Podcasting for Students and Teachers

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Podcasting for Students and Teachers

• Ben Smith and Jared Mader
• Red Lion Area School District
• Tuesday, July 1, 2008

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National Educational Technology Standards for
Teachers

• Technology Operations and Concepts
• Planning and Designing Learning Environments and
  Experiences
• Teaching, Learning, and the Curriculum
• Assessment and Evaluation
• Productivity and Professional Practice
• Social, Ethical, Legal and Human Issues

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National Educational Technology Standards for
Students
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Podcast Uses

• Record Lectures
• Homework Help
• Lab Reports
• Special Projects
• Advice on Labs / Projects
• Problem Solving
• Radio Show
• Whats going on in class
• Combine with Blogs

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Equipment / Media Needed

• Applications
• Authoring
• Audacity (Mac / PC), GarageBand, podOmatic,
  Switchpod
• Alternatives
• Blackboard, SchoolCenter, ProfCast, ToolFactory
  (PC), etc
• Subscribing
• iTunes/Netvibes
• Microphone (Built in or External)
• Hard Drive Space
• Server Access to host files and FTP client
  software
• Other Media
• Burn CDs

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Budget

• Audacity 0 (Royalty-Free)
• GarageBand 0
• Microphone - 30
• External Hard Drive 100
• Server Space - Your district probably has some
• Class iPod 150 350
• Look for Mini-Grants for around 500

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Ways to Start

• Begin simple
• Create things that will affect the most students
  possible

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Alternatives

• Content Management Systems
• Blackboard, SchoolCenter
• Switchpod
• PodOmatic

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Decisions / Considerations

• Audacity can be used to edit your track
• Possible File Formats
• WAV, MP3, m4a, m4b
• WAV files dont allow for authoring titles,
  creator, date, etc.
• MP3 will require additional LameLib download
  however, it will result in the smallest file size
• MP3 allows for editable file information
• MP3 will be playable by most student audio devices

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Capturing Audio

• Start Application
• Click Start
• Click Stop
• Export

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Enhancing Observation Skills

• Students will
• Conduct Experiment / Activity
• Record Observations Orally
• Save as a Podcast
• Use of File
• Powerpoint
• Webpage
• Word Document
• iWeb
• Sample Assignment
• Describe phenomenon to a visually disabled person
• Describe activity in foreign language
• Provide commentary on video

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Editing

• Edit out anything not needed
• Look for long spans of low amplitude in audio
  waveform
• Add Intro / Music
• Save as MP3 (LameLib download)

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Post Production

• RSS feed
• Editing the feed.xml file using a text editor
• Dont Use Word!
• Subscribing
• iTunes
• Netvibes

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Assignment

• Make a podcast describing where you are coming
  from what you are looking forward to at NECC -
  besides EdTechInnovators
• Create a second podcast describing your section
  of the wiki and post it there

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Questions

• Email info_at_edtechinnovators.com
• Website www.edtechinnovators.com