Podcasting 101CCFLT

February 27, 2009 Leslie Davison

Spanish Teacher

NBCT

Mast ers in Educat ion in Comput ers

.lesliedavison@comcast net

PodcastsPodcasting, a portmanteau of Apple's "iPod" and "broadcasting", is a method of publishing files to the Internet, allowing users to subscribe to a feed and receive new files automatically by subscription, usually at no cost. It first became popular in late 2004.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcast

Agenda• Why?• How?• Existing Podcasts

– Where to find them?– My favorites– What to do with them?

• Create your own

Why?• Great comprehensible input for our students• Authentic listening resource • Easy to use• Ability to create what works for you• Great learning tool for YOU• Great assessment tool• Showcase your program

Where to find them?

• iTunes– Music Store-Search at the top of the screen– Podcasts-Directory at the bottom of the screen

• On Webpages—Look for the RSS

• http://www.podcastpickle.com/

How to get them?

• Subscribe to them

• Listen on their site

Get iTuneshttp://www.apple.com/itunes/download/

•Mac or PC

•Organize songs

•Store music

•Play only certain parts of a song

•Preview and Purchase

•Organize Podcasts

My Favorites

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Intermediate100% Natural Spanish conversations that help you learn more and improve your confidence.

http://mrtejeda.blip.tv/

Chato

El Plan del Dr. Evil

quería un láser – he wanted a laserya no tenían – they no longer hadle dio – s/he gave to him/her

Other Podcasts for Spanish

Activities to accompany Podcasts• Multiple viewings • Lots of pausing and checking for understanding• Students play the parts (during and after)• Lots of rewinding to hear a certain part again• Pre-teach vocabulary through stories• Post-it notes • Sing with it• Listening Center• Create parallel stories with the structures• Match vocabulary cards to the script

• Read the script-on screen or after for homework• Match vocabulary cards to the script• Storyboard of the storyline • Includes culture• Share with parents• Present for a larger audience

Create Your Own•Why?

•What you may need?

•Purpose

•New ibook comes with a camera

•Regular Camera

•Garageband or audacity

•Images

•Power Point and save as a QuickTime movie

•Students

•Cell Phone

•My Experiments

Quiere que haga

Existing Video Footage

se acuesta

Class Story with Class Help

Song

Focus on certain structure

Quiere que vaya

Kid created

Added some Reading

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