1. “Integrating Podcasting into the Classroom Experience“ Rick Shelton M.Ed. Assistant Coordinator for Academic Services Center for Teaching and Learning Northeastern State University

2. Top 5 Reasons to Podcast 5. Your Wollensak cassette recorder finally gave out 4. Your pet has its own podcast and you don’t 3. You are not really sure why but ever since that nice neighbor left that pod in your laundry room you just feel the need to make one yourself 2. On vacation, you read a computer manual faster than those mortals who are reading John Grisham novels 1. You already bought a Captain Kirk chair with a built-in keyboard, microphone and mouse

3. Overview How do we make sense of it all? Netcasting in a nutshell What’s good about it? What’s the downside? Three Methods –iPod –Digital recorder –Windows Movie Maker The Future

4. Netcasting in a Nutshell

5. What is Netcasting? Netcasting, information is automatically delivered to users' desktops. 1 –The more generic term for netcasting is podcasting –Podcasts fall into two categories Podcasts –Audio based presentations Vodcasts –Video based presentations

6. Content Types Educators can use podcasting to provide students with course materials useable anytime –Podcasts deliver course content in audio, video, or graphic formats Instructor created Student created Outside resource

7. Instructor Created Podcasts Lectures Notices Examples Tutorials Shows –Interviews –News –Etc.

8. Student Created Podcasts Class projects –Philosophies –News shows –Capstone projects –Portfolios –Interviews –Reflections –Discussions/debates

9. Outside Resources Expert guest lecturers Commercial broadcasts Amateur broadcasts News Interviews Shows Etc.

10. Websites Focus on established websites –Beware of dubious websites –Try to use sites with.edu.gov.org –.com sites are commercial –Others are personal in nature

11. Podcasts Education Podcast Network –http://epnweb.org/http://epnweb.org/ Podcasting news –http://www.podcastingnews.com/http://www.podcastingnews.com/ National Public Radio –www.npr.orgwww.npr.org iTunes U –http://www.apple.com/education/solutions/itun es_u/http://www.apple.com/education/solutions/itun es_u/

12. Podcasts Podcast.net –http://www.podcast.net/http://www.podcast.net/ PodcastAlly –http://www.podcastalley.com/http://www.podcastalley.com/ iPodder.org –http://www.ipodder.org/http://www.ipodder.org/ NASA –http://feeds.feedburner.com/brainbites/nasahttp://feeds.feedburner.com/brainbites/nasa Podcast 411 –http://www.podcast411.com/http://www.podcast411.com/

13. Audio Book Podcasts LibriVox -- Volunteer Voices, Classic BooksLibriVox -- Volunteer Voices, Classic Books PodioBooks -- New, Original Science Fiction and FantasyPodioBooks -- New, Original Science Fiction and Fantasy Urban Art Adventures -- Classic 'Erotic' Audio BooksUrban Art Adventures -- Classic 'Erotic' Audio Books Maria Lectrix -- Public Domain Books with Catholic ThemesMaria Lectrix -- Public Domain Books with Catholic Themes Dead White Males -- Public

14. How do we make sense of it all?

15. Technology today can quickly overtake a classroom with its complexity and the endless options available to the instructor

16. How do we make sense of it all? Develop a plan Stick to your basic plan Build in flexibility Technology cannot instruct Technology is a tool, not a solution

17. How do we make sense of it all? Use reliable sites for video and audio content Use content that fits the lesson Be sure you have the software and hardware you need Ask questions of your support staff

18. What’s Good About It?

19. “Today’s digital kids think of information and communications technology (ICT) as something akin to oxygen: they expect it, it’s what they breathe, and it’s how they live.” 1 John Seely Brown

20. What’s Good About It? Emphasis is on content, not the instructor Increases instructor’s resources Students are familiar with medium Learning is expanded beyond the classroom in real time Most schools now have the needed infrastructure

21. What’s Good About It? Interactivity is increased Instruction on the Internet accentuates the "student as worker" and the "teacher as coach" paradigms 2 Cost-to-benefit ratio is excellent

