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Agenda Podcast Overview Model Podcasts How-to Hands on Ethics Content http://www.flickr.com/photos/orangeacid/268194909/

Podcast Overview

Model Podcasts

How-to

Hands on

Ethics

Content

Podcasting http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-MSL42NV3c

“ a digital recording of a radio broadcast or similar program, made available on the Internet for downloading to a personal audio player.” - New Oxford American Dictionary A Podcast Is…

“ a digital recording of a radio broadcast or similar program, made available on the Internet for downloading to a personal audio player.”

- New Oxford American Dictionary

What is Podcasting? Click Can broadcast media Can Subscribe

What Makes a Podcast? Format Focused Topic Episodes RSS Anytime, Anywhere Access

Format

Focused Topic

Episodes

RSS

Anytime, Anywhere Access

Provides a Meaningful Learning opportunity Communicate with parents, teachers, community Advertising for your school Professional Development DISTRIBUTE GLOBALLY! Why Podcast?

Provides a Meaningful Learning opportunity

Communicate with parents, teachers, community

Advertising for your school

Professional Development

DISTRIBUTE GLOBALLY!

Instructional Ideas Radio Show, Newscast Publish Writing – Poetry, Short Stories Reports – scientific, social studies, math story problems Conduct interviews, record classroom discussions Collaboration- exchanges, distance learning Foreign language learning, ESL learning Public Speaking Lectures and notes SOL review Student created guides to place and people

Radio Show, Newscast

Publish Writing – Poetry, Short Stories

Reports – scientific, social studies, math story problems

Conduct interviews, record classroom discussions

Collaboration- exchanges, distance learning

Foreign language learning, ESL learning

Public Speaking

Lectures and notes

SOL review

Student created guides to place and people

Instructional Goals Oral presentation skill development Write for a real audience Media literacy Global connections Home-school communication Revise writing and recording Multimedia authoring Address multiple intelligences, differentiation and student learning style

Oral presentation skill development

Write for a real audience

Media literacy

Global connections

Home-school communication

Revise writing and recording

Multimedia authoring

Address multiple intelligences, differentiation and student learning style

Elementary Examples An elementary school from Omaha, Nebraska creates themed podcasts. An elementary teacher from Maine takes educational podcasting to the next level.

Middle School Seventh graders Use higher level thinking skills to teach others Middle school students demonstrate understanding of French grammar

High School Practice diction in foreign language Demonstrate deep learning in Social Studies

TASK 1 Listen to 1 - 2 episodes of podcasts from the model pages. on the note sheet on the wikispace, list some of the things you notice about the style? How do the podcasts meet the instructional goals of the classes? How is it different from a traditional assignment?

Listen to 1 - 2 episodes of podcasts from the model pages. on the note sheet on the wikispace, list some of the things you notice about the style? How do the podcasts meet the instructional goals of the classes? How is it different from a traditional assignment?

Content Subscribe to other podcasts & blogs. Write scripts or lists. Find a partner. Act out!

Subscribe to other podcasts & blogs.

Write scripts or lists.

Find a partner.

Act out!

Finding Educational Podcasts Apple’s iTunes Store Education Podcast Network Podcast Pickle

TASK 2 It is a good idea if you are going to have students creating podcasts that you have good models to share with them. Using the educational podcasts listed find 2 -3 podcasts and subscribe using iTunes. Finding and subscribing to Educational Podcast.

It is a good idea if you are going to have students creating podcasts that you have good models to share with them. Using the educational podcasts listed find 2 -3 podcasts and subscribe using iTunes.

TASK 3: Simple audio only podcast Call 1-888-65-GCAST ( 888-654-2278 ) It will ask for a phone number. Enter " 484-432-9446 " It will ask for a 4-digit PIN. Enter " 1022 " Tell us what you think of this workshop and how you think podcast by phone can be used in schools *By recording a podcast through this account you give permission to share your recording with others.

