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What are podcasts?
Media files made available on the Web to the public for download to a variety of digital hardware products ranging from personal computers to portable handheld devices (including PDAs, MP3 players, and cell phones)
Three basic types of podcasts:
1. Audio 2. Enhanced 3. Video
And, two primary ways that podcasting is used as an educational tool:
1. Listening 2. Creating
Examples of educational content available on the Web:
Bookwink http://www.bookwink.com/
CNN Audio & Video Podcasts http://www.cnn.com/services/podcasting/
Colonial Williamsburg Podcasts http://www.history.org/media/podcasts.cfm
Colorado Public Radio http://www.cpr.org/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=145
Discovery Channel Podcasts http://www.discovery.com/radio/podcasts.html
Government Podcasts http://freegovinfo.info/node/174
Grammar Girl http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/default.aspx
Mathgrad http://www.mathgrad.com/
National Public Radio http://www.npr.org/rss/podcast/podcast_directory.php
PBS American Experience Podcasts http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/podcasts.html
Podictionary http://podictionary.com/
Smithsonian Institution http://www.si.edu/podcasts/
Steve Spangler's Secrets (Science) http://www.stevespangler.com/archives/category/podcasts/
Storynory http://storynory.com/
Vocab Minute Podcasts (The Princeton Review) http://www.princetonreview.com/vocabminute/default.asp
Some Podcast directories:
Education Podcast Network http://epnweb.org/
Educational podcasting for teaching and learning http://recap.ltd.uk/podcasting/index.php
ITunes http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/
LearnOutLoud http://www.learnoutloud.com/Podcast-Directory
Podcast Alley http://www.podcastalley.com/
Podcast.net http://www.podcast.net/
PodcastPickle http://www.podcastpickle.com/
Podcasting News' Directory http://www.podcastingnews.com/
Podcasting software:
Doppler http://www.dopplerradio.net/
ITunes http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/
JPodder http://www.jpodder.com/
Juice (formerly iPodder) http://juicereceiver.sourceforge.net/index.php
Confused? … check out this video for a more detailed explanation:
Podgrunt http://gruntmedia.com/podgrunt_001_view.html
Benefits of creating podcasts:
- Motivating students 2. Enhancing the language arts curriculum
- Developing project management skills 4. Building community
Examples of K12 podcasts:
Attea Middle School (Glenview, IL) http://web.mac.com/tech_attea/iWeb/FNN%202007-2008/Flyers%20News%20Network/Flyers%20News%20Network.html
Grandview Library (Monsey, NY) http://www.grandviewlibrary.org/StoryTelling.aspx
Gunston Middle School (Arlington, VA) http://gmsbuzzwords.libsyn.com/
Hopkinton High & Middle School Library (Contoocook, NH) http://hopkintonschools.org/hhs/library/podcast.html
Leawood Elementary School (Littleton, CO) http://www.leawoodlionspodcasts.us/
Longfellow Middle School(La Crosse, WI) http://www.lacrosseschools.com/longfellow/sc/ck
Minneapolis Public Schools (Minneapolis, MN) http://www.mpls.k12.mn.us/mpsboard.html
Nauset Public Schools (Orleans, MA ) http://nausetschools.org/podcasts.htm
Our City http://www.learninginhand.com/OurCity/
Preble County, (OH) Mrs. Steele’s 1st Grade Class): http://preblenet.preble.k12.oh.us/~jessica_steele/FOV2-0001097C/
Room 13 http://www.pluggd.tv/audio/channels/daily_homework_podcast/episodes/x6kg
Shelby County Schools (AL) http://podcasts.shelbyed.k12.al.us/aatkins/2007/10/23/mrs-portwoods-readers-theater/portwood-moviewmv/
Springfield Township High School (PA) http://springfieldvideo.edublogs.org/2007/03/01/orientation/
T4 - Transforming Teaching Through Technology (Jordan School District, UT) http://t4.jordan.k12.ut.us/t4/content/category/6/68/58/
Tovashal Elementary School (Murrieta, CA) http://www2.murrieta.k12.ca.us/tovashal/bcoley/coleycast/index.htm
Willowdale Elemetary School (Omaha, NE) http://www.mpsomaha.org/willow/radio/
More examples / suggestions for podcast uses:
Podcasting at School Wiki Podcasting at School Wiki http://podcastingatschool.seedwiki.com/
LM_NET Archives http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/
Technical Requirements
Recording your own podcast:
It’s as simple as using your phone:
Gcast http://www.gcast.com/
Gabcast http://www.gabcast.com/
Hipcast http://www.hipcast.com/
See Diane Chen’s School Library Journal March, 14, 2007 Blog entry “Podcasting with No Dollars” where she discusses her uses of Gcast to created podcasts with elementary school students http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/830000283/post/1790007579.html
Editing your own podcast:
Software:
Audacity http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
Tutorials: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/help/tutorials
GarageBand http://www.apple.com/ilife/garageband/
Tutorials: http://www.apple.com/ilife/tutorials/#garageband
Podsafe: “a term created in the podcasting community to refer to any work which, through its licensing, specifically allows the use of the work in podcasting, regardless of restrictions the same work might have in other realms. For example, a song may be legal to use in podcasts, but may need to be purchased or have royalties paid for over-the-air radio use, television use, and possibly even personal use.” Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podsafe
Podsafe sites:
PodSafe Audio http://www.podsafeaudio.com/
Freesound Project http://freesound.iua.upf.edu/
Soundsnap http://www.soundsnap.com/
See also: Podcasting Legal Guide http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Welcome_To_The_Podcasting_Legal_Guide
Publishing your own podcast:
Blogger http://www.blogger.com
Feedburner http://www.feedburner.com/
For more detailed information see:
Publishing with Blogger & Feedburner (Learninginhand) http://www.learninginhand.com/podcasting/blogger-feedburner.html
Making a Podcast with Blogger and FeedBurner (Podcasting News)
http://www.podcastingnews.com/articles/Make_Podcast_Blogger.html
Planning your podcast:
RadioWillowWeb Segment Planning Booklet http://www.learninginhand.com/podcasting/RadioWillowWeb.pdf
Assessing your podcast:
Rubric (Univ. of WI, Stout) http://www.learninginhand.com/podcasting/RadioWillowWeb.pdf
Other sites of interest:
K12 Handhelds http://www.k12handhelds.com/podcasting.php
Karen’s Mashups: Compilations of digital content for K-12 educators http://www.k12handhelds.com/mashups/
Podcasting (Learning in Hand) http://www.learninginhand.com/podcasting/
Podcasting Glossary (University of Texas at Austin Division of Instructional Innovation and Assessment) http://www.utexas.edu/academic/diia/podcast/glossary.php
PodScope: The Audio Video Search Engine http://www.podscope.com/
School Library Journal Podcasts http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/podcasts/47162/The+SLJ+Podcast.html
The Teachers’ Podcast http://teacherspodcast.org/
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