Capturing iPods and the MP3 Capturing iPods and the MP3 Craze for Learning:Craze for Learning:

Helping Students Tell Their StoriesHelping Students Tell Their Stories

An exciting Time of Learning and Podcasting.

Dr. Kathleen P. KingFordham University MS Adult Ed & HRD

alsoThe Teacher’s Podcast

Talking Financial Literacy Transformation Education LIVE!

© 2008, K. P. King.. All rights reserved. For info contact: kpking@fordham.edu

Sample Sample PodcastsPodcasts••You DonYou Don’’t t

Need an Need an IpodIpod

•KEYNOTE Paliser RSD

•Librivox•UEGE

LetLet’’s Start the s Start the Recording!Recording!

Script and Cues!Script and Cues!KPK : Welcome to Transformation KPK : Welcome to Transformation Education LIVE!Education LIVE!

KPK : This is Dr. Kathy King atKPK : This is Dr. Kathy King at……..Teachers:Teachers:------ APPLAUSEAPPLAUSE------Teachers:Teachers: YeaAA!!! wooohooOO!!!YeaAA!!! wooohooOO!!!

Session GoalsSession Goals

Explore how to• access and use free digital media resources, • record and create digital audio for classrooms, • podcasting outcomes• practice recording with the session leader.Examples of student projects and teacher professional development

An exciting Time of Learning and Podcasting!

In the past 3 years…

120 Episodes…4 MILLION

downloads!

In the past 3 years…

120 Episodes…

4 MILLION downloads!

Digital NativesDigital Immigrants• What do those terms

mean to you?• Examples?• Growing up Online-

Frontline Special

Digital NativesDigital Natives. . . aka . . . aka Why Podcasting?Why Podcasting?

Why Use Digital Technology?Why Use Digital Technology?Capture students’ interest in iPods, MP3s, digital media and online information

Why? • Time on task, research skills,

literacy skills, motivate, empower, enhance and advance learning

Why Podcasting?Why Podcasting?Learning is Learning is •• relevant, anytime, mobile and relevant, anytime, mobile and

convenientconvenient•• On computer or on the GO!On computer or on the GO!

Outcomes of• Engagement• Time on Task• Voice and Empowerment• Literacy WITH Authentic Projects-

outlining, writing, planning, decision making, editing, rewriting, speaking skills

• Interdisciplinary• Critical thinking• Research and technology skills

Another example of creating innovative technology solutions to meet needs of lifelong learners

Access and Use Free Digital Media Resources

iTunesiTunes-- free program to find podcastsfree program to find podcasts•• Search for topics Search for topics –– pickpick----thenthen•• See other episodesSee other episodes

OROR…… Google search podcast + topicGoogle search podcast + topic

Itunes continuedItunes continued

Play on computerPlay on computerFree subscription to receive next episodesFree subscription to receive next episodesMobileMobile-- take it with youtake it with you•• Cable to syncCable to sync•• Mp3 player Mp3 player –– iPod iPod ---- Cell phoneCell phone

LearningLearning--onon--DemandDemand

How to be a Digital Creator!How to be a Digital Creator!ContentContent-- RecordRecord-- PublishPublish

From the new book by King & Gura

Podcasting for Teachers:

Using a New Technology to Revolutionize

Teaching and Learning

OPTIONS forOPTIONS forHow to Record and Create Digital

Audio for Classrooms

1.1. Handheld digital recorderHandheld digital recorder2.2. Available computer plus mike, free Available computer plus mike, free

softwaresoftware3.3. AllAll--inin--one record, edit and post on one record, edit and post on

WebWeb

Recording OptionsRecording Options•$ 5 mic

•$ 20 mic

•$50 mic

•$ 40 inexp MP3 player digital recorder

•$ 120 ( HQ digital recorder)

•$ 399 Edirol

How to Record and Create Digital Audio for Classrooms

Content

+ Computer

+ Mic

+ Software

+ Web

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PODCAST

How to Record and Create Digital Audio for Classrooms

Content

+ Computer

+ Mic

+ Software

+ Web

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PODCAST

AllAll--inin--one podcasting solutions one podcasting solutions podomatic.com is one examplepodomatic.com is one example

Just Add a Cheap

Microphone!

podomatic.com

There’s a variety of FREE, easy to use, ‘anyone can podcast’ solutions on the web.

