What is iHistory?

iHistory Podcast Project – Mobile Technology & Australian History

Dave Fagg http://ihistory.wordpress.com Eaglehawk SC

Creating podcasts to teach Year 9 Australian History.

Historical fieldwork using podcasts

A blog that documents the process

Student Reflections on the Project

Creating PodcastsA good script• Interesting anecdotes• Under 8 minutesRecording Software• On Mac, GarageBand• On PC, AudacityRecording Hardware• USB headsetInternet Hosting• Blog: wordpress; blogspot• Podcast Host: podomatic• Feed: feedburner• File hosting: box.net

iHistory Podcast Project – Mobile Technology & Australian History

Dave Fagg http://ihistory.wordpress.com Eaglehawk SC

What costs?• time• internet access• USB headset: about $60

What’s free?• Audacity• Wordpress/blogspot• Podomatic• Feedburner• Box.net

Historical Fieldwork1. A collection of interesting

places to visit

2. A podcast on the history associated with that place

3. A task sheet to fill in

4. Some prizes!

To do - listen to Bendigo Gaol podcast - look at a task sheet

iHistory Podcast Project – Mobile Technology & Australian History

Dave Fagg http://ihistory.wordpress.com Eaglehawk SC

Old Bendigo Gaol….not goal. We also visited a cathedral, a Chinese temple, a mining site and surveyed the statues in Bendigo’s CBD.

iHistory Podcast Project – Mobile Technology & Australian History

Dave Fagg http://ihistory.wordpress.com Eaglehawk SC

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What were Cells 6 & 7 used for? 2

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Describe Cell 6 or Cell 7:SizeWhat’s insideAccess to outdoors

Record on iRiver 5

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How many wings of the prison were planned?

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How many were actually built? 2

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Take a photo of one of the walls through which extra wings would have been built.

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Go to the guard box. Explain why it was placed in this position.

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How many cells are there in total?

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What famous person inhabited Cell 28 for a while?

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For most of the gaol’s history, how did it deal with sewerage? When was it connected to the city’s sewerage system?

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iHistory Task Sheet: Bendigo Gaol (excerpt)

The BlogiHistory Podcast Project – Mobile Technology & Australian History

Dave Fagg http://ihistory.wordpress.com Eaglehawk SC

or as my wife says, my other lover….

The iHistory blog is a way of documenting the doubtful progress of this project. What is in it?

• Podcasts

• Reflections on the project

• Student contributions

• Photos/videos

• Colleagues interaction

Although it takes time and energy to maintain, the blog keeps everything in one place, and makes it accessible to anyone with internet access.

Let’s go on a tour!

Some short movies:1. Aural Learning Excerpt2. Mp3s & Learning Excerpt

What did the students think?Quotes from their blogged comments:“I do think it’s good to use mp3s because you can listen individually

without distraction…”David

“…it is good because a teacher may tell you the information earlier but then when you are doing the work for it you can go back and check the information again”

Laura

“The mp3 were easy to operate and you got most of the information you needed”

Daniel

“I enjoy learning in this way I find it a lot easier to take things in and remember them…”

Brianna

“…it is a modern way of learning and should be used more frequently in other classes .”

Jackson

iHistory Podcast Project – Mobile Technology & Australian History

Dave Fagg http://ihistory.wordpress.com Eaglehawk SC