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PODCASTING
put your ear to the world and reach out to your digitally enhanced students
Carolyn McCarthy, SRESD with thanks to Anne Meadows and
West Virginia Department of Education
What is it?
• What is podcasting? Vodcasting?• What are the requirements for listening to and
creating podcasts?• How are podcasts used in education?• Questions…• Do it!!!
What is a podcast?• Audio content that can be subscribed
to via the Internet through a subscription (RSS feed) process– typically in an audio or video mp3 or m4a
format – subscriber automatically receives new
episodes (or content) through podcatching software (aggregator) like iTunes and Juice
Compare the last content to this!
• http://gruntmedia.com/podgrunt_001_view.html
Educational podcasting (podagogy)
…provide students with course materials they can use anytime, any place, even when they are not connected to a computer.
• …deliver course content in audio, video, and/or graphic formats.
• http://engage.doit.wisc.edu/podcasting/
Educational podcast examples please
maestro…
Kristin Korte K Brandes
- RFI Hyperbole
LSAT Logic
Princeton Review
Enhanced Podcasts• The Grammar Girl
Kids – Art Smart Podcast
Vodcast Examples
Cochran’s Science
Art History in JustA Minute - EwART
So…• course audio files, e.g. bird calls or
heart sounds • mini lessons with audio and visuals, eg.,
glossaries with sound and images, slides with voice-over explanations
• audio or video case studies containing interview with experts or other speakers
• multimedia presentations created by students
5 Characteristics of a 5 Characteristics of a good educational good educational podcastspodcasts
2. Informal Tone & High 2. Informal Tone & High EnergyEnergy
information/media that information/media that connects with them. connects with them.
friendly, informal tonefriendly, informal tone high energy that keeps high energy that keeps
them engagedthem engaged tutor or individual tutor or individual
instruction rather than a instruction rather than a lecture. lecture.
part of something rather part of something rather than the recipientsthan the recipients
What’s coming3. Strategic: 3. Strategic: Context/ReviewContext/Review
Review
Content
4. DI – addressing 4. DI – addressing different learning style different learning style preferencespreferences
AudioAudio VideoVideo TranscriptsTranscripts Reviewed onlineReviewed online Downloaded and listened to convenientlyDownloaded and listened to conveniently
5. Flexible Delivery5. Flexible Delivery
SubscribeSubscribe iTunesiTunes JuiceJuice OdeoOdeo
DownloadDownload iPodiPod iRiver…..iRiver…..
QUIZQUIZ
In partners – In partners – Person on left Person on left
name 3 effective practices for a good name 3 effective practices for a good podcastpodcast
Person on the right Person on the right name 2 more effective practicesname 2 more effective practices Plus explain what a podcast isPlus explain what a podcast is
Required to listen?
Any of the following:ComputerMp3 player (iPod, iRiver,…..)Cell phoneOther handheld devices***Need Internet Access***
Creating your own
Stages1. Plan2. Develop3. Record4. Edit5. Promote
What is your goal?
Then….Motivate and Prepare
listenerOverviewShare informationReview contentClose with credits
Assignment: Podcast
http://www.bteducation.org/img/lib/dialogics/AssignmentPodcast/index.html
http://teachers.ocps.net/lienj/podcasting/index.htm
Creating your own Step 2
Software:Audacity and LAME - FREEGarageBand on the MacAdobe Audition….. And others…
Recording device with micComputer with microphone iPod with micDigital voice recorderCell phone
Creating your own – last step
Hosting sites http://www.gcast.com/ Blogging sites edublogs.orgWeb server with RSS script
ProcessUploadCall it in – cell phone direct
Use in Education• Limited only by your imagination
How many ways can I use
Educational Podcasts?
How are podcasts used in education?
• Introducing new content• Review• Self-directed study• Foreign language practice• Band concerts• Field trip guides• Digital storytelling• Project-based learning• Parent communiqués• News/announcements
The podcast of a boring and
unengaging lecture will be just as
boring and unengaging as the original lecture and,
once the initial novelty of the
delivery method wears off, it will be no more effective.
Questions?• OK – let’s do it!
More Information• History
• Terminology
• Subscription
• Requirements
• Podcast Directories and software
• Tips
• Podcasting Tools
History
• developed in 2004
• former MTV video jockey Adam Curry
• software developer Dave Winer.
• Curry wrote a program, called iPodder, that enabled him to automatically download Internet radio broadcasts to his iPod.
• Wikipedia collision
• (How stuff works)
Important Termsmp3 is a compression scheme for reducing the size of audio files without adversely affecting their quality
3-minute = 32 MB of storage =3 MB as an mp3 reducing the download time by a factor of 10!
