Farryl Kaplan, Zane Galyan, Jon Marshall, Courtney Carmichael

Digital media files that can be made into visual or audio files. They can be downloaded from the internet to be played on handheld devices or computers. Podcasts are generally free.

Equipment: -Audio recorder and editor -MP3 encoder (Itunes) -Media player (Itunes) -Final transfer software -Computer

Creating your first episode, which can be an audio recording, video, or even a text document. Supported file formats include.m4a,.mp3,.mov,.mp4,.m4v, and.pdf. Posting your episode file(s) on a server with a publicly accessible URL. Creating an RSS feed (an XML file) that: – conforms to the RSS 2.0 specification – includes the recommended iTunes RSS tags, – contains pointers to your episode. Posting the RSS file on a server. Submit the URL for your RSS feed to iTunes.

Teachers downloading Students making Newsletter

Each student will write a poem. The poems should be about the same topic because when the podcast is presented in class, the students will be able to compare and contrast their poems. The writing process takes a few days to allow the students to create their best work. The teacher's role in this activity is to have a conversation with each of their students. Since the poems are only going to be on display orally, grammar and spelling are not the main focus. However, for practice purposes, teachers should suggest students to write correctly. The students will then record their poems into the podcast with expression.