1. Jared Mader Red Lion Area School District Thursday, March 25, 2010 Podcasting for Students and Teachers

2. Workshop Particulars Payment Bathrooms Breaks

3. RL Tech Academy Wiki http://rltechacademy.wikispaces.com Resources Tutorials Overview Practice

4. Ready or Not... The World is Different Then … Now Now … telecommunications audio tapes video tapes simulationsemail web projects multimedia mobile access laptops (1:1 access) GIS/GPS systems instant messaging wikis / blogs MUVEs cell phones virtual reality Then … Now Now …telecommunications audio tapes video tapes simulationsemail web projects multimedia mobile access laptops (1:1 access) GIS/GPS systems instant messaging wikis / blogs MUVEs cell phones virtual reality

5. Pedagogical Foundations Curriculum must drive the need for technology integration Technology is the tool used to facilitate student- centered learning Scaffolding technology skills has to occur prior to the expectation that students can make thoughtful choices about its appropriate use Degree to which students can utilize technology is also dependent upon their level of cognitive ability. Curriculum must drive the need for technology integration Technology is the tool used to facilitate student-centered learning Scaffolding technology skills has to occur prior to the expectation that students can make thoughtful choices about its appropriate use Degree to which students can utilize technology is also dependent upon their level of cognitive ability.

6. National Educational Technology Standards for Students

7. National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers

8. Knowing Content is NOT Enough In order to be successful in the 21st Century, ALL students must be able to Construct new understandings Solve problems Make decisions Communicate and express themselves Understand complex issues Work collaboratively Set goals and work to a timeline Make ethical choices

9. A Taxonomy for Integrating Technology into Diverse Classrooms Increasing Levels of Cognition Curriculum mastery deepens Increasing Complexity of Technology Skills Technology choices become autonomous

11. How to Include ALL Students Have students move through the taxonomy appropriate to their abilities. As students acquire the skills of using a technology…. It becomes a tool they may choose The emphasis of an activity shifts from the technology to the cognitive skills students must employ Becomes invisible

12. How to Create Creating the Canvas Word, PowerPoint, Inspiration, Wikis, Google Docs Learning to Paint User Created Content: Podcasts, Movies, Animoto, Mapping Creative Process Instructional Design: Be Vague

13. Podcast Uses Record Lectures Homework Help Lab Report Observations Special Projects Advice or Instructions on Projects Problem Solving Radio Show Narrations What’s going on in class Combine with Blogs Audio Newsletters Reading Progress Monitoring

14. Equipment / Media Needed Applications Authoring Audacity (Mac / PC), Vocaroo, podOmatic, Subscribing Wikis, Blogs, iTunes Microphone (Built in or External) Hard Drive Space Other Media/Devices Burn CDs iPods/MP3 Players

15. 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

16. Ways to Start Begin simple Create things that will affect the most students possible

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

18. Process Capturing Editing Exporting Using

19. Capturing Audio Start Application Click Start Click Stop Export

20. Editing Edit out anything not needed Look for long spans of low amplitude in audio waveform Add Intro / Music Save as MP3 (LameLib download)LameLib download When the tech staff installs Audacity onto your computer, this file will be in: …Applications…Audacity…LameLib

21. Exporting vs. Saving Possible File Formats AUP Audacity File WAV, MP3, m4a, m4b WAV files don’t allow for authoring titles, creator, date, etc. MP3 will require additional LameLib download however, it will result in the smallest file size MP3 will be playable by most student audio devices

22. Using iTunes Integration Microsoft Office Integration Wiki embedding Blog embedding

23. Vodcasting??? What is it? What are the tools? How is it used?

24. Vodcasting Using audio in conjunction with video to deliver information Tools iMovie, Photobooth, or MovieMaker ScreenToaster Uses Create audio and video broadcasts Create tutorials, grade assignments, etc.

25. Wrapping up By now, you should be able to: Create a podcast/vodcast that describes how you may use Podcasting/Vodcasting Professionally. Create a podcast/vodcast that describes how you may use Podcasting/Vodcasting with students. Post an MP3/MOV/WMV file to another location (e.g. Wiki, Powerpoint, Word, etc.) Evaluation…Visit Tech Academy Wiki