Important Terms
RSS (Really Simple Synchronization) is a method of automatically distributing links to content on a web site to subscribers
New and updated content is uploaded to the web server
Content is then downloaded to clients automatically through RSS feeds
Important TermsAggregator – application that schedules visits to websites and automatically downloads subscribed content
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NEW BLOG ENTRY
NEW PODCAST
(NO NEW CONTENT)
Free aggregators include iTunes and Juice
Aggregators
• This software collects, or catches, or organizes… the podcasts you subscribe to
• iTunes is a Podcatching aggregator– http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/
• Juice is a free podcatching software– http://juicereceiver.sourceforge.net/index.php
Why Subscribe
• Your technology device can automatically download, update and replace old podcasts with new ones
• So you don’t miss a broadcast
• Convenience if you’re away from the Internet and want to listen
• Get the daily weather updates…
• Get latest information…
Subscribing• Subscription model is what makes it a
podcast versus a stand alone audio/video file– http://coverpage.pcs.k12.mi.us/podcasting.html
• Podcast subscriptions - You can subscribe to a podcast directly through iTunes. Just click "Subscribe to Podcast" and type the podcast's URL in the dialog box that pops up. You'll automatically receive all new podcasts from that broadcaster.
• http://www.bsideradio.org/podcasting.htm • http://www.c-span.org/podcast/
What are the requirements for
podcasting?• To listen, you will need…– a computer and/or a handheld wireless
device such as a cell phone (to locate podcasts)
– an aggregator (software to “collect” new podcast episodes)
– a mobile device (to listen on the go – strictly optional)
What are the requirements to make
one?• To record, you will need…
– a digital recording device (computer or mobile device for reporting “from the field”)
– a microphone– some audio editing software (Audacity /
Garageband)– music/sound effects (Free or make your own)– a text editor (to create the RSS feed)– an application (to upload RSS feed and mp3 files to
a web server such as FTP)
Podcast directories
• Podcastalley.com
• Techpodcasts.com
• Podcast.net
• Podcastbunker.com
• iTunes
• EPN
Podcatching software
• iTunes
• Juice
Podcasting Pointers• Design with the audience in mind
A podcast for parents or members of the board of education should sound completely different that one created for middle school students
• Plan from “Hello” to “Goodbye”What is the purpose of the podcast? How long will it be? Will you record voice only, or will music and sound effects be added? How frequently will episodes be published?
• Practice Makes…Well, Fewer MistakesAfter you get over the initial shock of hearing your own voice in a recording, you’ll be amazed at how many “umm”s you say. A script is essential.
Apple’s recipe• Intro music jingle (30 sec)• Freeplaymusic.com $25 per year TV themes• Topic 1: 5 minutes• Topic 2: 5 minutes• Interlude music 30 sec.• Topic 3: 5 minutes• Topic 4: 5 minutes• Closing remarks – hype next show 2 min• Closing music jingle: 2 minutes
Tips from the pros• PLAN – Script it out as needed• Figure out –Why am I doing this?• What topics can I talk authoritatively about?• Pick something you are passionate about• Is this something others will want to listen to?• Narrow down your scope• Select a very specific topic• How often will you produce your show?• Be consistent!!!
More tips – the show
• All podcasts are linear with a beginning, middle and end.
• Start strong• End strong• Do a script so you stay on task• Have a welcome and ending• Use music that builds and closes• Watch copyright!!! Not even 10 secs. of a
commercial song without permission
Podfadding
• What you are called after you do 10 podcasts and then stop
And remember…there’s a time and a place for everything!
A few more tips
Microphones
• Buy one specifically for podcasting if you can• It is the MOST important piece of equipment• Don’t use built in or webcam mics• USB headset from plantronics under $100 has
noise cancellation • Dynamic mics (vs. condenser) – more durable
and rugged• Condenser mics are best for office or home –
great range and more responsive
Blogger.com
• Create a free account
• 3 steps
• Create your first post by describing your blog
• Then type in the following:
• <a href=“http://URL of audio podcast></a>
• Click on publish post to complete your blog
ReferencesHow Podcasting Works (http://computer.howstuffworks.com/podcasting.htm)
Podcasting 101 -- How Educators Can Use This New Technology(http://techlearning.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=189500866)
Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Podcasting, George Columbo and Curtis Franklin, Que Publishing (2006)
“There’s Something in the Air: Podcasting in Education”, EDUCAUSE, November/December 2005
Education Podcast Network (http://epnweb.org/)
http://del.icio.us/cmccarthy/Podcasting
Credits• Located in the speaker notes below this
slide when you escape from the show. These are too long to put here.
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