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

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
 The network drive must mapped on each computer
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 The Audacity folder must be copied onto the computer
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
If you do not have one of these, contact Shaun at
cartiff@freeport.k12.pa.us and I will set up a page for you
to post the podcast.

9. Examples
Podcasting from a blogsite Podcasting from a school website
Podcasting from a established school website