Podcasting in Plain English Video
The Benefits of Podcasting for Education - addresses the role of podcasting in the independent multimedia broadcasting medium of the iEducation generation. Benefits of Podcasting 3 minutes. RSS feed located at http://kay.podomatic.com
Social Revolution The article includes examples of podcasting in higher education.
Universities Ramp Up Podcasting Offerings
Podcast trumps lecture in one college study
"Rewind/Flash-Forward Podcasts—Helping Students Make the Connections" Vodcast presented at the Teaching and Learning with Technology Conference (TLT) at Purdue University. Demonstrates the process the biology department used for its podcasts emphasizing reviews and previews of material.
Podcasts: Where's the Learning? The article discusses the learning skills that podcasts can enhance and practical examples for classroom use.
RSS in Plain English Video
Podcasts may engage students in thinking critically
about their speaking fluency and communication skills.
The Education Podcast Network
Features categorized podcasts created by K-12 schools as well as links to others which can provide teachers with content-specific information and news.
Podcasting for Teachers
Provides lively conversations about technology for teachers with leading educators. Go to the resources link for examples of podcasting in education K-12 and higher education.
Podcasting in Education
Information and discussion regarding podcasting as an educational tool in today's classroom. Teachers, educators and others share how they have used podcasting.
School District of Philadelphia Student Podcasts
Podcast uses in Education
Examples of Podcast uses in Education
iTunes University at Berkeley
iTunes University is a free podcast posting directory for higher education. Universities can create a customized podcast directory for their institution.
Podcasting at the University of Connecticut
The article that discusses a professor's implementation of podcasts. These range from precasts, that provide an overview of a lecture's big ideas to advanced supplemental enhanced podcasts with Profcast software.
IndiePodder
A directory that includes K-12, higher education and ESL podcasts.
Educational Podcast Directory
A UK-based podcast directory for K-12 and higher ed. educators. Selected podcasts created and produced by schools are also included.
Edukast
Links to technology education podcasts. Techpodzone seems the most informative if you can ignore the banter. Good CD on podcasting.
National Geographic Podcasts
National Geographic podcasts tell the world’s stories make it possible for students and teachers to experience an African safari, catch the week’s top science and nature news stories, and listen tointerviews and songs of world music stars.
Apple Podcasting in Education
Examples of educational podcasts with video tutorials and model projects.
Podcast Alley--Education genre
Podcasts that include education, information for educational instituions, or podcasts about educating.
Candlelight Stories
Offers free audio stories for kids. Presents classic fairy tales and modern originals each week
Podcast.net - Education genre
Following are some examples of what you will find there.
English podcast: a podcast from China teaching English to Chinese. May be useful as an example for teaching English language learners. http://www.podcast.net/show/54577
TILT Teachers Improving Learning with Technology: a podcast dealing with technology tools. Associated web site: http://tilttv.blogspot.com/
Searching the Invisible Web
A tutorial on identifying and searching the rapidly expanding database driven deep Web.
Jamglue
Online audio editor that also lets you save and publish your music and podcasts.
Screencast-o-matic
Record your screen and export movies or media casts. Browser-based, so it works on both platforms.
Screentoaster
Record your screen. Also allows you to record voiceover after screen capturing.
Preschool Literacy Activities Widener University undergraduate students participating in literacy activities with preschoolers.
VIDEOCASTS DIRECTORIES
Videocasting Station Podcast Salad Search for Video meFeedia
VodCast VodStock 01Vlog Podcast Salad
See Also - Robin Good's List
are extremely high that they and others will listen to it repeatedly.
Diane Curtis
Madrid Young Learners Podcasts English speaker tells a story via a podcast and non-English speaking listerners answer questions in English via comments. Teachers can use this example to create a similar podcast b enlisting native speakers from around the world.
Reenactments of Historical Events - Students can do recreations of historical events or interviews Example: Lewis and Clark podcasts
Science students narrate labs to record their processes
Role play a character, scientist, politician, etc... and debate or interview.
