Podcast: All For Show or
Need To Know
Tammy Maginity
Julie Stover
Mitch Fowler
Pennfield Schools
Question #1
Why do you want to do this?
Because it is cool?
It is the latest fad?
Question #2
Why use any technology?
To provide tools to enhance
meaningful teaching and learning!
Question #3
What can Podcasting/Vodcasting do for
teaching and learning?
First, a definintion:
Podcast: an audio file that can be
subscribed to and downloaded
from the internet so that it can be
played when the listener wants to
hear it via a computer or portable
listening device.
Vodcast- a video file that can be
subscribed to and downloaded
from the internet so that it can be
played when the listener wants to
see it via a computer or portable
viewing device.
In a nutshell…
Podcasting/Vodcasting allows for the
creation and distribution of educational
content.
Therefore:
This has HUGE implications for teaching
and learning…
What are some examples?
For teachers….
Professional Development
Viewing and sharing examples of “Best Practice”
Communication medium
• Parents
• Community
• Peers
Curriculum Development
Authentic Assessment for Learning
Personal Development
More Examples..
For Students..
Means to create a product via a process
Provides a way of working collaboratively
with other students
Expands the audience of the finished
product
Communicating with peers, community and
experts outside of their own walls
Authentic Assessment for their learning
Best Way to Start
Find and listen to some Podcasts
Use iTunes, Yahoo Podcasts, Podcast
Alley, Podcast Central
Let’s look at iTunes
Look At What You Have
Our Story
Julie Stover
Existing broadcasting program
Is ready for the next step
Wanted to expand the audience
Another Story..
Mitch Fowler
New 5th grade teacher
Motivated to try this with his students
His first experience…
What Else…
Broadcasting at Middle and High School
Commercials
Digital Stories
Communicate with Community
New High School
Power Up Learning (1 to 1 program)
High School Webquest
http://www.msu.edu/~greenke5/webquest
Ready To Start…
Look at your needs
What do you need communicated?
What learning is happening that
podcasting could be a good medium
Start small
Pre Process is Important
Most important step and people tend to jump
in
Need to plan the script, pick a name,
practice, find copyright friendly music
Keep your audience in mind
Writing Process is easy to integrate here
Peer Editing
Collaborative Writing
Writing into content areas
Record/Edit
Recording – Use Audacity for PC,
Garage Band for Mac
Edit and add music or other sounds
Lots of tutorials out there on how to
use these programs. Just Google
Audacity +tutorial
Upload It
You will need server space to upload
your file
Ask your school
Buy your own space
Do you have a cable modem? You
probably have free web space…
Make it available
Put a link to your podcast on the school
site
Create a blog and link it there. Then
people can comment
http://wordpress.org/
http://edublogs.org/
Publicize
Submit the RSS feed for your podcast
iTunes
Yahoo
Podcast Central
Free software to help you create the
RSS feed
Saved into the same director as your
podcast file
That takes you to where we are…
What next
Go through the process more
Bring in other teachers
Use as a communication vehicle to
community
Questions??
http://www.pennfield.net/blogs
maginitt@pennfield.net
stoverj@pennfield.net
Fowlerm@pennfield.net