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Podcasting and RSS

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What is a Podcast?

iPod + Broadcast=Podcast

An audio recording that is distributed via the internet.

It can be downloaded and listen to via a PC or mobile device

It has a syndicated feed that uses RSS to pull the files to the user

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Types of Podcasts

• Audio (MP3 format)

• Enhanced Audio-with images (Mv4 format)

• Video (mpg4 or mov format)

• PDF (ebooks)

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Skills learned from Podcasting

• Collaboration skills : working in groups on different segments of the podcast, tying in and back to a story that was developed by the entire class.

• Writing skills: creative & descriptive writing, sequencing, editing and revising scripts

• Speaking skills: speaking slowly, fluently, clearly and with expression in their voices

• Presentations skills: being able to express themselves orally

• Communication skills: being able to convey and teach information to others (not only in their physical location and presence, but also in virtual time and from places around the world.

• Oral fluency: increase awareness of their voice, speed and its rhythm.

• Auditory skills: practice listening skills, address auditory learning styles

• (Digital) storytelling skills: being able to weave information and facts preciously learned into a creative story, form a “relationship” with the content presented, entertain others through creative narrative.

• Media literacy: different types of podcasts (narrative, informational, storytelling, conversational, collaborative, interview style, etc), understanding different components of a podcast episode, being able to express themselves in different media.

• Information literacy: integrating, expressing and transmitting information in a variety of media.

• Technology skills: exposure to sound editing software, such as Garageband

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7 top job skills of 2011

• Critical Thinking and Problem-solving

• Collaboration Across Networks and Leading By Influence

• Agility and Adaptability

• Initiative and Entrepreneurialism

• Effective Oral and Written Communication

• Accessing and Analyzing Information

• Curiosity and Imagination

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Ideas for Podcasts

• Personal Narratives, Original Work..Poetry

• Mock Conventions or Science Fairs

• Oral histories

• Vocab and/or concept practice

• Brainstorming Sessions

• Overview of unit

• Oral Reports or Speeches

• Radio Theater or broadcasts

• Radio commercials

• Interviews

• Newscast-Information for parents

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Our First Podcast

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzw63KRMAMY&feature=related

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Sample Classroom Podcasts

Educators Podcasting Network

http://epnweb.org

Wes Fryer’s Podcasting Site

http://teachdigital.pbwiki.com/podcasting

Poems in Your Pocket (made with cell phones)

http://emsdigitalpoetry.wikispaces.com/Poem+in+Your+Pocket+Day

Podcasting with 2nd Graders

http://langwitches.org/blog/2009/10/19/we-podcasted-today-so-did-you-learn-anything/

Series of Podcasts by 1st Graders at Lincoln Elementary

http://www.wiu.edu/thecenter/acttt/products/podcasts/firstlincoln.php

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1st Grade Podcast: Weekly Update

• http://www.wtisburyschool.org/podcasts/wtpod/FirstGradePodcasts.html

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1st Graders: Animal Podcasts

• Students did research and wrote a report on an animal they chose. They picked pictures to go with their report and recorded their podcasts.

• http://www.lbschools.net/carver/Ahrens/1st_Grade_Animal_Podcasts/1st_Grade_Animal_Podcasts.html

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2nd grade lesson plan on using parent cell phones for podcasting at zoo field trip

http://www.docstoc.com/docs/2542801/How-to-Create-Audio-Files-using-Gabcast

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1st Grade Podcast: Character Study

• I had started reading a chapter book called Vacation under the Volcano by Mary Pope Osborne from the Magic Tree House series with them.

• The idea was to pretend that we were interviewing Jack and Annie, the two main characters, about their latest adventure that had taken them to Pompeii.

• http://langwitches.org/blog/2009/12/11/podcasting-with-first-grade/

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Podcasting Process

• Decide on the “type” of podcast• Radio broadcast, Radio Theater, Interview…etc

• Write a pitch• Paragraph on “this is a podcast about…”• Get it approved by teacher, then…

• Write a script

• Get the Media • Images, sounds, music…etc

• Practice, Practice, Practice

• Record the Podcast

• Post to the web

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How can I listen to a podcast?

• RSS• Rich Site Summary OR Real Simple Syndication.

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Podcasting Rubrichttp://www.uwstout.edu/soe/profdev/podcastrubric.html

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Professional Education Podcast: For Professional Development

• http://www.edtechtalk.com/

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Let’s Podcast

• http://drop.io

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Screencasting

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What is a screencast?

• Video tutorial of a computer-based activity

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Resources for Screencasting

• http://screencastomatic.com

• http://jingproject.com

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Screencasting Assignment

• Create a screencast tutorial of how-to use the web2.0 resource you selected for your web2.0 Smackdown.

• It should include:• How to get started• The different features of the resource• How to create and finish the product

Embed to our class wiki and your blog before July 24th