Mock Trial of historical character.
Practice Lessons recorded by the teacher or students.
Interview community workers such as police officers, firefighters, sanitation workers.
A five minute play See sound effects below
Storynory or go to iTunes -> podcasts-> Kids and Family
Audio stories. podcasts, for primary age children
Mathcasts
Creating math podcasts article
Literacy and DIY Audio Drama: The Next Generation of Podcasting
Even though the examples are for high schoolers, the concepts are applicable for most grade levels. See sound effects below
Storytelling Podcast Directory
Lewis and Clark Trail Podcasts
Apple Podcasting in Education
Examples of educational podcasts with video tutorials and model lessons.
iPods in the Classroom Lesson Plans Lessons ideas with live examples. Lessons include radio dramas and oral histories.
Cranbrook Composers' Podcasts
Podcasts featuring student compositions created, produced, and podcasted by students.
Radio WillowWeb
Radio WillowWeb is an online radio program for kids and by kids.
Podcasting for Elementary Classes
The article provides examples of how teachers are implementing podcasting projects.
Make Your Voice Heard!
Podcasting process and some project ideas. Good getting started suggestions like audiobooks.
History on the Air
Podcasts devoted to learning about historical figures, events and places. Listeners are invited to suggest topics.
Science@NASA
Science @ NASA comes in many languages. Here are two sites, one in English, and Ciencia@NASA, in Spanish. Look at the story archieves as well.
ABC News Podcasts and Vodcasts
Child Development Laboratory
Find out what children learn as they are listening.
PodGuides
Spoken tour guides for your iPod. You can enjoy detailed spoken descriptions of what you see while visiting the city and its sites.
A Day in the Life of Web 2.0
The article takes you on a tour of the possibilities of Web 2.0 applications in education.
Podcasting is yet another way for them [students] to be creating and contributing ideas to a larger conversation, and it's a way of archiving that contribution for future audiences to use.
Will Richardson
Resources
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Podcast Tools
The most comprehensive podcasting site on the Net. Includes: How tos, software, articles, uses, submitting, directories and more.
More Podcasting Tools
This list includes tools for both the beginner and the seasoned veteran. Includes guides, a Youtube for podcasts, videocasts, new shows ...
PoducateMe
PoducateMe features a comprehensive podcasting guide that reveals exactly how it's done. The entire PoducateMe Podcasting Guide can be read online, free of charge.
Podcasting Resources for Educators
Zhura
Screen writing software. Simplifies the process with templates. Good for newscasts, podcasts and plays.
iTunes is the most comprehensive.
Download iTunes
iTunes Tutorial
Also look at submitting to iTunes
Juice is similar to iTunes with nice language features and compatibles with all mp3 players.
Google Good if you know what topic you are looking for
NPR Excellent searching capabilities for its programs
Podcast Alley
You will find podcast software, the podcast forum and great podcasting info.
Podcast News Includes topic specific podcast sites.
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How Tos
Audacity
Cross platform free progam. Make sure you also download Lame for converting to mp3. Extensive guide
Audacity Tutorial 2
Audacity Atomic Learning Tutorials
Good thorough videos
Recording and Editing with Audacity
A screencast about recording with Audacity audio editing software. There are accompanying screen shots and commentary on the Web site.
Audacity Text Tutorial
Take the Audacity online tutorial.
Audacity Atomic Learning Tutorials
ACID XPress
Free audio editing software fromSony, similar to GarageBand but for Windows based computers.
Jamglue
Online audio editing tool. Jamglue screencxast tutorial
Online audio editor that also lets you save and publish your music and podcasts. Large searchable collection of music and sounds. Recorder is good for 10 minute recording. Click the upload button/link to record.
Tuning Your Voice for Podcasating
Short podcast on four steps to take to make your voice recording clear.
Garageband
Part of Mac's iLife package.
Garageband Podcasting
Good clear screencasting tutorials for Garageband 3
Podcasting with Garageband
Good pictures and uploading to iTunes info.
