Podcasts Emily Evans Patrick Ashton Andrew Gross Caitlin Heyman Kate Szczypka

General Information Where Can I get it? – Itunes Store or Apple Itunes %2F%2Fax.phobos.apple.com.edgesuite.net%2FWebObjects%2FMZSt ore.woa%2Fwa%2FviewPodcast%3Fign-mscache%3D1 %2F%2Fax.phobos.apple.com.edgesuite.net%2FWebObjects%2FMZSt ore.woa%2Fwa%2FviewPodcast%3Fign-mscache%3D1 What Is It? – A media file distributed over the internet. Used for playback on portable media players (eg. Ipods or computers). All that is required for access to podcast is a internet connection.

Podcast cont’d. Functions – Broadcasted over the internet and can be viewed on personal computers, mobibe device and/or from mutli media players. – Can be changed by the podcaster and then accessible to download immediately as changes are made through syndiciation. – Can be used for creating individual radio-style shows, school lessons, church sermons, museum tours, public service announcements, conference meetings, etc. – Provides classrooms communication with other students, teachers, and programs throughout the world.

Audacity Where Can I Get It? – Usually comes pre-installed in versions of Microsoft Office 2007 – Downloadable through en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audacity What Is It? Audacity is a free, open source, cross platform digital audio editor.

Audacity cont’d. Features – Includes functions of audio and digital recordings – Ability to import sound files and combining them with other files – Ability to export recordings for outside use – Easy editing with cut, copy, paste, and delete – Effects Change of pitch Altering tempo Removes static or other background noises – Sound quality-ability to mix tracks with other tracks – Plug-ins

Functions – Allows teachers to record lectures and/or assignments for absent students. Material can be sent through or posted online for student use. – Teachers can record native speakers of other languages to help ELL students with listening comprehension assignments. Audacity can be used to edit the recording so that the dialog does not have any blank spaces or unwanted noises. – ELL students can record their own samples of spoken words or phrases and compare them to an auido file of the English-speaking teacher. The ELL student can then see how his or her spoken language differs from that of a native speaker. – Students can use audacity to record oral assignments and turn then into the teacher using or any other electronic means. – Students can create audio files of what they have learned in class to be shared with parents and other students.

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Activity #2 Activity OverviewTarget Audience Students work together in groups or as a class to create a podcast about what they have learned about a specific subject in class. A script is created by the students and approved by the teacher before the podcast is created. The teacher must decide on the podcasting topic beforehand and edit and post the podcasts for the students. This activity can be altered to be appropriate for any grade level. For example, higher grade levels can be given more responsibility in creating the podcasts on their own while younger grades would recieve more help from the teacher. Goals/Objectives of Activity Students will be able to work together to organize thoughts on a topic and then create a podcast to convey their ideas in a clear, concise way. Podcasts will be posted electronically (such as on the school website) by the teacher for parents, students, and other faculty members to view.

Activity #2 cont’d. Supplies and Materials Computers, microphones for audio recording, podcasting application (such as iTunes) Activity Description and Sequence 1. Students work in groups or as a class and organize ideas and thoughts on the topic they learned about. 2. Students create a script for their podcast that is then approved by the teacher. 3. Students record podcast. 4. Teacher edits and posts podcast. Assessment The teacher can listen to podcast and asses what the student learned about the topic being podcasted. The actual podcast should be assessed as well. How clear were the students thoughts? How well were thoughts and ideas organized and presented? Did students work well as a group to create the podcast?

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