This is another PPT for our MILI program, this one talking about using podcasting and screencasting in a school classroom.

1. Capturing audio & video Podcasting & Screencasting Image from iPod Playlist Generator: http://www.redkid.net/generator/ipod/

2. What is podcasting? Digital media files, usually released in a series, that are available for download They usually have RSS feeds attached to them that users can subscribe to so they can see the latest podcast in the series Podcasting can refer to audio or video files Podcasts are often downloaded and listened to on an MP3 player

3. Why podcasting for education? Engage students beyond the printed page Podcasts can include: Lectures Slideshows Tours Interviews How-to guides Supplemental info – notes, resources, references Variety of different classroom assignments

4. Podcasts for you Find podcasts of interest and follow them Education Podcast Network

5. Podcasts for you 21st Century Learning from EdTechTalk EdTechTalk has many other good podcasts, too

6. Podcasts for you Use Google to your advantage. Search for whatever subject you’d like along with the word “podcast” or “podcasts.”

7. Podcasting with students 60-second Science from Scientific American

8. Podcasting with students Podcasts at the Smithsonian

9. Podcasting with students Bookwink – Audio and video booktalks

10. Podcasting with students Poem of the Day Storynory – Audio stories for kids NASA audio and video podcasts Colonial Williamsburg podcasts Again, search Google for subject-specific podcasts for your students or go to organizational websites like NASA to see what they have

11. Finding more podcasts Or search iTunes Podcast Directory at the iTunes Store:

12. Using podcasts in the classroom Examples of classrooms using podcasts: WillowWeb Radio – Willowdale Elementary in NE, podcasts are by students and about a variety of things Isinglass Teen Booktalks– Middle & High School in NH, student booktalk podcasts Mr. Meagher’s Classes – chemistry teacher podcasts

13. Podcasting with students Examples of podcast assignments: Older students write original stories and podcast them to give to younger students Students use a podcast to describe what they learned on a school field trip or in class Interviews make great podcasts Students create and then market a new product via a podcast Students create their own math riddles and share them via a podcast Instead of a presentation on a topic in front of the class, the presentation is the podcast

14. Podcasting skills Creating a podcast uses a lot of skills: Planning & research Synthesize & evaluate the information Script writing – introduction, body, conclusion Delivery of the presentation How well does presentation stick to topic Technical production Responsible use of music and/or images If part of a group assignment - teamwork

15. Podcasting tools When we meet in-person, I’m going to have a couple different podcasting tools we can use, and we’re going to use them while we meet, so get ready to make a podcast about: Something you learned in MILI Something from MILI you’re applying in class Something from MILI you may apply in class Something you learned in MILI that will help with your own professional development

16. What is Screencasting A digital recording of the computer screen, often including audio narration Sometimes called a video capture or video capturing Very useful for when you need to show students (or other teachers) how to do a process, like: Use the library catalog or a database Use a certain website Or even do a certain process, like working through a math problem

17. Why screencasting for You? Showing a process rather than telling how to do it can sometimes be more helpful, particularly for students who learn better visually and not through lecture Can help with repetitiveness – instead of telling a process over and over, maybe a screencast can help?

18. Why screencasting for students? The same skills they’d use while podcasting they’d use in screencasting: Planning & research Synthesize & evaluate the information Script writing – introduction, body, conclusion Delivery of the presentation – how do they get the process across in clear, concise ways? How well does presentation stick to topic Technical production Responsible use of music and/or images If part of a group assignment - teamwork

19. Screentoaster – web-based tool

20. Screentoaster recording info

21. Alternative to screentoaster Don’t like ScreenToaster? Try Screencast-O-Matic How-to video lower on the Screencast-O-Matic website

22. before our meeting Watch the ScreenToaster or Screencast-O-Matic demo and then use them & create a screencast Make a screencast of something like: Basic search in a database Basic skills in software, like Word A process, like working through a math problem in Word or Excel How to find your favorite part of a website (and why it’s your favorite or why others should use it) How to save something to student files How to use the Ning to write a blog post

23. before our meeting After you make your screencast, post the link to it in a blog post Blog your experiences about using these screencasting tools Blog your thoughts about how you could use screencasting for your classes As always, use the Independent Learning Instructions under Month 8 for more blogging inspiration