How-to Podcast with Garageband
Article on how to make your own podcast using Garageband from Engadget
Video Tutorial of Podcasting with Garageband 08
Direct from the Apple Web site
Podcast Tools
Tutorials, tool for editing, text to audio conversion, graphics and more.
Transfering a podcast to an iPod
Podcast for free
A great website with links and tutorials to everything you need to create podcasts with just a computer and microphone
Feedbeater
Turn any URL into an RSS feed
Podcast Free America
News and information for those new to podcasting.
Beginner's Guide to Podcasting
Basic guide that includes equipment needed.
Learning in Hand
Tony Vincent's Web site covers all the bases. Steps you through pre-production, recording, and post-production steps.
Podcasting
This great introduction to podcasting tells you exactly what you need to do to listen to podcasts and how to create and publish your own. It includes links to podcast directories and a list of favorite educational podcasts. It also suggests uses for podcasting in education.
Create a Podcast in Windows
Use Windows XP and free Audacity software to make your own podcast.
Creating Vodcasts
A novice guide to using videos in podcasts.
iPodder and the Pocket PC
How-to article about using desktop software to download podcasting and then transferring the file to a Pocket PC for listening.
iPodder Podcasting for Beginners
Learn how to us your iPod for listening and creating podcasts in three easy steps.
How to Create a Podcast Interview
Create phone podcast interviews
Planning
Kirk's Eight Rules of Effective Podcasts
Learning in Hand-Pre-Production
Podcasting in the Classroom
The website gives a brief introduction of podcasting and provides an overview of benefits to the students in creating podcasts. The site also provides educators with an example lesson plan where it instructs the students to get into groups to brainstorm, plan, and produce a student podcast on a specific subject.
Scoring Podcasts
Kathy Schrock's Podcast Evaluation
Music
Introductory music is a nice lead in to your podcast. You can use audio files licensed through creative commons. Authors/artists spell out your rights to use their creations http://creativecommons.org.
Find sound effects http://www.flashkit.com/soundfx and loops http://www.flashkit.com/loops/ at Flash Kit. Free Sound Project
Music sites:
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mfiles-Classical music |
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Garageband Tips Advice on creating music with Garageband |
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Podcast Show Original contermporary music |
Podomatic
Free feeder site where you can upload your podcast and create a RSS feed URL. tutorial - another tutorial (downloadable)
Podbean
A podcast hosting service. The Web-based system allows users to publish, manage, and promote podcasts. The Web 2.0-based podcast player can be embedded into Web sites, blogs, and social networks.
iTunes
Submitting a podcast to iTunes tutorial
FeedBurner
A free service (also available commercially) to monitor podcast or blog
subscribers – great for monitoring podcast impact
GCast
Free feeder site where you can upload your podcast and create a RSS feed URL.
How to Subscribe to Podcasts
You can listen to podcasts in two ways. 1. Download the MP3 file to listen to individual files; or 2. subscribe to the podcast feed. The subscription feed will automatically update the podcasts delivered to you each time new content is added
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To download the MP3 file, right-click on the file name and save to your computer. Drag the file into iTunes Library to play
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To subscribe to a podcast, select and copy the URL of the XML file. Open iTunes. Go to the Advanced menu and paste the URL into Subscribe to Podcast. The feed will download the files. After reading the titles, click the Get button to download the episode you want the hear. You can update the feed later by clicking the Update button (upper right corner of iTunes.)
Listening
On a computer
Use iTunes to play the podcast. Click the title to choose the podcast, then click the play button.
On an iPod
The podcasts will be added to your iPod the next time you connect the iPod to the computer. Podcasts will be listed under Music on the iPod.
On a Handheld
You can also use a handheld computer to play mp3 files including podcasts.
You will need to download a player and install it on your handheld. RealPlayer has a free player for the Palm. Download it or install it from the disk that came with your Palm. Download PocketMusic for the Pocket PC. It is also free.
Good direction for how to move the mp3 files to your handheld can be found at K12 Handhelds