1. Podcasting for Students and Teachers Ben Smith and Jared Mader Red Lion Area School District Tuesday, July 1, 2008

2. 1.Technology Operations and Concepts 2.Planning and Designing Learning Environments and Experiences 3.Teaching, Learning, and the Curriculum 4.Assessment and Evaluation 5.Productivity and Professional Practice 6.Social, Ethical, Legal and Human Issues National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers

3. National Educational Technology Standards for Students

4. Podcast Uses Record Lectures Homework Help Lab Reports Special Projects Advice on Labs / Projects Problem Solving Radio Show What’s going on in class Combine with Blogs

5. Equipment / Media Needed Applications Authoring Audacity (Mac / PC), GarageBand, podOmatic, Switchpod Alternatives Blackboard, SchoolCenter, ProfCast, ToolFactory (PC), etc Subscribing iTunes/Netvibes Microphone (Built in or External) Hard Drive Space Server Access to host files and FTP client software Other Media Burn CDs

6. Budget Audacity = $0 (Royalty-Free) GarageBand = $0 Microphone - $30 External Hard Drive = $100 Server Space - Your district probably has some Class iPod = $150 – $350 Look for Mini-Grants for around $500

7. Ways to Start Begin simple Create things that will affect the most students possible

8. Alternatives Content Management Systems Blackboard, SchoolCenter Switchpod PodOmatic

9. Decisions / Considerations Audacity can be used to edit your track Possible File Formats WAV, MP3, m4a, m4b WAV files don’t allow for authoring titles, creator, date, etc. MP3 will require additional LameLib download however, it will result in the smallest file size MP3 allows for editable file information MP3 will be playable by most student audio devices

10. Capturing Audio Start Application Click Start Click Stop Export

11. Enhancing Observation Skills Students will: Conduct Experiment / Activity Record Observations Orally Save as a Podcast Use of File: Powerpoint Webpage Word Document iWeb Sample Assignment: Describe phenomenon to a visually disabled person Describe activity in foreign language Provide commentary on video

12. Editing Edit out anything not needed Look for long spans of low amplitude in audio waveform Add Intro / Music Save as MP3 (LameLib download)LameLib download

13. Post Production RSS feed Editing the feed.xml file using a text editorfeed.xml Don’t Use Word! Subscribing iTunes Netvibes

14. Assignment Make a podcast describing where you are coming from what you are looking forward to at NECC - besides EdTechInnovators Create a second podcast describing your section of the wiki and post it there

15. Questions Email: info@edtechinnovators.cominfo@edtechinnovators.com Website: www.edtechinnovators.comwww.edtechinnovators.com