordings regularly
inform students and their parents
listen during the final part of the lessons
promote students' recordings / playing

10. How To Use Podcast
FOR STUDENTS' & SCHOOL PROMOTION
record students' playing
post files on a blog
embed it in the class web site
track students' progress
advertise the school to world audience
inter schools exchange programs
online concert (when live missed)
students' & teacher's e­portfolios

11. Suggested Equipment
cell phone
iPod
mp3 player (with built­in mic)
tablet
PDA
camera
computer with external mic or headset

12. Free Tools
FOR PUBLISHING STUDENTS' RECORDINGS
SOFTWARE
Audacity – professional audio editing
tool, cross­platform
ONLINE PLATFORMS
Blogger – Google blog
Podbean – podcasting blog
All easy to use

13. Useful Links
Audacity http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
Podbean http://www.podbean.com/
Blogger http://www.blogger.com/

14. Ideas Applied
ON MY PODCASTING BLOG
FOR MY STUDENTS
ON PODBEAN
http://mdbstudents2011­12.podbean.com/

15. Additional Recourses
List of links about podcasting
http://instablogg.com/YyHwR3a

16. Q & A Time
PLEASE, WRITE YOUR QUESTIONS
ON A WHITEBOARD.

17. Podcast in Piano Lessons
Maja Dakic-Brkovic
Piano Teacher
Music School “Vojislav-Lale Stefanovic”
Uzice, Serbia
@maja_prolece
about.me/majadb
April 21, 2012