Transcript Podcasting - Hillsdale Public Schools

Podcasting
A Web 2.0 Learning Tool
By,
Doug Walker
District Technology Coordinator
Hillsdale Public Schools
“Digital Native” Children
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What do they like to do?
What do we block in school?
In order to ensure we are
preparing our students to have
21’st Century skills we must
understand & accept these
technologies.
Educate vs. Block
Can they be a tool to make
connections?
What variations of these tools can
we use to engage students?
By digitalizing our instruction &
curriculum we give students
24/7 access to learning.
We can provide alternative methods of
instruction & assessment in a format
that not only addresses the multiple
learning styles of our students, but
fosters creativity, collaboration, and
Innovation.
These are key skills for the 21st century
student and a requirement for success in
our global society.
WEB 2.0
BLOGS
SHARING
WIKIS
WEB 2.0
USER
GENERATED
CONTENT
RSS/FEEDS
OPENNESS
SOCIAL
NETWORKS
What is a Podcast?
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Audio or Video recording
More Detail…..
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Ipod + Broadcast = Podcast
A podcast is a digital media file, or a
related collection of such files, which is
distributed over the Internet using
syndication feeds for playback on portable
media players and personal computers.
Guess What…..
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You do not need an IPOD to create or
Listen to a Podcast.
They can be Audio or Video Format.
The software you need to create them is
free.
Besides a computer you only need a $6.00
microphone.
Too Easy For You
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You can use a digital
video camera to record a
video podcast.
Smart Recorder, Mimio
Recorder, or windows
media encoder can be
used to make a SCREEN
CAST
You can subscribe to and
syndicate a podcast via
an RSS feed.
What is
That?
What is
that?
Types of Podcast
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Audio
Video
Screencasting
Autocasting
Blogcasting
Why use this technology
Promotes Collaborative, independent,
and differentiated learning.
 Authentic, real word task that is of
interest to them.
 Producing a podcast will hone students
critical thinking and information literacy.
 Provide an opportunity to promote
media literacy rather than compete with
the popular media students consume
out of school time.
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Why use this technology
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Stimulates students interest through the use
of media production techniques as well as
their attention an motivation.
Facilitates small group, collaborative work so
that each student can serve as a resource and
amplifier for their peers learning.
Allows for the creation of a digital portfolio
that can be made available to next years
teacher.
Learning Styles
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Visual Learner
Auditory Learner
Kinesthetic
Linguistic
Interpersonal (groups)
Intrapersonal (alone)
Creating an Audio Cast
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Using Audacity.
http://www.therecordist.com/pages/downl
oads.html
Video Cast
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Windows Movie Maker
MS Photostory 3
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Digital Stories, Picture stories
Mrs. Eckhoff
My Sample
Screen Cast
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http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/
Windows Media Encoder
How is this any different then a
tape recorder???
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Syndication
Subscription
Ability to play on multiple devices
Ease of distribution.
What is an RSS Feed?
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Real Simple Syndication
RSS is a family of Web feed formats used to publish
frequently updated content such as blog entries, news
headlines or podcasts.
An RSS document, which is called a "feed," "web feed,"
or "channel," contains either a summary of content from
an associated web site or the full text.
RSS makes it possible for people to keep up with their
favorite web sites in an automated manner that's easier
than checking them manually.
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WIKIPEDIA
RSS FEED EXPLAINED
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0klgLs
SxGsU
Can you find the RSS feed?
Our Site Feeds
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Podcast Pages
News
Announcements
Articles
File Pages.
I found the feed, now what do I do
with it?
Feed Readers
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Customizable homepage/portal
implementations such as
iGoogle,
Live.com,
My Yahoo!,
Pageflakes
GOOGLE READER
Internet Explorer Feed Reader -- Favorites
Let’s Try It Out
USING ITUNES
Podcasting Resources For The
Classroom
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http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/i
ndex.html
Lesson Plan Handout
http://www.runkle.org/Podcasts/index.htm
l (Book Reviews)
http://www.learninginhand.com/ipod/inde
x.html
Let’s Hear Some Project Ideas
Some More Ideas
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Digital Story
Create a book talkbook reviews and
dialog focuses on
literature.
Student conducted
interiews
Record lessons
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Screen cast a lesson
Student presentations
Assessment
Audio Newsletter
WEB 2.0
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Blogging
Wiki
File Sharing
Social Networking
RSS Feeds
Collaborative Work
Podcasting
GOOGLE
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Igoogle
Google Reader
Google Docs
Gmail
Blogger