22. What’s Good About It? Basic equipment is all that is needed –Computer –Speakers –Internet access –Media players installed Quicktime Windows media player Flash –A projector depending on classroom or lab –Digital recorders –Digital camera –Microphone

23. What’s the Downside?

24. Many instructors fear technology –Feeling that students are more capable than instructor You must be able to recognize good materials Some work is required to sort the good from the bad There are a lot of bad sites out there

25. What’s the Downside? Some sites may be down Your network may be down Virus threats from files Tendency to treat technology as the solution Technology choices seem overwhelming Information could be dated

26. Create Your Content

27. Content can be anything you like –Audio books –Music –Radio/TV type shows –Interviews There's no formula for creating the content The beauty of podcasting is that your shows can be anything that you want them to be

28. Create Your Audio Content It doesn't matter what platform or application you use to record the audio –Audacity - open source, cross-platform, free and let's you mix together multiple filesAudacity –Windows Movie Maker – installed on XP operating systems with SP2 or greater –GarageBand - popular choice for Macintosh based computersGarageBand

29. Create Your Audio Content Save the finished audio show at maximum quality in the native format Convert the file to MP3 format –Increases portability Save your MP3 files to your web server Test them with any MP3 player –Files can go anywhere on your site –However you may want to put all of them into one directory

30. Create Your Video Content Tools needed –Digital video camera –Webcam –Computer –Editing software –Speakers –Microphone

31. Create Your Video Content Plan it out –Use a storyboard –Generalized script –Develop a theme or focus Record your video Edit the video –Produce and compress

32. Three Methods

33. iPod Digital Recorder Windows Movie Maker

34. Audio Podcasts: iPod With adapters you can record directly on your iPod Stereo and mono Variable quality

35. Digital Recorder Records anywhere Uses software to transfer to computer iTunes used for compression –Note: WMA files not recognized by iTunes currently

36. Windows Movie Maker Audio and video are imported Placed into storyboard Transitions and effects added Additional Audio added Produce the movie in desired format

37. Windows Movie Maker

39. Lets Make a Podcast Break up into groups of 4-5 Discuss how an audio podcast can help inform your fellow faculty about this concept As a group come up with a quick discussion to record what you would want to tell them Record the audio

40. The Future Interactive podcasts –Vaestro –CrowdAbout –Waxxi

41. Vaestro

42. CrowdAbout

43. Waxxi

44. Other Resources Podcasting@the University of Wisconsin – Madison Retrieved May 20, 2006 from http://engage.doit.wisc.edu/podcasting/deli ver/index.html http://engage.doit.wisc.edu/podcasting/deli ver/index.html Make Your First Podcast. Podcasting News. Retrieved April 16, 2006 from http://www.podcastingnews.com/articles/Ho w-to-Podcast.html. http://www.podcastingnews.com/articles/Ho w-to-Podcast.html

45. Questions

46. Reference Sources 1.Tom Sheldons Linktionary http://www.linktionary.com/n/netcasting.htmlhttp://www.linktionary.com/n/netcasting.html 2.Growing Up Digital: How the Web Changes Work, Education, and the Ways People Learn, by John Seely Brown 3.“The Effects of Internet-based Instruction on Student Learning” - Dr. Scott B. Wegner, Associate Professor 4.Impact of the Internet on Learning and Teaching - Hossein Arsham http://www.usdla.org/html/journal/MAR02_Issue/article01.html

47. Integrating Netcasting into the Classroom Experience Track: Track 1 – Authoring Learning Objects Presenters: Richard SheltonRichard Shelton Borgne This workshop will address key issues relevant to using technology intelligently in the classroom. We’ll take a brief look at the popular media of netcasting, podcasts, and vodcasts then explore their use as instructional tools and discuss ways to integrate them into the classroom to avoid problems and enhance the curriculum. The workshop concludes by creating a short group- produced podcast.