TWO TOOLS FOR 21ST CENTURY LEARNING:PODCASTING & WIKIS

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PODCASTS

What is a Podcast?

Podcasting in Plain English http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-MSL42

NV3cAudio or audio/video broadcast (Vodcast)

first used to download to iPods = “pod”cast

Personal On Demand

Podcast in Plain English

Samples

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

Why Podcasts?

Content Variety – learning styles Anytime-anywhere learning

Audience Public speaking Organizational skills Research Sharing what you’ve learned 21st Century Skills Many to Many

Where Do I Find Podcasts? http://k12podcasts.pbworks.com iTunes Store

iTunes U

Tech Savvy GirlsSmithsonian KidsNational Geographic KidsSuper Why (PBS)

iTunes U

Resources

http://Learninginhand.com http://podcastingforbeginners.wikispaces.com/ Atomic Learning's Podcasting Workshop - An Introduction t

o Audio Podcasting (subscription service)

Bernie Dodge's Resources for Educational Podcasting Lit2Go: MP3 Stories and Poems EdTechTalk Apple Learning Interchange - iPods and iTunes in the Classr

oom

WebTools4u2use >> Audio & Podcasting Podcasting in Education | PoducateMe www.how-to-podcast-tutorial.com/17-audacity-tutorial.htm http://groups.diigo.com/ADEpodcasting/bookmark/tag/podc

asts

Content

What are students learning?

What do students know?What can they share?Who will the audience be?

virtual field tripscareersstudy guides

book talks . . . fluency podcasts

Our CityClassy Kansas City

Created with Wordle www.wordle.com

Production Process

Listen to other podcasts Plan Research Write Rehearse/practice Record Publish

Tools

Editing capabilities: Garageband (MAC) Audacity http://audacity.sourceforge.net

Audacity video tutorials http://www.how-to-podcast-tutorial.com/17-aud

acity-tutorial.htm

Online but no or little editing: Podbean www.podbean.com Pod-o-matic www.podomatic.com Gcast www.gcast.com Gabcast www.gabcast.com

Other options for creation

Skype (record session) Photo Story 3 iMovie MovieMaker

Final Product

Publish to a web site RSS feed (Really Simple Syndication) Subscriptions

Equipment

Necessary: Computer Software

Garageband, Audacity, etc., or online creators Microphone (internal or external) OR phoneIt would be nice:

Better microphones Pop Filters iPod/iTouch with recorders

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

Create a Podcast

Audacity software Garageband software

WIKIS

Wikis in Plain English

What is a Wiki?

Wikis in Plain English: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dnL00TdmLY

Wiki Wiki (quick – Hawaiian)

Samples of Wikis

Wikipedia www.wikipedia.com (2001) Non-profit and no ads, open publication

license Boyer’s Class

http://mrboyersclass.pbworks.com Web 2.0: Cool Tools for Schools

cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com Courtney’s and Nancy’s Pirate Wiki http://thewright3.wikispaces.com/

Why Wikis?

Collaboration tool Application of skills Everyone can be an expert

And all contributions are valued Web space?

Wiki Works

Private Wikis – members only Public Wiki – the whole world Protected - viewed by everyone, but

only those invited may edit

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.com Contribute to an established wiki

http://Wikitravel.org Create your own wiki

www.Wikispaces.com http://PBWorks.com/academic.wiki

Student collaboration wiki example http://arrpirates.wikispaces.com

Which is the most meaningful to students?

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

Process

Sign up Create a space and name it Edit:

Create content Links to other pages, web sites

Invite others to collaborate

What do you need?

Computer Idea

Create

www.Wikispaces.comhttp://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers

sign inmy account create a new wiki (in tool bar right)