Podcasting in the Classroom

April 23 - 24, 2010

David Bydlowski – bydlowd@resa.net

Based on the work of Carol Mayer, Wayne RESA

Visit: http://science.resa.net and

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What is a podcast?

• Like a radio broadcast, but transmitted over the Internet

• Podcast < iPod + broadcast• Podcast series can be subscribed to• Audio content on your computer• Can transfer to portable media device (iPod,

MP3 player, digital audio player (DAP))• Ability to subscribe distinguishes podcast from a

simple MP3 file download

History of Podcasting

• First podcasts in 2004• 2005 word of the year -New Oxford American

Dictionary• Over 151 Million iPods sold as of April, 2008• Billions of podcasts have been downloaded• There are over 100,000 podcasts available.

Short

Benefits of Podcasting

• Convenient - listen anytime, anywhere• Portable - download to portable media

device• New episodes automatically downloaded • Free (mostly)

We’ve Come a Long Way, Baby

We’ve Come a Long Way, Baby

We’ve Come a Long Way, Baby

Remember…You Don’t Need an iPod

http://youtube.com/watch?v=vpciLIA0Kn4 by jmoonah

Podcasting in Education

• Publish student work • Assess student learning• Distribute school assignments• Create archive of class lectures• Interview guest experts• Archive oral histories• Communicate with parents• Provide community outreach• Create audio tours• Provide public safety messages• Access personal and professional development

Examples of Podcasts

Science Friday Podcasts

Connected Learning with David Warlick

K12Science

Today in iPhone

Types of Podcasts

• Audio only• Enhanced podcast - includes chapters

and images of the places/things mentioned in the podcasts

What’s Up in Astronomy?• Video podcast -vodcast - video on

demand podcastTedTalks

Finding Podcasts

The Education Podcast Network

Podcast Alley

iTunes - Download application to computer

Secrets to Professional Podcasting

KidCast: Podcasting in the Classroom, ©2007 Dan Schmit

• Get the Right Gear• Warm Up the Crowd• Don’t Talk to Yourself• Clean it Up• MacLife Tips

Podcast Safe Music

• Music Alley• Creative Commons• Purple Planet

Creating Podcasts

• Preproduction - audience, script, music and sounds, practice

• Recording - microphone, audio software• Postproduction - editing• Publishing

Preproduction

• Purpose of the show• Identify your audience• Live or mixed?• Format

– Journal - more conversational– Audio essay or commentary– Discussion– Sound seeing tours– Other - music, plays, interviews, reviews

KidCast: Podcasting in the Classroom, ©2007 Dan Schmit

Preproduction

• Brainstorm or outline episode content• Create timeline or storyboard• Write script

KidCast: Podcasting in the Classroom, ©2007 Dan Schmit

0 Min 10 Min

Segments

Transition Music

Theme Music Theme Music

Preproduction

• Gather audio resources - music, stingers, sound effects, etc

• Finalize script• Rehearse• Locate quiet area for recording

Recording

“Quiet on the set!”

• Record voice audio from script• Options for recording

– Internal or external microphone– Headset with microphone– Portable recording devices– Cell phone - Gcast– Skypecasting

KidCast: Podcasting in the Classroom, ©2007 Dan Schmit

Postproduction

• Editing• Import music and sound effects• Add effects and normalize• Fine tune audio files• Export as MP3

KidCast: Podcasting in the Classroom, ©2007 Dan Schmit

Publishing

KidCast: Podcasting in the Classroom, ©2007 Dan Schmit

• Upload file to server• Create RSS feed file

Or• Use Edublogs or Podomatic to host

your podcast

Podcasting in the Classroom

April 23 – 24, 2010

David Bydlowski – bydlowd@resa.net

Based on the work of Carol Mayer, Wayne RESA

Visit: http://science.resa.net

Click on eResources

Click on Podcasts