PODCASTING IN AN ENGLISH CLASSROOM Dr.A.Joycilin Shermila Reader in English, ACE,Tuticorin

PODCASTING  Podcast is a digital media.  Podcasting is a convenient and low cost technology.  It can be produced by anyone with access to the Internet.  The author of a podcast is called a podcaster

Podcasting:iPod+broadcasting  The process of capturing an audio or video event and then posting that digital object to a Web site.  Using specialized podcast receiver users can subscribe to a Web page with audio or video files (mp3) and download these files directly to the computer. subscribedownload these files  When a user synchronizes their portable device with their computers the podcasts are automatically transferred to that device (MP3)portable device

Types of ELT podcasts  Authentic podcasts – Sushi Radio Authentic podcasts Sushi Radio  Teacher podcasts – The Daily Idiom, Madrid Young Learners PodcastsThe Daily IdiomMadrid  Student podcasts – English Conversations  Educator podcasts – Comprehensible Input, Bit by Bit Bit by Bit

Advantages of Podcast  Be able to use multiple learning styles.  Learn 21st Century skills by using podcasts and by creating them.  Learn lifelong learning skills through self- directed learning, co-learning and facilitated learning with teachers and students.  Gain global perspectives by educators using other podcasts as part of their classes.educators using

Choosing a Podcast  Relevance  Transferability

Growth of Podcast  Internet activity is pervasive.  Broadband has grown very rapidly.  People have the experience of streaming while enjoying the simplicity of downloading.  There is the iPod phenomenon and the adoption of portable MP3 playback devices.

Subscribing to a Podcast  The easiest way to become a regular listener to a particular podcast is through RSS subscription to the podcast.  The link to this RSS subscription feed will be advertised through an orange button.  To do this, simply copy and paste the address of the RSS feed into the RSS reader programme.  The advantage with subscribing is that the software automatically downloads the subscribed podcasts to the mp3 player or computer.

Creating and publishing a podcast  An audio file should be created in.mp3 format. An audio file created in.mp3 format.  That file must contain our own radio show or any audio we wish others to have.  We upload that along with an RSS file to a server.RSS file  Our intended listeners download that file.  So they can listen to it at their convenience on their own iPod or.mp3 player.

Podcasting and Personalised Learning  Creating audio material for learning "on demand", at anytime and anywhere.  Using differential materials.differential materials  Pupils must concentrate on their speaking and listening skills which will have effects on their writing skills.speaking listening skills  Publishing their own podcast is hugely motivating for pupils.  In learning how to create a podcast, pupils are extending their ICT skills