The document discusses using podcasts to enhance communication and fluency skills. It provides ideas for how teachers can integrate podcasts into the classroom, such as having students sequence skills, share work, and create characters from literature. Students can improve fluency, public speaking skills, and access information through podcasts. The document also provides instructions for creating podcasts using Audacity and GarageBand software.

1. Enhancing Communication and Fluency Skills Through Podcasting

9. Class Unit Podcast Segments Political Policy Overview one governmental/political trend Vocab Vibes Explain and use two vocabulary words Innovation Station Define and explain the impact of one invention or innovation Cultural Commentary Explain the motivation for and effects of one new cultural trend Business Report Discuss the economic impacts of one event, trend, law, etc. Rewind the Mind Select one event or decision and hypothesize about what would have happened if the result had been different

10. Class Unit Podcast Segments Living History Interview one character Kids' Korner Explain what it was like to grow up in this era Web Wowzers Review one Internet site – giving specific details about the contents of the site Editorial Edition Select one event, law, trend, individual, etc. and provide your personal opinion Legal Learning Explain the motivation for and effects of one law or court case Intro/Outro Responsible for sewing together all the podcasts segments – creating intro and outro segments, adding transitions and music, and crediting contributors

14. Podcasting with  GarageBand http://www.apple.com/ilife/tutorials/#garageband

17. Download Audacity http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

18. Download the LAME MP3 Encoder

19. Setting Preferences

20. Setting Preferences Channels > 2 (Stereo)

21. Setting Preferences Sample Rate > 44100 Hz

22. Setting Preferences Find Library > Select the LAME MP 3 Encoder you downloaded separately

23. Controls

24. Windows Controls Selection Envelope Tool Draw Zoom Time Shift Multi Tool

25. Apple Controls Selection Envelope Tool Draw Zoom Time Shift Multi Tool

26. Player Controls Play : If a subset of the time range is selected in the main window, only the selection will be played. If there is no selection, playback will begin wherever the editing cursor is. Loop : Hold down Shift while pressing Play to loop the current selection, playing it over and over again until you click Stop.

27. Player Controls Record : Recording begins at the current cursor location or at the beginning of the current selection but always creates a new track. Stop : Stops playing or recording immediately. Pause : Temporarily pauses playing or recording without losing your place.

28. Player Controls Skip to Start : Move the cursor to the beginning of the audio. This is often useful if you want to play everything, or record a new track starting from the beginning. Skip to End : Move the cursor to the end of the audio.

30. Editing Controls Undo Redo

32. Importing Audio into Audacity

33. Finding Audio in DE streaming Filter your search for Audio, Song, or Sound Effect

34. Finding Audio in DE streaming Filter your search for Audio, Songs, or Sound Effect Click on the Download File link to save the audio file as an MP3.

35. Recording Audio Hit Record to start your narration. Hit Pause to take a break and resume from the same stop or Stop to begin recording on a new audio layer.

36. Editing Audio Edit out any gaps or mistakes in the audio by using the “Selection Tool”. Highlight the text that you do not want and hit the delete button on your keyboard.

37. Editing Audio Control > A or Command  > A to Select All Effect > Normalize

38. Saving the Project File > Save Project As

39. ID3 Tags Project > Edit ID3 Tags Input the Title, Artist, and other data for the audio project.

40. Export as MP3 File > Export as MP3

41. Publishing Your Podcast dencommunity.com > Educator Resources = MediaShare

44. Publishing Your Podcast

45. Publishing Your Podcast * Currently under construction

46. Visit jdorman.wikispaces.com/podcastingworkshop for more resources