the pennsylvania cyber charter school miramonte high school

The Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School

Miramonte High School

Podcasting - reaching out to students• Educate

– The Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School– Miramonte High School, Orinda California

• Innovate– PA Cyber supplements online curriculum with audio

and video Podcasts– Miramonte uses Blackboard as a venue for student

news and radio shows

• Everywhere– Students receive curriculum on the go– Students learn communication and civic literacy

skills

About PA Cyber Your Child, Your Choice, Your

School

PA Cyber is an independent, tuition-free, public charter school

where students and families build their own school out of

choices, not bricks.

• 4,450 Students• 400 Employees

(full and part time)

About PA Cyber Your Child, Your Choice, Your

School

• 102 Asynchronous Courses– Lincoln Interactive Curriculum– Grades 7 through 12– Currently used by 14 schools across the

USA

• 53 Synchronous Courses– Live Interaction– Grades 3 through 12 – 2,200 Students Enrolled

Why We Need Podcasts

• Diverse Student Population– Students Who Travel– Professional Athletes– Performers– Accelerated/Gifted Students – Young Mothers or Fathers – Students Needing Extra Help

What We Are Doing

• Audio (MP3) files of each lesson in English, Science, and Social Studies.

• Video supplements in Math.• Future – All synchronous courses

recorded and converted to podcasts.

Sample Podcasts

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Sample Podcasts

Video Podcas

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Sample Podcasts

Textbook Video

Presentation

How We Are Doing It

• Audio files are recorded using Easy Hi-Q Recorder and inserted directly into the Blackboard course.

• Video files are converted to MP4 format using QuickTime.

• Currently reviewing the best technology to record and convert synchronous courses.

Podcasting Challenges

• Cost of providing an iPod to every student.

• Conversion to iPod audio/video format.• Transfer from Blackboard to student iPod.• Amount of server storage space required.

Benefits of Podcasting

• • Increased Mobility• Learning Reinforcement• Differentiated Learning

Educate - Miramonte High School

Educate

The innovators - Advanced Communication Media Class

Educate

Focus on literacy and communications arts

Innovate

Blackboard provides student produced broadcast news

Innovate

Embracing new technologies

Innovate

The assignment

Innovate

Pre-production - research

Innovate

Pre-production - write questions

Innovate

Pre-production - create music

Innovate

Production - the interview

Innovate

Post-production - edit and upload

Innovate

The technology - computers with sound cards

Innovate

The technology - software

Innovate

The technology - recorders

Innovate

The technology - downloading

Innovate

The technology - headphones

Everywhere

Other classroom applications

Everywhere

Adding to the Blackboard Learning System

Everywhere

Display media within the page

Everywhere

Create a link to the file

Everywhere

Promoting civic literacy

Everywhere

RSS feed converter from Podcast sites to Blackboard http://jade.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/feed/

Everywhere

Autofeed of Podcasts shows to Blackboard site

EverywhereEverywhere

Results

Everywhere

Jaime M. KleinSenior Instructional Technology Specialist

The Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School

900 Midland Avenue, Midland PA, 15059Phone: 888-PACYBER   x 1172

Cheryl DavisTeacher / Technology Coordinator

Miramonte High School750 Moraga Way, Orinda CA, 94563

Phone: (925) 280-3930