SCHOOL LIBRARIES POWERED WITH PODCASTS Dr. Dana Dukic West Island School Hong Kong Your School Library Web 2.0

2 Introduction This presentation is all about podcasts and podcasting in school libraries. It is divided in two sections.   The first part demonstrates different ways of using podcasts in school library with examples.   In the second part there are some practical advices for creating a podcast. A blog named is attached to the presentation. It contains video tutorials for all open source software mentioned in the presentation. A blog named Tools & Tutorials is attached to the presentation. It contains video tutorials for all open source software mentioned in the presentation. Tools & Tutorials

Your School Library Web 2.03 What are podcasts ? Podcasts are audio or video contents published on the web as a series of episodes with a common theme. Users can download podcasts to their computers or to any other portable MP3 player like iPod, mobile phone etc. These episodes are accompanied by a file called “RSS feed” that allows listeners to subscribe to the series and receive new episodes automatically. Learn more from Tools & Tutorials Tools & Tutorials

Your School Library Web 2.04 Librarians and podcasting Podcasts are useful for libraries in a number of ways. Librarians engage in podcasting 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

Your School Library Web 2.05 Librarians as podcasts users Podcasts for librarian professional needs: Connected learning with David Warlick Sirsi Dynix Institute Resources LibrarySpot LibraryJournal.com Shambles LIBcast

Your School Library Web 2.06 Librarian as intermediary Podcasts can significantly enhance the informational and instructional resources of a school library collection. In ther role of intermidiaries librarians sort through massive quantity of podcats available for free from the Internet select quality podcasts with various contents that can support teaching and learning facilitate access to podcast collections by creating a user friendly interface: web pages with pathsfinders, imbeded RSS feeds and widgets with flash players

Your School Library Web 2.07 Podcasts from the Internet There all kinds of podcasts available for free 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

Your School Library Web 2.08 Podcast selection criteria quality and suitability. Librarians need to develop selection criteria that focus on podcats quality and suitability. Here is a list of suggested 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)

Your School Library Web 2.09 Podcast searching strategies Directories and search engines mon Common Podcast Alley Podcast.Com Podcast Directory iTunes NPR podcast directory (searches within audio and video content ) EveryZing (searches within audio and video content ) EveryZing searches within audio and video content ) Podscope (searches within audio and video content ) Podscope ucational Educational Podcasts for Educators, Schools & Colleges Education Podcast Network BBC Podcast Director Podcasts Specifically for Educators openculture Learn Out Loud Librivox

Your School Library Web Searching podcasts with social bookmarking tools “wisdom of the crowds” techniques for selecting quality podcasts Collaborative filtering through social bookmarking tools allows librarians to draw on the insights and discoveries of others. del.icio.us Learn how to use these tools from Tools & TutorialsTools & Tutorials

Your School Library Web Access to podcast collections Facebook Netvibes Web page

Your School Library Web Why librarians create podcasts Why librarians create podcasts Librarians create podcasts to promote the library (library tours and tutorials, story hours, library news, announcing library events, information for parents, information for new students etc.) to support Information literacy instruction 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.)

Your School Library Web Examples of podcasts created by librarians Library orientation Library user guide (Click on Post and select the podcast title) Teaching basic information literacy skills Research Skills Tutorial: Choosing resources (Click on Post and select the podcast title)

Your School Library Web Initiating students’ podcasts School librarians initiate and support many different podcasts with students like   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

Your School Library Web Examples of students’ podcasts RadioPopcorn School radio channel for school news, learning and entertainment Thunderstorm (Click on Post and select the podcast title) Thunderstorm Literary & topic research project Environment Environmental topics research Stories written by students Students read their own stories Booktalks Kids talk about the stories they listened

Your School Library Web How to create your own podcast PLANING RECORDING EDITINGPUBLISHING PROMOTING LISTENING Podcast lifecycle

Your School Library Web Podcasting tools computer microphone recording and editing software host

Your School Library Web Planning a podcast Before starting to create a podcast we need to make a decision about contents participants audience length and frequency

Your School Library Web Podcast structure Introduction welcome message theme music preview – outlines of the main points of the show Features – main content of the show Conclusion - Outro Theme Song

Your School Library Web Example of podcast structure: 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 goodbye message

Your School Library Web Recording and editing a podcast Audacity tutorials How to podcast Audacity tutorial created by Camtasia Studio 2 Learn more about Audacity from Tools & TutorialsTools & Tutorials - free audio recorder and editor To export MP3 files use the free To export MP3 files use the free LAME encoderLAME encoder

Your School Library Web Podcast safe audios There is a number of websites offering copyright free music and sounds for podcasters: Podsafe Music Network Podsafe Audio The FreeSound Project –various sounds The FreeSound Project Podcasters can also use a free music creating software Musicshake Learn how to use Musicshake from Learn how to use Musicshake from Tools & Tutorials.Tools & Tutorials

Your School Library Web Publishing a podcast Podcast hosting websites: Gcast Podbean PodOmatic more To publish a podcast you need a podcast host. There is a number of podcast hosts available on the Internet. Some offer their service for free and some charge for it. Podcasters can upload their MP3 files to the host server and convert them to podcasts. Learn how to use these hosts from Tools & TutorialsTools & Tutorials

Your School Library Web Promoting podcasts Let everybody know about your newly created podcast. Promote and advertise your podcasts. Ideas for podcast promotion: mbed a widget or a flash player with podcast to the webpage, blog, wiki etc. Imbed a widget or a flash player with podcast to the webpage, blog, wiki etc.

Your School Library Web More ideas for podcast promotion ost RSS feed to Post RSS feed to Blog networks (Facebook, ning etc.) Social networks (Facebook, ning etc.) mit a podcast to podcast searching directories Submit a podcast to podcast searching directories Blog Podcast directory

Your School Library Web Happy podcasting !!! Online tutorials for all Web 2.0 tools mentioned in this presentation are available at Tools & Tutorials blogTools & Tutorials For any query, please, contact me at