Extreme Pod and Vod Casting Mallory Kennedy, Ashley Rosenow, Ashley Bratsch, Ashley Witt Introduction: Pod and Vodcasting have become the latest technology craze within schools and offices. It is easy to see why; Pod and Vodcasting are creating fun and different ways to incorporate technology into the lives of all people. Due to their easy accessibility, they have brought immense change to the otherwise traditional class notes, and can be beneficial to many learning styles. With a few simple items, teachers can communicate without difficulty to parents about classroom activities and other school announcements. To begin our research we looked at different credible resources online. We found definitions, ways to use this technology in the classroom, and how Pod and Vodcasting can benefit people of all ages. We also found how to use Pod and Vodcasting and supplies that are needed to use this technology in the classroom. Some needed items are a camera, internet connection, computer, personal device, and an optional headset when listening to a Vodcast. Podcasting is a combination of hardware and software used to distributed audio and video content online. It can provide supplemental explanations and expanded examples to course content. Vodcasting is in essence a video on demand. Using cameras or webcams it is easy to attach a visual aid to online lectures other information presented. There are various benefits to using Pod and Vodcasting. Technology helps teachers bring new ideas into the classroom and gives a positive alternative to lectures. Another advantage to Pod and Vodcasting is keeping communication open between the parents and teachers. By teaching students to use Pod and Vod casting we allow them to become further educated in the world of technology. Although there are many benefits of Pod and Vodcasting, teachers should be cautious when using this form of technology in the classroom. Computer time should be carefully watched to ensure direct student to teacher communication. It is critical to remember how important social interaction is for students; therefore monitoring computer time is recommended. While researching our topic we found different items are needed in order to successfully use Pod and Vodcasting. These materials include a computer, internet connection, microphone, headphones, MP3 player, Audio Recorder and Editor, and a MP3 Encoder such as iTunes. Introduction: Pod and Vodcasting have become the latest technology craze within schools and offices. It is easy to see why; Pod and Vodcasting are creating fun and different ways to incorporate technology into the lives of all people. Due to their easy accessibility, they have brought immense change to the otherwise traditional class notes, and can be beneficial to many learning styles. With a few simple items, teachers can communicate without difficulty to parents about classroom activities and other school announcements. To begin our research we looked at different credible resources online. We found definitions, ways to use this technology in the classroom, and how Pod and Vodcasting can benefit people of all ages. We also found how to use Pod and Vodcasting and supplies that are needed to use this technology in the classroom. Some needed items are a camera, internet connection, computer, personal device, and an optional headset when listening to a Vodcast. Podcasting is a combination of hardware and software used to distributed audio and video content online. It can provide supplemental explanations and expanded examples to course content. Vodcasting is in essence a video on demand. Using cameras or webcams it is easy to attach a visual aid to online lectures other information presented. There are various benefits to using Pod and Vodcasting. Technology helps teachers bring new ideas into the classroom and gives a positive alternative to lectures. Another advantage to Pod and Vodcasting is keeping communication open between the parents and teachers. By teaching students to use Pod and Vod casting we allow them to become further educated in the world of technology. Although there are many benefits of Pod and Vodcasting, teachers should be cautious when using this form of technology in the classroom. Computer time should be carefully watched to ensure direct student to teacher communication. It is critical to remember how important social interaction is for students; therefore monitoring computer time is recommended. While researching our topic we found different items are needed in order to successfully use Pod and Vodcasting. These materials include a computer, internet connection, microphone, headphones, MP3 player, Audio Recorder and Editor, and a MP3 Encoder such as iTunes. Methods: We created a survey in surveymonkey.com and asked a series of questions to test a wide range of people’s knowledge on Pod and Vodcasting. The invitation to take our survey was sent through and facebook.com to fifty people of different ages. Two weeks later we went to analyze our results and saw that twenty people had completed the survey. The survey tested people on basic knowledge such as how to use Pod and Vodcasting, who can use it, basic definitions, and what is needed to create a Pod or Vodcast. Conclusion: While researching Pod and Vod casting, we learned new things and great benefits of using these advancements in technology. We also discovered many educational uses for Pod and Vod casting as well. We decided to take our research one step further and created a survey to guide us in finding out others knowledge of Pod and Vod casting. Our survey, created in Surveymonkey.com asked fifty people basic knowledge and critical thinking questions about our topic. Pod and Vod casting can be used as a tool to connect all people by the use of technology. Pod casting allows people to create multimedia files and share them by using the internet and then uploading it on a personal device. Vod casting can take it one step further by sending a video or audio file. We sent out fifty invitations to people of all age groups ranging from twelve to sixty. Twenty of those people completed the survey. We were happy with our results due to the variety of answers and the high number of participants who answered correctly. Our survey provided us with an idea of how popular and well known Pod and Vod casting is. In the survey we asked what ages would best benefit from using this in school, and we received many answers. As future educators we have found that Pod and Vod casting can be essential tools for teaching. This advancement in technology has opened many doors in education. It can bring a change to the traditional notes by giving students hands on activities. Pod and Vod casting can be beneficial to many different types of learning styles. The students can also go online and re listen or re watch audio and video material covered in class. Extreme Pod and Vodcasting Survey Questions: 1. Pod and Vod casting are the same Yes No 2. New material from the Pod cast will upload automatically to your personal device. Yes No 3. Pod casting (Personal on Demand Broadcast) is the method of distributing multimedia titles such as audio or video programs, over the internet. True False 4. Vodcasting is the process of uploading word documents and files to a personal device. True False 5. Who can use Podcasting? Students Teachers Employees All of the above 6. Which of the following would you use to upload a video? Vodcasting Podcasting Pod and Vodcasting Neither Pod nor Vod casting 7. What materials do you need in order to begin a podcast? Speakers, iPOD, How to Book Computer, Video Camera Computer, Internet Connection, Microphone/Headset iPOD, Internet Connection, Microphone/Headset 8. How long will the uploaded material last on your personal device? One Week One Month One Year Until you chose to delete it 9. What benefits do you think POD and VOD casting would bring to the classroom or a work environment? 10. What grade do you feel would succeed the most from using pod and Vod casting? Why? Finally, please put your age down at the bottom of your response to help further our research. Figure 1 POD (Personal on Demand Broadcast) is the method of distributing multi- media files such as audio or video programs over the internet? Figure one shows that 94% of the people we surveyed have heard about POD casting and understood the definition thoroughly. This shows that POD casting is on the rise and more people than ever are relying on POD casting and its features in their lives. Figure 2 What materials do you need in order to begin POD casting? Over half of our surveyed audience responded with answer C, Computer, Internet connection, Microphone/headset. These results show while one answer was most popular, the responses were varied when asked what items were needed for POD casting. Many people are aware of the idea of POD casting, but do not realize what they need to begin. Introducing more people to the idea of POD casting would greatly increase its popularity. Figure 3 How long will the uploaded material last on your personal device? This question was asked to see how many people understood that they are in control of the material that they upload. We asked this question in hopes that the majority would realize the potential and the benefits of using technology. The responses exceeded our expectations when 83% of the survey group knew the correct answer. References  Retrieved September 14, 2008, Web site:  (2007, December 19). 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