PODCASTING IN THE CLASSROOM By Elizabeth Tillery WHAT

PODCASTING IN THE CLASSROOM By, Elizabeth Tillery

WHAT IS PODCASTING? Ø Ø Online digital media delivery by RSS feed (“a magazine delivered by the regular mail via the mailman” Broadcasting online Online magazine subscription “P”ortable “O”n “D”emand Broad”casting”

WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH A PODCAST? Ø Ø Ø Ø Any content lesson (Ex. Language Lesson to teach French) How-to-instructions Self-guided tours Storytelling Accessibility for students whose reading skills are limited Your own radio show Relay important messages to students

PORTABLE MEDIA PLAYERS i. Pod Ø Cell Phones Ø MP 3 Players Ø Xbox and other gamers Ø Ti. Vo Ø Computer Ø

HARDWARE & SOFTWARE NEEDED A recording device Ø Software to create an MP 3 audio or video file (ex. http: //audacity. sourceforge. net, Free) Ø Access to the internet Ø An application that lets you listen to the podcast, such as i. Tunes, Juice, feedburner also called podcatchers Ø

COST FREE audio playing software such as Audacity. com Ø FREE RSS feed such as feedburner. com Ø $-i. Pod with a Griffin i. Talk or any digital recorder Ø $$-Office Studio with higher-end microphone and computer software Ø $$$- Professional recording studio Ø

TIME ALLOCATION 5 minutes if you are good with technology and your content is minimal Ø Student projects usually take 3 -4 weeks to produce Ø Teachers should possess intermediate computer skills and know the technical aspects of the production process before trying to teach the skills to students Ø

ADVANTAGES Ø Ø Ø Ø Listen to exactly what, when, and where you want Another education tool Family members can stay up to date on classrooms Study support-repeated listening and review 24/7 Education Students learn technical skills Saves time accessing information Improves public speaking skills DISADVANTAGES Ø Ø Ø Audio quality No 2 -way interaction or audience participation No access to hardware Some initial training is needed Lost in a “sea of information” THE PROS WIN!!! YEA!!!

FORMS OF PODCAST AVAILABLE Ø Ø Ø Audio podcasts Enhanced podcasts: May include chapter marks, images, and hyperlinks to websites Video podcasts (also called vodcast)

EXAMPLES OF PODCASTING Student podcast Ø http: //recap. ltd. uk/podcasting/schools/i ndex. php Ø http: //123 listen 2 me. com/ Ø Teacher podcast Ø http: //www. podcastingnews. com/forum /link_6. htm Ø http: //epnweb. org Ø

HOW TO CREATE YOUR OWN PODCAST 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Choose a topic and create the script Create and edit an audio or video recording (using software such as http: //audacity. sourceforge. net ) and save as an MP 3 file Create or update your RSS data feed that contains information about your podcast to your hosting provider Save and upload the feed and audio file to your server Produce and Publish using podcatchers such as i. Tunes, Juice, www. podbean. com, or radio. Doppler Download and listen anywhere

WHAT IS RSS? Really Simple Syndication = Shared Content Ø A quick and easy way to create and use “syndicated content” Ø “pull” and “push” information Ø Ex. Of free software = Cooktop – the free software for windows Ø www. feedforall. com RSS feed creation tool Ø

MY AUDIO FILE Invitation to the Pike Road Arts & Crafts show this Saturday!

RESOURCES Ø Ø Ø About. com http: //radio. about. com/od/podcastin 1 Podcasting Tutorial < http: //feedforall. com/podcastingtutorial. htm> ICT in Education http: //www. 1 tscotland. org. uk/ictineducation/sitegeneral Podcasting in the classroom. http: //userwww. sfsu. edu/~nshelley Podcast for educators, schools and colleges http: //recap. ltd. uk/podcasting/info/podcasting. html

THE END!!! Ø No questions, please!! I’m just as confused as you are right now!!