3. Podcasting Table of Contents The What of Podcasting The When of Podcasting Back to the Basics Tools of the Trade Putting the Pieces together Uses in Education The Quick & The Dirty References
4. The What of Podcasting Personal On Demand Broadcasting Podcasts can be MP3 audio files or digital video files that can be automatically or manually downloaded to your personal computer, and then transferred to an MP3 player using a podcasting application (ABCNews.com, 2005) P O D casting
5. The When of Podcasting September 2000, an early version of MP3 players were launched – known as “I2Go” January 2001, RSS (Really Simple Syndication)a web feed format is demonstrated for the first time June 2003, RSS feed was fed into an MP3 file October 2003, RSS transferred to ITunes which allowed download capabilities for IPods February 2004, the term “podcasting” was first used by Ben Hammersley in his audioblog December 2005, “Podcast” became the word of the year by the New Oxford American Dictionary By September 2009, 220,000,000 IPods have been sold world wide http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcast
6. Tools of the Trade To download & listen to a podcast, you’ll need: MP3 player (most common is Apple’s IPod) Access to a computer and account with a web syndication (ITunes, Zune, Juice, Winamp) Wi-Fi or internet connection
7. Back to the Basics To make your very own Podcast, you will need: A microphone A sound or audio card Recording software (Audacity or GarageBand) to create your RSS feed A personal website, free at Blogger.com A group of friends to tell about your Podcast (((Hey EDD 8010 classmates, click here to listen))) http://futuredds.podOmatic.com/entry/2009-11-12T18_28_56-08_00
8. Uses in Education Podcasting is cheap Podcasting invites a global audience Audio podcasting encourages no-frills communication Podcasting is digital storytelling Podcasting provides a window into the classroom Podcasting involves few privacy concerns Podcasting can educate about copyright Podcasting can be interactive Podcasting can be creative Podcasting can be fun! Robinson & Ritzko, 2009
10. References ABCNews.com. (2005). What is podcasting? Retrieved November 2, 2009 from http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=724297 Fryer, W. (n.d.). Classroom audio podcasting. Retrieved November 7, 2009 from http://www.wtvi.com/teks/05_06_articles/classroom-audio-podcasting.html LeFever, L., & LeFever, S. (Producer). (2009). Podcasting [Common Craft Online Video]. Available from http://www.commoncraft.com/podcasting Podcast. (n.d.). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved October 24, 2009 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcast Robinson, S. & Ritzko, J. (2009). Podcasts in education: what, why, and how? Allied Academies International Conference. Academy of Educational Leadership, Proceedings, 14(1), 38-43. Retrieved November 12, 2009 from ABI/INFORM Global. Smith, C. & Awe, J. (Producer). (2009, November 12). The ellsworth/awe show [Audio podcast].Retrieved from http://futuredds.podomatic.com/player/web/2009-11-12T18_28_56-08_00
