Podcasting in Education By: Colette Cairns

Podcasting You do not need an Ipod to create a podcast or listen to a podcast Podcasts can be audio or video Podcasting works like a magazine subscription Ipods, MP3 players can be used to download podcasts so you can listen to them on the go

Who Uses Podcasting? Schools, Colleges and Universities Businesses To disseminate course materials, educational content, communication and services Businesses To deliver tele-seminars, mobile marketing, advertising, result announcements, etc. Religious Organizations To share services available to the community through their church Entertainment Industry To convey information to the public, fans and followers People For sharing and communicating across the globe

Current Classroom Practices Special Events Language Development Professional Development Poetry Recitals News & Announcements Audio Dramas Ask an [expert] Music Distribution

Current Classroom Practices Sight-Seeing Tours Museum Tours Lectures Tutorials Newspapers Assessment/Quizzes Games/Jokes/Riddles Support Group Discussion

Gathering Ideas for Podcasts Itunes Podcast 411 Podcast Alley Podcast Pickle Education Podcast Network Itunes--most of you probably already know about Itunes. How many people have used itunes. It is free, apple product. It is a commercial webiste. You can buy videos, music, books. Very simple tool to use. Podcast 411--Place to get information to have about podcasts. News for podcasters. Informational website. Podcast Alley--Most highly used--known for their voting feature. To track membership and see how they are doing and also have forums for discussing podcast. Podcast Pickle--orginal podcast community. Have podcasts and forumns as well Education Podcast Network-- Education Podcast Network--This is a great place to see topics and listen to some of the podcasts

Examples of Podcasts Jennifer Dorman--Social Studies David Kneier--Instructional Podcasts Laura Brooks--Short Stories

Listening to Podcasts and Subscribing to Podcasts Itunes Download at http://www.apple.com It is free Preferences in Itunes need to be checked Itunes, Preferences, Podcasts Itunes, Preferences, Parental Controls Listening to Podcasts in Itunes View Itunes Store Click on Podcasts Listen Subscribe This will automatically subscribe to future episodes

Subscribing to Podcasts from Internet Websites Go to Podcast Alley Http://www.podcastalley.com Review Categories Search for Podcasting in Education Kidcast Click on Get Podcast Highlight URL Copy URL Open Itunes Click on Advanced Subscribe to Podcast Copy URL in box

Brainstorming Ideas What type of Podcast would you like to create? What kind of Information do you want to share or have your students share? Have a Focus Inform Entertain Persuade Or a mix of two or three

Steps for Planning Common Elements Intro/Outro Segments--Regular or Feature Interviews, co-hosts, guests Background Music/Sound Effects Contact Information

Additional Planning Important to have a script and a plan Map out your show using Inspiration, Gliffy, or MindMeister Storyboarding Scripting Live or unrehearsed shows

Things to Consider…. Avoid complex material that includes lots of facts and figures. Recordings of classroom lectures may not be the best use of podcasting. Narrow the focus of a podcast. Engage--Transforming Teaching and Learning through Technology It’s best to avoid this type of content for a a podcast. Subject matter with lots of details and complex relationships is often conveyed most effectively through lectures and readings. This is because most students listen to podcasts as they perform other tasks (i.e., riding a bus, driving, exercising, walking to class, etc.). In most cases they won’t be taking notes as they listen. Always keep in mind the learner's context when selecting content for a podcast. Podcasts of entire lectures often come across overly formal and stilted. Important visuals are excluded. Only use lectures as podcasts when you have a strong pedagogical rationale for doing so. Limit the scope of your content and don’t try to communicate too much material in a single podcast. Instead, identify important concepts or issues students tend to struggle with and develop a podcast episode that addresses each one. You can also focus on helping students acquire better learning strategies for approaching specific assignments or topics.

Copyright and FairUse A Fair Use Chart A Fair Use Checklist How does fair use effect your Podcast Idea? Fair Use Fairy Tale