1. TWO TOOLS FOR 21 ST CENTURY LEARNING: PODCASTING & WIKIS Cindy Sheets cindysheets@smsd.org http://sheetsgiftedpages.com

2. PODCASTS

3. What is a Podcast?  Podcasting in Plain English  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-MSL42NV3c http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-MSL42NV3c Audio or audio/video broadcast (Vodcast) first used to download to iPods = “pod”cast Personal On Demand

4. Podcast in Plain English

5. Samples  Nova and Nova Science Now Nova and Nova Science Now  Ask a Biologist Ask a Biologist  TED talks http://ted.comhttp://ted.com  http://k12podcasts.pbworks.com http://k12podcasts.pbworks.com

6. Why Podcasts?  Content  Variety – learning styles  Anytime-anywhere learning  Audience  Public speaking  Organizational skills  Research  Sharing what you’ve learned  21 st Century Skills  Many to Many

7. Where Do I Find Podcasts?  http://k12podcasts.pbworks.com http://k12podcasts.pbworks.com  iTunes Store  iTunes U Tech Savvy Girls Smithsonian Kids National Geographic Kids Super Why (PBS)

8. iTunes U

9. Resources  http://Learninginhand.com http://Learninginhand.com  http://podcastingforbeginners.wikispaces.com/ http://podcastingforbeginners.wikispaces.com/  Atomic Learning's Podcasting Workshop - An Introduction to Audio Podcasting (subscription service) Atomic Learning's Podcasting Workshop - An Introduction to Audio Podcasting  Bernie Dodge's Resources for Educational Podcasting Bernie Dodge's Resources for Educational Podcasting  Lit2Go: MP3 Stories and Poems Lit2Go: MP3 Stories and Poems  EdTechTalk EdTechTalk  Apple Learning Interchange - iPods and iTunes in the Classroom Apple Learning Interchange - iPods and iTunes in the Classroom  WebTools4u2use >> Audio & Podcasting WebTools4u2use >> Audio & Podcasting  Podcasting in Education | PoducateMe Podcasting in Education | PoducateMe  www.how-to-podcast-tutorial.com/17-audacity-tutorial.htm www.how-to-podcast-tutorial.com/17-audacity-tutorial.htm  http://groups.diigo.com/ADEpodcasting/bookmark/tag/podcasts http://groups.diigo.com/ADEpodcasting/bookmark/tag/podcasts

10. Content What are students learning? What do students know? What can they share? Who will the audience be? virtual field trips careers study guides book talks... fluency podcasts Our City Our City Classy Kansas City

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12. Production Process  Listen to other podcasts  Plan  Research  Write  Rehearse/practice  Record  Publish

13. Tools Editing capabilities:  Garageband (MAC)  Audacity http://audacity.sourceforge.nethttp://audacity.sourceforge.net  Audacity video tutorials http://www.how-to-podcast-tutorial.com/17- audacity-tutorial.htm http://www.how-to-podcast-tutorial.com/17- audacity-tutorial.htm Online but no or little editing:  Podbean www.podbean.comwww.podbean.com  Pod-o-matic www.podomatic.comwww.podomatic.com  Gcast www.gcast.comwww.gcast.com  Gabcast www.gabcast.comwww.gabcast.com

14. Other options for creation  Skype (record session)  Photo Story 3  iMovie  MovieMaker

15. Final Product  Publish to a web site  RSS feed (Really Simple Syndication)  Subscriptions

16. Equipment Necessary:  Computer  Software  Garageband, Audacity, etc., or online creators  Microphone (internal or external) OR phone It would be nice:  Better microphones  Pop Filters  iPod/iTouch with recorders

17. Hosting – where will it be posted?  School Server  iWeb  Libsyn  Bluehost  Dreamhost  Go Daddy  Wordpress/Podpress

18. Create a Podcast  Audacity software  Garageband software

19. WIKIS

20. Wikis in Plain English

21. What is a Wiki?  Wikis in Plain English: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=- dnL00TdmLY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=- dnL00TdmLY  Wiki Wiki (quick – Hawaiian)

22. Samples of Wikis  Wikipedia www.wikipedia.com (2001)www.wikipedia.com  Non-profit and no ads, open publication license  Boyer’s Class http://mrboyersclass.pbworks.com http://mrboyersclass.pbworks.com  Web 2.0: Cool Tools for Schools cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.comcooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com  Courtney’s and Nancy’s Pirate Wiki http://thewright3.wikispaces.com/

23. Why Wikis?  Collaboration tool  Application of skills  Everyone can be an expert  And all contributions are valued  Web space?

24. Wiki Works  Private Wikis – members only  Public Wiki – the whole world  Protected - viewed by everyone, but only those invited may edit

25. Consumers or Producers Do you want to:  Use already created wikis for gathering information or learning  Web 2.0: Cool Tools for Schools cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.comcooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com  Contribute to an established wiki  http://Wikitravel.org http://Wikitravel.org  Create your own wiki  www.Wikispaces.com www.Wikispaces.com  http://PBWorks.com/academic.wiki http://PBWorks.com/academic.wiki Student collaboration wiki example  http://arrpirates.wikispaces.com http://arrpirates.wikispaces.com Which is the most meaningful to students?

26. Content  What goes in your wiki?  Planning and organizing with a group  Combining research/information  Adding to a knowledge base  Creating and sharing ideas or documents

27. Process  Sign up  Create a space and name it  Edit:  Create content  Links to other pages, web sites  Invite others to collaborate

28. What do you need?  Computer  Idea

29. Create www.Wikispaces.com http://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers sign in my account create a new wiki (in tool bar right)