1. Podcasting
OBJECTIVES:
• Understanding what a podcast is
• Acquiring the right equipment
• Learning how to incorporate podcasting into your classroom
• Planning for podcast
• Using Audacity
• Publishing the podcast

2. What is a Podcast?
 The word podcast means…
 A broadcast that can be played on an iPod
 A combination of the words iPod and broadcast
 Podcasts can be found all over the internet
 espn television shows (Pardon the Interruption)
 NPR (All Things Considered)
 CNN (Anderson Cooper 360)
 The New York Times
 iTunes makes many more podcasts available

3. Equipment for Podcasting
 Computer
 Audio recording program such as Audacity
 Microphone or headset

4. Teaching with Podcasts
 Podcasts can be used to…
 Record a lecture/lesson for students to access outside of class
 Record a message about what is happening in class
 Record student projects in different subject areas

5. Teaching with Podcasts
• Student reading of created poetry
• Reading a play
• Oral book report
English/Reading
• News broadcast of historical events
• Advertisement for travel
Social Studies
• Explaining steps for solving a math problem
• Interview with a famous mathematician
Math
• Oral lab reflections
Science
• Record and post student music examples
• Student art reviews
Special Subject

6. Planning a Podcast
 Create a project
 Acquire and ready needed equipment
 Computer, headsets, audacity, etc…
 Little things…
 Have students create a script for podcast
 Research, planning and scripting need to be done before recording
 Pre-writing and editing of script can be added as needed
 Time to record!

7. Using Audacity
 Audacity is used to record mp3 files, which become
podcasts
 This is a free program that is downloadable or
available on a district network drive
 fsd7podcast
 Both files need to be installed for the program to work
properly. Install the audacity file first.
HOW IT WORKS…

8. Publishing a Podcast
 Publishing is not essential for classroom use
 BUT…
 publishing creates the opportunity to extend your classroom to
the world
 To publish
 Upload file to a server or website
 Post file to blog, wikispace, or webpage