Mo#va#ngELLs:iPodsintheClassroom

UsingPodcastsasaLanguage‐learningTool

LorraineSova2010NJTESOL/NJBEConference

WhatIsaPodcast?

Podcastsare“radioshows”thataredownloadedovertheInternet.Onecansubscribetothem,andnewpodcastswillautoma#callybedownloaded(e.g.,toiTunes).Onecanalsolistentoand/ordownloadindividualpodcasts.

Source:iTunes

Podcastsvs.Tradi#onalAudioRecordings

Podcastsare:

•  easiertoedit

•  caneasilyaddmusic/sfxasanintro/outro,undertherecording,etc.

•  canincludevisualsorvideo

WhyshouldELLslistentopodcasts?

Podcastsprovide:

•  authen#ccontent•  informa#ononavarietyoftopics

•  exposuretoavarietyofgenres•  auralprac#ce•  accenttraining•  opportuni#esforindividualizedinstruc#on•  opportuni#esforchoralreading(withtranscript)•  integra#onoftechnologywiththecurriculum

WhyshouldELLscreatepodcasts?

Popularity

Familiarity

Interac#vity

Authen#city

Crea#vity

SocialLearningOpportunity

Mo#vateELLstoCreate,Prac#ce,andPerformwithPodcasts

“[S]tudentswere…willingtoputmore#meandeffortintofine‐tuningtheir[work]whentheyknewitwasgoingtobe[heard]byabroadergroupoftheirpeersandjudgedbysomeoneotherthanme.”

“Anotherincen#vewasthechanceforstudentstoreceivea_en#on,praiseandconstruc#vecri#cismfrom[thepublic].”

h_p://www.pbs.org/teachers/mediainfusion/2010/02/from‐pens‐to‐pixels‐publishing‐student‐work.html

Mo#vateELLstoCreate,Prac#ce,andPerformwithPodcasts

“Thebenefitsofmakingpodcastsareclear:Thetrendytechnologyandthepossibilityofawideraudiencemo#vatestudents.”

“Itjustmakessomuchsense.[Students]aresodrawntothistechnology.Theyaresoexcitedbyit.They'recomfortablewithit.”

h_p://www.washingtonpost.com/wp‐dyn/content/ar#cle/2005/10/18/AR2005101801670.html

Mo#vateELLstoCreate,Prac#ce,andPerformwithPodcasts

“TheclassroombecamethecoolplacetobeandtheiPodsthe‘it’tooltoworkwith.”

Pa_en,K.B.,andValcarcelCraig,D.(2007,June).iPodsandEnglish‐languagelearners:Agreatcombina#on.TeacherLibrarian,34(no5),40–44.

PodcastsandEnglishLanguageProficiencyLevels(WIDA)

•  Level1:EnteringUseL1fordralstory/preliminaryrecording;createstoryboards;selectimagesorshootvideo;handleiPod/microphone;prac#cefunc#onalchunks

•  Level2:BeginningAsabove;focusonbasiccontent‐arealanguage;usegraphicorganizerstohelporganizethepodcastscript/story;engageinchoralreading

•  Level3:DevelopingAsabove;focusonmorespecificcontent‐arealanguage;outlinepodcastscript;sequencethepodcast;interviewothersforthepodcast;prac#cedelivery

•  Level4:ExpandingPrepare/Writepodcastscript;editscript;supervise,manage,andeditrecording;approvefinalpodcast;reviewcommentsonpodcast

•  Level5:Bridging&Level6:ReachingAsabove;inves#gatepodcasttopics;managepodcastupload;respondtopublic’scomments;revisepodcas#ngprocessandwebsite/blogbasedonfeedback

PodcastsandMul#pleIntelligences•  Linguis@c

writescripts,createdialoguesandstories,developcharacters

•  Logical‐mathema@calcreatesequen#alstoryboard,#mesequences,addcorrespondingimages,editaudioandvisuals

•  Musicalinsertmusicand/orsfx

•  Interpersonalcollaboratewithotherstudents,interviewothers

•  Intrapersonalrecordaudiodiaries/autobiographies

•  Visual‐spa@alillustratestoryboardsasapre‐podcas#ngac#vity,selectimagestoenhancethepodcast

•  Naturalistdeveloppodcastsbasedonexperiencesinnature,e.g.,weatherandothersciencereports

AdaptedfromLangerdeRamirez,L.(2010).EmpowerEnglishlanguagelearnerswithtoolsformtheweb.California:CorwinPress.Gardner,H.(1983).Framesofmind.NY:BasicBooks.

UsePodcastsfor…•  interviews

•  “radio”shows

•  LEA

•  shortstories

•  drama#za#on

•  poetry

•  diaries

•  retellings

•  classroomnews

•  newscasts

•  direc#ons

•  recipes

•  weatherandothersciencereports

•  pronuncia#onprac#ce

AdaptedfromLangerdeRamirez,L.(2010).EmpowerEnglishlanguagelearnerswithtoolsformtheweb.California:CorwinPress.

