Educational Podcasting Paul McMahon Learning Solutions Asia Limited
Examples of Educational Podcasts Lit2Go: Audio Files for K-12  http://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/ BBC Learning English Site  http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/ BC/BBC Teaching English Site  http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/ (not Pdcsts) Podcasts in English (not Free)  http://www.podcastsinenglish.com/   Lots of EdTech ones!
What about the student voice? Human Biology 12 Podcast Assignment  http://web.mac.com/blitto/Blittos_Stuff/HB12_Podcast_Assign..html   Room 208 (2005-2006)  http://bobsprankle.com/blog/   Educating the Digital Generation Podcasts  http://www.paulfuller.com.au/EducatingTheDigitalGeneration/Podcast/Podcast.html
Finding Podcasts Podcast Directory  http://www.podcastdirectory.com/ Podomatic  http://podomatic.com/   Podcast.net/Juice Receiver  http://juicereceiver.sourceforge.net/   iTunes is by far the best known!  http://www.apple.com/itunes/   Like google, it is possible to search for adult content!
Subscribing Vs Listening  You can choose what episodes you want or you can subscribe and have each one delivered “hot and fresh!”
How to Podcast The podcasting process can be seen as 5 Ps: Prepare – gather together your content Perform – 3-2-1, click and record Produce – edit, add sounds and music Publish – publish to the internet Promote – tell others what the link is so that they can subscribe and listen
Prepare This can be done by simply using word or any other text editor to write out a script. Sometimes free form comments are recorded but students are not so good or confident to speak without some prepared notes.
Perform Capturing the audio can be done direct to the computer or remotely by voice recorder/MD recorder etc. Microphones/headsets and USB devices can make a huge difference.
Produce Podium/Audacity  Usually very easy for students and teachers to pick up.  Background music and effects can make a real difference  http://www.freeplaymusic.com/   http://www.findsounds.com/   http://www.partnersinrhyme.com/   Remember to compress and save as, probably, an mp3 file.
Publish There is a lot to know about here. (Hopefully your technician will take care of all of this for you!) If you need the information, go to this link:  http://www.how-to-podcast-tutorial.com/00-podcast-tutorial-four-ps.htm
Promote Need to have an XML feed for RSS. This is done easily via Easy Podcast  http://www.easypodcast.com/  or Poderator  http://www.poderator.com/   This feed needs to be published to your site or sent to potential subscribers as an email.
All Encompassing Solutions Really only suitable for short, low bandwidth podcasts. Also adult content problems. Examples  http://abruce.podomatic.com/  ,  http://odeo.com/audio/2053982/view
Podium Although at $940 for a single master license and $400 per additional individual license or $3910 for the cheapest site license it is not cheap, it is still considerably less than a Macintosh computer.
Configuration Settings You can keep the settings on your trial account for Podium but if you want a local site for practice with freeware: ftp account:  host: embtest.fwg.hk  Folder: / user: edbpodcast  password: abc123  web page showing the uploaded file,  http://embtest.fwg.hk/edbpodcast/
Thank you for listening! Paul McMahon Learning Solutions Asia  Email:  pmc@ learningsolutions.com.hk   Phone:  W: 81702808 M: 91705605 PowerPoint http://iclassroom.hkedcity.net/teacher/teacher979

Educational Podcasting

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    Educational Podcasting PaulMcMahon Learning Solutions Asia Limited
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    Examples of EducationalPodcasts Lit2Go: Audio Files for K-12 http://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/ BBC Learning English Site http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/ BC/BBC Teaching English Site http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/ (not Pdcsts) Podcasts in English (not Free) http://www.podcastsinenglish.com/ Lots of EdTech ones!
  • 3.
    What about thestudent voice? Human Biology 12 Podcast Assignment http://web.mac.com/blitto/Blittos_Stuff/HB12_Podcast_Assign..html Room 208 (2005-2006) http://bobsprankle.com/blog/ Educating the Digital Generation Podcasts http://www.paulfuller.com.au/EducatingTheDigitalGeneration/Podcast/Podcast.html
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    Finding Podcasts PodcastDirectory http://www.podcastdirectory.com/ Podomatic http://podomatic.com/ Podcast.net/Juice Receiver http://juicereceiver.sourceforge.net/ iTunes is by far the best known! http://www.apple.com/itunes/ Like google, it is possible to search for adult content!
  • 5.
    Subscribing Vs Listening You can choose what episodes you want or you can subscribe and have each one delivered “hot and fresh!”
  • 6.
    How to PodcastThe podcasting process can be seen as 5 Ps: Prepare – gather together your content Perform – 3-2-1, click and record Produce – edit, add sounds and music Publish – publish to the internet Promote – tell others what the link is so that they can subscribe and listen
  • 7.
    Prepare This canbe done by simply using word or any other text editor to write out a script. Sometimes free form comments are recorded but students are not so good or confident to speak without some prepared notes.
  • 8.
    Perform Capturing theaudio can be done direct to the computer or remotely by voice recorder/MD recorder etc. Microphones/headsets and USB devices can make a huge difference.
  • 9.
    Produce Podium/Audacity Usually very easy for students and teachers to pick up. Background music and effects can make a real difference http://www.freeplaymusic.com/ http://www.findsounds.com/ http://www.partnersinrhyme.com/ Remember to compress and save as, probably, an mp3 file.
  • 10.
    Publish There isa lot to know about here. (Hopefully your technician will take care of all of this for you!) If you need the information, go to this link: http://www.how-to-podcast-tutorial.com/00-podcast-tutorial-four-ps.htm
  • 11.
    Promote Need tohave an XML feed for RSS. This is done easily via Easy Podcast http://www.easypodcast.com/ or Poderator http://www.poderator.com/ This feed needs to be published to your site or sent to potential subscribers as an email.
  • 12.
    All Encompassing SolutionsReally only suitable for short, low bandwidth podcasts. Also adult content problems. Examples http://abruce.podomatic.com/ , http://odeo.com/audio/2053982/view
  • 13.
    Podium Although at$940 for a single master license and $400 per additional individual license or $3910 for the cheapest site license it is not cheap, it is still considerably less than a Macintosh computer.
  • 14.
    Configuration Settings Youcan keep the settings on your trial account for Podium but if you want a local site for practice with freeware: ftp account: host: embtest.fwg.hk Folder: / user: edbpodcast password: abc123 web page showing the uploaded file, http://embtest.fwg.hk/edbpodcast/
  • 15.
    Thank you forlistening! Paul McMahon Learning Solutions Asia Email: pmc@ learningsolutions.com.hk Phone: W: 81702808 M: 91705605 PowerPoint http://iclassroom.hkedcity.net/teacher/teacher979