How Podcasting Motivates for How Podcasting Motivates for Literacy & LearningLiteracy & Learning

Outcomes of• Literacy WITH Authentic Projects

Planning, decision making, Writing, editing, rewriting Speaking skillsCollaboration skillsTechnology skills

• Which of these are valued workplace skills?• Which of these are valued tested skills?

How Podcasting… Empowers & Develops Voice

Empowers students • What does student empowerment mean to

you?Develop voice … student voice• Writing voice• Singing voice ?• Sense of self…person…public…What impact when students grow in sense of self?Motivates literacy skills and language learning

Live Session… 1..2…3…

ContentContentFree Free softwaresoftware--AudacityAudacityRecord, Record, editedit-- copycopy--delete..delete..Publish to Publish to RSS and RSS and WebWeb

VOICE WAVE PATTERNS

Planning PodcastsPlanning Podcasts……Remember the plan?Remember the plan?•• *** Content ****** Content ***•• Record, editRecord, edit-- copycopy--delete..delete..•• Publish to RSS and WebPublish to RSS and Web

““Script or not to scriptScript or not to script”” that is the questionthat is the question……. (behind the . (behind the curtain)curtain)•• Helps studentsHelps students…… some professionals always use themsome professionals always use them

IntroIntro……•• ““Welcome to this episode of Adventures in Transformative LearningWelcome to this episode of Adventures in Transformative Learning! !

A podcast about life, change and learning in adulthood. This is A podcast about life, change and learning in adulthood. This is Dr. Dr. Kathy KingKathy King…… ((Applause Applause ---- AND AND ––SHOUTS)SHOUTS)

Body of podcastBody of podcast…………. (our session). (our session)OutroOutro……. . •• ““This concludes this episode. Thank you for being with us. Be surThis concludes this episode. Thank you for being with us. Be sure e

to check our website at www.podcastforteachers.org/ATL and emaito check our website at www.podcastforteachers.org/ATL and email l us with your comments and suggestions you can reach us at us with your comments and suggestions you can reach us at atlpodcast@gmail.comatlpodcast@gmail.com

•• (then all the (then all the ““this podcast has been produced bythis podcast has been produced by……..”” stuff)stuff)

Student Projects and Teacher Created

Great opportunity for project-based learningCollaboration, planning, Collaboration, planning, decisiondecision--makingmakingInterInter--disciplinary learningdisciplinary learning

Your thoughts and ideas about student projects??What could your students develop with these?What could teachers What could teachers develop?develop?

ExamplesExamples

Financial Literacy in EducationFinancial Literacy in Education

Talking Fin Litwww.talkingfinlit.orgwww.talkingfinlit.org

PD help for teachers about PD help for teachers about financial literacy resources financial literacy resources teaching math in applicationteaching math in applicationwww.talkingfinlit.orgwww.talkingfinlit.org

Using Existing ContentUsing Existing Content……....Then Building to Global Then Building to Global

ParticipationParticipation

Using Existing ContentUsing Existing Content& Then Building to Global & Then Building to Global

ParticipationParticipation

Students can create content that Students can create content that mattersmatters

Students cancreate content…

…that matters!

Technology makes student Technology makes student portfolios and alternate assessment portfolios and alternate assessment

DODO--able!able!

Tech makesAlternate AssessmentDO-able!

Teacher Professional DevelopmentTeacher Professional DevelopmentOOver 4.0 million listeners!ver 4.0 million listeners!

Talking Fin Lit www.talkingfinlit.orgwww.talkingfinlit.org PD PD help for teachers about financial literacy help for teachers about financial literacy resources teaching math in applicationresources teaching math in application

The Teacher’s Podcast offers interviews, offers interviews, curriculum ideas, news resources, curriculum ideas, news resources, technology tips,technology tips,

research for classroom use research for classroom use www.teacherspodcast.orgwww.teacherspodcast.org

Transformation Education Live!Innovation, teaching & lifelong learningInnovation, teaching & lifelong learning……www.transformationed.com/podcastwww.transformationed.com/podcast

DiscussionDiscussion

Group QuestionsGroup QuestionsDiscussion StartersDiscussion StartersAdditional suggestions Additional suggestions from the groupfrom the group