PODCASTS IN SCHOOL LIBRARIES Dr. Dana Dukic West Island School Hong Kong CITE Research Symposium 2008

CITE Reseach Symposium Podcasts and school libraries Podcasts are new and powerful tool in hands of school librarians School librarians make use of podcasts in many different ways With podcasts school librarians reach their users in any time and at any place

CITE Reseach Symposium Librarians and podcasting Librarians as….. podcast users – use podcasts for information and professional development intermediaries - provide podcasts created by others   Podcasts from the Internet   Podcasts created inside their school ( create repositories) also initiate students’ podcasts podcast creators – create podcasts for many purposes and also initiate students’ podcasts

CITE Reseach Symposium Librarian as intermediary The amount of information available on the Internet is increasing exponentially and access to relevant information is not easy quality and suitability Under these circumstances the role of librarians is to develop criteria that focus on podcats quality and suitability

CITE Reseach Symposium Podcast selection criteria Learner needs – learning outcomes Suitability (curriculum, students’ age) Content quality   Authority background (individual and institution – qualifications and expertise)   Cited sources (documented and referenced) Design quality (structure, length) Technical quality guides) Instructional quality (supplemental materials and learning guides)

CITE Reseach Symposium Podcasts from the Internet Audio-book collections Current events Radio and TV programs Interviews Audio blogs Professional resources Instructional resources (science, foreign languages, literature etc.) Academic and school lectures Music collections

CITE Reseach Symposium Podcast searching strategies Directories and search engines Common Common Podcast Alley Podcast.Com Podcast Directory iTunes Educational Educational Podcasts for Educators, Schools & Colleges Education Podcast Network BBC Podcast Director Podcasts Specifically for Educators openculture Learn Out Loud Librivox

CITE Reseach Symposium Custom Search Engine Own Search Engine ” Rollyo – “ Roll Your Own Search Engine ” Librarians use custom search engine to develop their own customized searching tools. They create a list of approved Web sites for searching Example – a selection of websites for educational podcasts: / /

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10 Using RSS feed Subscribing to podcast feeds Subscribing to podcast feeds Using tools for mixing RSS feeds Using tools for mixing RSS feeds Any number of RSS feeds can be mixed into one unique new feed RSS Mix RSS MixRSS MixRSS Mix KickRSS KickRSSKickRSS

CITE Reseach Symposium RSS Mix

CITE Reseach Symposium Social bookmarking tools “wisdom of the crowds” technique Librarians collaborate to filter the massive information overload they face and to secure the quality of resource. Collaborative filtering through social bookmarking tools allows librarians to draw on the insights and discoveries of people with similar profiles and interests Popular bookmarking tools: del.icio.us furl

CITE Reseach Symposium WIS Library webpageFurl

CITE Reseach Symposium New searching technologies EveryZing Podscope these searching tools don’t search just metadata (indexes and catalogues) these searching tools don’t search just metadata (indexes and catalogues) they search within audio and video content for keywords they search within audio and video content for keywords

CITE Reseach Symposium Developing school repositories Librarians collect and organize podcasts and audio files created by teachers and other school members. Recorded lectures and tutorials Recorded lectures and tutorials Supplementary teaching notes Supplementary teaching notes Field reports recorded in situ Field reports recorded in situ Interviews with subject matter experts Interviews with subject matter experts Answers to frequently asked questions Answers to frequently asked questions

CITE Reseach Symposium Why librarians create podcasts to promote the library (library tours, story hours, library news, announcing library events, information for parents, information for new students etc.) to support Information literacy instruction for library marketing (tutorials how to use OPAC, RSS, various open source software etc.) to enhance librarians’ professional development tutorials, book discussions, interviews with authors, successful librarians, presentations by other professionals etc.) (tutorials, book discussions, interviews with authors, successful librarians, presentations by other professionals etc.)

CITE Reseach Symposium Examples Library user guide Basic rules and regulations Research Skills Tutorial: Choosing resources – in Gcast Research Skills Tutorial: Choosing resources in Gcast Teaching basic information literacy skills

CITE Reseach Symposium Initiating students’ podcasts   book reviews   stories  with teachers, students, visiting authors etc.  interviews with teachers, students, visiting authors etc.   research or literary projects   school events  radio program  school radio program

CITE Reseach Symposium Podcasts created with students Three examples RadioPopcorn School radio channel for school news, learning and entertainment Thunderstorm Literary & topic research project Environment Environmental topics research

CITE Reseach Symposium RadioPopcorn Podcast structure Introduction theme music welcome message preview – outlines of the main points of the show Features – main content of the show School events and projects, book reports, interviews, jokes Conclusion - Theme song and good buy message

CITE Reseach Symposium Thunderstorm Introduction Theme music and sound Welcome message and a preview Features Story-mapping (ThunderCake by P. Polacco) and Q&A about thunderstorms Jokes about weather Conclusion Theme song, sounds and a good buy message

CITE Reseach Symposium Librarians as podcasts users Podcasts for librarian professional needs: Connected learning with David Warlick (audio blog) Connected learning with David Warlick Sirsi Dynix Institute Resources LibrarySpot LibraryJournal.com Shambles LIBcast

CITE Reseach Symposium Conclusion Podcasts are widely applicable in school libraries and more and more librarians are using podcasts to enhance their collections and services Librarians select podcasts from the Internet and include them in their library collections, create their own podcasts, initiate students’ podcasts and listen to the professional podcasts to be up to date in their profession Librarians need to develop evaluation criteria for selecting quality podcasts that meet their users’ needs technologies as to be able to serve successfully school learning community Librarians should be open to opportunities offered by new information technologies as to be able to serve successfully school learning community

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