This document discusses the uses of podcasting in education. It begins by defining some key terms related to podcasting like MP3 players, podcasting, and RSS. It then provides examples of how podcasts can be used in education, including communicating school information, supplementing existing curriculum through student-created content like book reviews and interviews, and creating podcast presentations like audiobooks and oral histories. The document concludes by outlining the basic steps to create a podcast, including writing a script with an intro monologue, intro music, show content, closing remarks, and outro music.

2. Lingo of Podcasting
• MP3 Player – is a portable device that is
usually smaller than a cassette tape.
Often associated with downloading music
from the internet, stores, organizes, and
plays digital music files. An iPod is an
example of a MP3 Player.
• Podcasting is derived from two words:
iPod and Broadcast.
• RSS – Real simple syndication

5. Podcasting in Plain English
by CommonCraft

6. Education Uses
 Communicating with
Podcasts  Using Podcasts for
- School information, Professional
orientation and news Development
 Using Podcasts as
supplement for existing  Creating Podcast
curriculum
Presentations
- Student created book
reviews -Audiobooks of works in
the public domain
-Interviews with (librovox.com)
characters and authors
-Oral Histories
-Tour of library, school or
-Field Trips
settings in literature

12. First…
Create a script

13. Be sure to include an…

14. Intro Monologue
(15-45 seconds)

15. Who are you?
Your Script:

16. What you’re going to talk
about?
Your Script:

17. Intro Music Jingle
(25-45 seconds)

18. What feel of music do you
want?
Your Notes:

19. The jingle can play in the
background of your intro
monologue.
Your Script:

20. Show Content/Topic
(3-4 minutes)

21. What is your topic?
Your Script:

22. How will you deliver the
content?
(Talk Show, How to, PSA,
Interview,…)
Your Script:

23. Closing Remarks
(1-2 minutes)

24. Thank guests
Your Script:

25. Talk about the next show
Your Script:

26. Thank your audience
Your Script:

27. Closing Music Jingle