Call 1-888-65-GCAST ( 888-654-2278 )

It will ask for a phone number. Enter " 484-432-9446 "

It will ask for a 4-digit PIN. Enter " 1022 "

Tell us what you think of this workshop and how you think podcast by phone can be used in schools

What do you need to make a Podcast? Audio editing and recording program We will be using Garageband Microphone Headphones iTunes or other podcast aggregator A web hosting service or a blog that creates RSS feed***

Audio editing and recording program

We will be using Garageband

Microphone

Headphones

iTunes or other podcast aggregator

A web hosting service or a blog that creates RSS feed***

Get Started with Garageband http://www.apple.com/support/garageband/podcasts/recording/

Ready to start podcasting?

View & Edit Modes

Info Mode

Media Mode Mode

Record your voice

Adding Music or Jingle

Let’s Play...

TASK 3 Get some practice with the tool... Find a friend and create a 2 minute introduction. Who are they? What do they teach? How are they currently using technology in their class? What to they plan to change in the future? Why do they think that technology is important for student learning? Introduce a friend

Get some practice with the tool...

Find a friend and create a 2 minute introduction. Who are they? What do they teach? How are they currently using technology in their class? What to they plan to change in the future? Why do they think that technology is important for student learning?

Podcasting Tips Consider your voice Be passionate & entertaining Outline / script, but don’t read! Find a quiet place Remember your listeners Multiple voices rock

Consider your voice

Be passionate & entertaining

Outline / script, but don’t read!

Find a quiet place

Remember your listeners

Multiple voices rock

Technical Tips Turn off the metronome! (old) “Enhanced” podcasts limit your audience. Volume settings are better than “ducking.”

Turn off the metronome! (old)

“Enhanced” podcasts limit your audience.

Volume settings are better than “ducking.”

Enhancing your podcast

MAC TIP for screen shots Did you know... The key command for taking a screen shot is SHIFT + Apple + 4 Once you activate those 3 keys, your cursor turns into a cross hairs. Click and drag over part of your screen & release and CLICK it takes a picture of your screen

Did you know...

The key command for taking a screen shot is SHIFT + Apple + 4

Once you activate those 3 keys, your cursor turns into a cross hairs.

Click and drag over part of your screen & release and CLICK it takes a picture of your screen

Mac tip 2.... Did you know... Keynote, powerpoint, comiclife, and omnigraffle can all be exported at image files...even MORE great ways to get pictures for your podcasts.

Did you know...

Keynote, powerpoint, comiclife, and omnigraffle can all be exported at image files...even MORE great ways to get pictures for your podcasts.

What do we do when we’re done?

Hosting your files Gcast.com (audio) podOmatic.com mypodcast.com all of these sites provide FREE (with ads) hosting for your podcasts http://www.flickr.com/photos/dnorman/390587401/

Gcast.com (audio)

podOmatic.com

mypodcast.com

all of these sites provide FREE (with ads) hosting for your podcasts

Skills Needed In a Podcast Content Knowledge Reading Writing Collaboration Tech Skills **

Content Knowledge

Reading

Writing

Collaboration

Tech Skills **

Podcasting Ethics Have you talked about copyright / fair use? How will they cite the images / music they use? Is their use transformative? http://www.flickr.com/photos/pugno_muliebriter/1384247192 Do you have a policy for how your students will identify themselves? No full names or personal info at all!

Have you talked about copyright / fair use?

How will they cite the images / music they use?

Is their use transformative?

Do you have a policy for how your students will identify themselves?

No full names or personal info at all!

Creative Commons Legal Guide Creative Commons Podcasting Legal Guide - wiki.creativecommons.org/Podcasting_Legal_Guide

Creative Commons Podcasting Legal Guide - wiki.creativecommons.org/Podcasting_Legal_Guide

TASK 4 Create an enhanced podcast that puts together everything you learned today. This podcast can be about your plans for next year, what you learned, what you still question or it can add on to something you did this morning. Put it all together

Create an enhanced podcast that puts together everything you learned today. This podcast can be about your plans for next year, what you learned, what you still question or it can add on to something you did this morning.