CreateYourPodcast

iPodnotnecessarybutpreferred:

•  allowsforindividualandsmallgrouprecording,review,edi#ng

•  lowersaffec#vefilter—recordanywhere,any#me

•  isidealforbeginningELLsaswellastac#lelearners•  limitsenvironmental(e.g.,computer)backgroundnoises

•  engagesELLsmorereadilythancomputer+microphonerecording

CreateYourPodcast

You’llneedthefollowingiPodmodel:•  iPodnano(5thgenera#on)•  iPodclassic(120or160GB)•  iPodnano(4thor2ndgenera#on)•  iPod(5thgenera#on)•  iPodwithcolordisplayrunningiPodSolware1.0orlater•  iPodphotorunningiPodSolware1.0orlater•  iPod(ClickWheel)runningiPodSolware3.0orlater•  iPod(dockconnector)runningiPodSolware2.1orlater

OriPodtouch,iPhone

h_p://support.apple.com/kb/HT2396

CreateYourPodcast

You’llalsoneed:

•  supportediPodmicrophone(exceptforiPodnano)

•  computerwithInternetaccessandspeakers(builtinorexternal)

•  iTunesloadedonthecomputer

h_p://support.apple.com/kb/HT2396

CreateYourPodcast:iPodStep1:Recordavoicememo•  ConnectamicrophonetotheiPod.OntheiPod(5thgen.),

connecttothedockconnector.

•  VoiceMemosmenuappearsoncethemicrophoneisconnected.WithiPodnano(5thgen.)usethebuilt‐inmicandchooseExtras>VoiceMemos.

•  SelectRecordorStartRecording.OntheiPodnano(5thgenera#on),pressPlay/PauseortheCenterbu_ontostartrecording.

•  Whenyoufinish,selecttheMenubu_onandthenStopandSave.

h_p://support.apple.com/kb/HT2396

CreateYourPodcast:iPod

Step2:Reviewtherecording

•  SelectExtras>VoiceMemosandselecttherecordingorselectVoiceMemos>Recordingsandselecttherecording.

Note:TheVoiceMemosmenuitemdoesn’tappearun#lyouconnectamicrophone,exceptonmodelswithabuilt‐inmic.

•  Editandre‐record,asnecessary.

h_p://support.apple.com/kb/HT2396

CreateYourPodcast:iPod

Step3:Transfertherecordingtoacomputer

Manually:VoicememosaresavedinaRecordingsfolderoniPodintheWAVfileformat.IfyouenableiPodfordiskuse,youcandragvoicememosfromthefoldertocopythem.

Synchronize:Voicememosautoma#callydownloadtoaplaylistiniTuneswhenyouconnectiPod.ToplaythevoicememosthathavebeensynchronizediniTunes,selecttheVoiceMemosplaylistonthelelsideoftheiTuneswindow.

h_p://support.apple.com/kb/HT2396

CreateYourPodcast:iPodtouchStep1:Recordavoicememo•  Taptostartrecording.•  Taptopauseortostoprecording.

Step2:Reviewtherecording•  Tap.•  Taptopause,thentapagaintoresumeplayback.

Step3:Transfertherecordingtoacomputer•  iTunesautoma#callysyncsvoicememostoyouriTunes

librarywhenyouconnectiPodtouchtoyourcomputer.•  VoicememosaresyncedtotheVoiceMemosplaylist.

iPodtouchUserGuide

CreateYourPodcast:iPodandiPodtouch

Step4:Uploadpodcast(locatedintheiTunesMusicLibrary)toathird‐partywebsite,suchasPodOMa#c,MyPodcast,PodBean.

MoreiTunesinfoforpodcastfans:

h_p://www.apple.com/itunes/podcasts/fanfaq.html

Andforpodcasters:

h_p://www.apple.com/itunes/podcasts/creatorfaq.html

CreateYourPodcast:iPodandiPodtouch

Step5:Sharethepodcastlink.

And/or

Linkthepodcasttoyourschoolorclasswebsiteorblog,andpromotethepodcast.

PodcastGuidelines

•  Recordinaquietplace.

•  Avoidrecordinginplaceswithhardwallsthatgiveanecho.

•  Speakclosetothemicrophone,butnotsoclosethatyougetdistor#on.

•  UseMP3insteadofWMA,RealAudioorACC.

•  Editthesoundfilesbeforeuploading:Cutoutthesilencebeforeandalertheshow,cutoutlongpauses,etc.

•  Listentovariouspodcastsandmakealistofthingsyouthinktheyaredoingwrong,thenavoidthesethings.

h_p://www.manythings.org/pod/guidelines.html

PodcastGuidelinesEspeciallyforESL/EFLPodcasts

•  Makepodcastsassumingthateachshowwillbelistenedtomorethanonce;keepthemshort,sotheyareeasytolistentomorethanonce.

•  Speakwithnaturalintona#onandrhythmevenwhenspeakingslowly.

•  Don'tspeakunnecessarilyslowly.

•  Includethescript(thetext)ofthepodcastonthewebsite.

•  Whenpossible,usealimitedvocabulary.

•  Makeshortpodcasts.

•  MakepodcastsusingonlyEnglishaswellasbilingualpodcasts.h_p://www.manythings.org/pod/guidelines.html

Addi#onalResources

LangerdeRamirez,L.(2010).EmpowerEnglishlanguagelearnerswithtoolsformtheweb.California:CorwinPress.

Pa_en,K.B.andValcarcelCraig,D.(2007,June).iPodsandEnglish‐languagelearners:Agreatcombina#on.TeacherLibrarian,34(no5),40–44.

Smythe,S.andNeufeld,P.(2010,March).“Podcast#me”:Nego#a#ngdigitalliteraciesandcommuni#esoflearninginamiddleyearsELLclassroom.JournalofAdolescentandAdultLiteracy,53(no6),488–96.

h_p://www.pbs.org/teachers/mediainfusion/2010/02/from‐pens‐to‐pixels‐publishing‐student‐work.html

h_p://www.washingtonpost.com/wp‐dyn/content/ar#cle/2005/10/18/AR2005101801670.html

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