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Podcasting In The Classroom
- 1. Podcasting in the Classroom Paul Fuller, Orange Grove Primary School
- 2. About Me • Fairly new to teaching • Year 4 / 5 class • Small, semi-rural school • Limited infrastructure
- 4. Today’s Presentation What is a podcast? Why podcasting in education? How to make a podcast
- 5. What is a podcast? • Internet radio show • Can be downloaded automatically (‘subscribing’) • Play on MP3 player (eg iPod)
- 6. Who is podcasting? • All major media outlets • A growing number of schools • President George W. Bush • At least 100,000 others
- 8. Why is this different? WHAT you want WHEN you want WHERE you want ..... for free!!
- 9. Why podcasting in education? • Authentic audience • Highly engaging • Global awareness • Integrates all learning areas
- 10. Different models Teacher Student Publisher Audience
- 11. Different models Student Teacher Publisher Audience
- 12. Different models Parents Student Teacher Publisher World Audience
- 13. Podkids Australia • Monthly show • 8 - 10 short segments • Interviews, recounts, mailbag • Student written, teacher-produced
- 14. What do the kids think?
- 15. Effect of Audience • Motivation • Two-way Conversation • Critical awareness • Quality of Writing
- 16. This is not a technology project! Sharing Editing Writing Planning and Research
- 17. Podcasts as Reflection • Repeated exposure to concepts • Students become teachers • Embeds learning
- 18. St Peter’s Catholic Primary School, Caboolture
- 19. Window on the Classroom • For parents and carers • For wider community • Media interest • Global connections
- 20. This sounds like an awful lot of work...
- 21. How much time does this take? Audio only (not edited) Not Much Audio only (with music etc) Enhanced podcast Video podcast Heaps
- 22. How do you make a podcast?
- 23. Super-simple podcast Record an MP3 file 1. • direct to computer • Portable recorders from $99 Post to a podcast hosting service 2.
- 24. RSS feeds • RSS = Really Simple Syndication • Common format (blogs, podcasts, news) • Audience is informed of your updates.... .....without visiting your site
- 28. Podcast Hosting • .Mac • one click to create a feed • Podcast hosting services • Liberated Syndication (libsyn) • Use a blog
- 29. Demonstration
- 30. Super-simple podcast Record an MP3 file 1. Post to a podcasting 2. host site
- 31. Editing your podcast • Add music, sound effects • Correct mistakes • Improve sound quality
- 32. Sound editing software • Mac OS • Garageband (free with new Macs) • Windows • Audacity (free, open-source)
- 33. Garageband Demo
- 34. A word about music • Royalty-free music in Garageband • Podsafe Music Network • Remember: Content is king!
- 35. Enhanced Podcasts • Pictures • Chapter Markers • Remember: Content is king!
- 36. Summary • Students become global citizens • Window on the classroom • Teaches vital lessons • Massively engaging!