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• Fairly new to teaching
• Year 4 / 5 class
• Small, semi-rural school
• Limited infrastructure
5. What is a podcast?
• Internet radio show
• Can be downloaded
automatically (‘subscribing’)
• Play on MP3 player (eg iPod)
6. Who is podcasting?
• All major media outlets
• A growing number of schools
• President George W. Bush
• At least 100,000 others
8. Why is this different?
WHAT you want
WHEN you want
WHERE you want
..... for free!!
9. Why podcasting in education?
• Authentic audience
• Highly engaging
• Global awareness
• Integrates all learning areas
15. Effect of Audience
• Motivation
• Two-way Conversation
• Critical awareness
• Quality of Writing
16. This is not a technology project!
Sharing
Editing
Writing
Planning and
Research
19. Window on the Classroom
• For parents and carers
• For wider community
• Media interest
• Global connections
21. How much time does this take?
Not Much Audio only (not edited)
Audio only (with music etc)
Enhanced podcast
Heaps Video podcast
23. Super-simple podcast
1. Record an MP3 file
• direct to computer
• Portable recorders from $99
2. Post to a podcast hosting service
24. RSS feeds
• RSS = Really Simple Syndication
• Common format (blogs, podcasts, news)
• Audience is informed of your updates....
.....without visiting your site
28. Podcast Hosting
• .Mac
• one click to create a feed
• Podcast hosting services
• Liberated Syndication (libsyn)
• Use a blog
34. A word about music
• Royalty-free music in Garageband
• Podsafe Music Network
• Remember: Content is king!
36. Summary
• Students become global citizens
• Window on the classroom
• Teaches vital lessons
• Massively engaging!