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Podcasting and RSS
What is a Podcast?
iPod + Broadcast=Podcast
An audio recording that is distributed via the internet.
It can be downloaded and listen to via a PC or mobile device
It has a syndicated feed that uses RSS to pull the files to the user
Types of Podcasts
• Audio (MP3 format)
• Enhanced Audio-with images (Mv4 format)
• Video (mpg4 or mov format)
• PDF (ebooks)
Skills learned from Podcasting
• Collaboration skills : working in groups on different segments of the podcast, tying in and back to a story that was developed by the entire class.
• Writing skills: creative & descriptive writing, sequencing, editing and revising scripts
• Speaking skills: speaking slowly, fluently, clearly and with expression in their voices
• Presentations skills: being able to express themselves orally
• Communication skills: being able to convey and teach information to others (not only in their physical location and presence, but also in virtual time and from places around the world.
• Oral fluency: increase awareness of their voice, speed and its rhythm.
• Auditory skills: practice listening skills, address auditory learning styles
• (Digital) storytelling skills: being able to weave information and facts preciously learned into a creative story, form a “relationship” with the content presented, entertain others through creative narrative.
• Media literacy: different types of podcasts (narrative, informational, storytelling, conversational, collaborative, interview style, etc), understanding different components of a podcast episode, being able to express themselves in different media.
• Information literacy: integrating, expressing and transmitting information in a variety of media.
• Technology skills: exposure to sound editing software, such as Garageband
7 top job skills of 2011
• Critical Thinking and Problem-solving
• Collaboration Across Networks and Leading By Influence
• Agility and Adaptability
• Initiative and Entrepreneurialism
• Effective Oral and Written Communication
• Accessing and Analyzing Information
• Curiosity and Imagination
Ideas for Podcasts
• Personal Narratives, Original Work..Poetry
• Mock Conventions or Science Fairs
• Oral histories
• Vocab and/or concept practice
• Brainstorming Sessions
• Overview of unit
• Oral Reports or Speeches
• Radio Theater or broadcasts
• Radio commercials
• Interviews
• Newscast-Information for parents
Our First Podcast
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzw63KRMAMY&feature=related
Sample Classroom Podcasts
Educators Podcasting Network
http://epnweb.org
Wes Fryer’s Podcasting Site
http://teachdigital.pbwiki.com/podcasting
Poems in Your Pocket (made with cell phones)
http://emsdigitalpoetry.wikispaces.com/Poem+in+Your+Pocket+Day
Podcasting with 2nd Graders
http://langwitches.org/blog/2009/10/19/we-podcasted-today-so-did-you-learn-anything/
Series of Podcasts by 1st Graders at Lincoln Elementary
http://www.wiu.edu/thecenter/acttt/products/podcasts/firstlincoln.php
1st Grade Podcast: Weekly Update
• http://www.wtisburyschool.org/podcasts/wtpod/FirstGradePodcasts.html
1st Graders: Animal Podcasts
• Students did research and wrote a report on an animal they chose. They picked pictures to go with their report and recorded their podcasts.
• http://www.lbschools.net/carver/Ahrens/1st_Grade_Animal_Podcasts/1st_Grade_Animal_Podcasts.html
2nd grade lesson plan on using parent cell phones for podcasting at zoo field trip
http://www.docstoc.com/docs/2542801/How-to-Create-Audio-Files-using-Gabcast
1st Grade Podcast: Character Study
• I had started reading a chapter book called Vacation under the Volcano by Mary Pope Osborne from the Magic Tree House series with them.
• The idea was to pretend that we were interviewing Jack and Annie, the two main characters, about their latest adventure that had taken them to Pompeii.
• http://langwitches.org/blog/2009/12/11/podcasting-with-first-grade/
Podcasting Process
• Decide on the “type” of podcast• Radio broadcast, Radio Theater, Interview…etc
• Write a pitch• Paragraph on “this is a podcast about…”• Get it approved by teacher, then…
• Write a script
• Get the Media • Images, sounds, music…etc
• Practice, Practice, Practice
• Record the Podcast
• Post to the web
How can I listen to a podcast?
• RSS• Rich Site Summary OR Real Simple Syndication.
Podcasting Rubrichttp://www.uwstout.edu/soe/profdev/podcastrubric.html
Professional Education Podcast: For Professional Development
• http://www.edtechtalk.com/
Screencasting
What is a screencast?
• Video tutorial of a computer-based activity
Resources for Screencasting
• http://screencastomatic.com
• http://jingproject.com
Screencasting Assignment
• Create a screencast tutorial of how-to use the web2.0 resource you selected for your web2.0 Smackdown.
• It should include:• How to get started• The different features of the resource• How to create and finish the product
Embed to our class wiki and your blog before July 24th