2. Podcasting in Education

3. Why go Podcasting?

5. Educational Uses of Podcasts Sound Seeing Tours Daily Reporter Student Almanac Process Streams Study Guides Sound Stories Podcast Dramas Poetry Slams

6. Our View Today in History Remediation for slower learners Extension activities Assistance for students with disabilties Book Talk Spelling Bee Pod Pals Replace leturing Educational Uses of Podcasts

7. Then Now

8. What is a Podcast?

9. Types of Podcasts Radio ShowsNews ShowsMuseum Tours

10. And of Course…Education

11. Types of Podcasts Podcasts can be about any topic… …and can last for hours or minutes.

12. How do you listen? OR

13. Where do I find Podcasts?

14. What do I need? Good Hardware Options $ Go to Froogle.com Search “mp3 voice recorder” Sort from Low to High

15. What do I need? Better Hardware Options $$ At least 1 GB Line in jack Adjustable Levels Small size $75-$300+ iRiver 899 Creative Zen Nano Plus Video iPod w/Belkin Microphone

16. Stereo microphone Live monitoring Multiple save formats Removable media Multiple microphone inputs $300-$500 Edirol R09 Marantz PMD660 What do I need? Best Hardware Options $$$

18. Making your own…

19. Choose a topic Create a script Record the Podcast Produce and Publish Making your own…

20. Given the diversity of culture and the breadth of the curriculum as well as individual experiences, the number of topics are limitless Choosing a Topic

21. Challenge #1 –Taking all of the information and editing it down to the appropriate length Challenge #2 –Writing a script that is compelling and paints a descriptive picture that tells the story in in the listeners mind Creating a Script

22. Audacity – PC and Mac

23. Download Audacity Installer

24. Download LAME File

25. NOTE: MAKE SURE YOU SAVE THE LAME FILE SOMEWHERE YOU WILL NOT DELETE

26. Once you have downloaded the Lame File you will still need to extract the file. By completing this task now you will save yourself a step later

27. Understanding Your Audacity Screen

33. Step 1 Record your voice by clicking the red record button and speaking into the microphone Step 2 When you are finished recording press the yellow stop button Step 3 Rewind and listen to your recording by pressing the purple rewind key and green play key

34. If you mess up simply click the X for the audio track to delete This one is dedicated to all those with writer’s block

35. Importing Background Music and Effects After you have downloaded your audio file, simply drag and drop your audio file in or click “Project” “Import Audio” and search for your file. Note, some files are in stereo and will show up as 2 different audio lines

36. Here I have added a music file to play in the background. What I want to do is start the music strong, fade down, then fade back up. For this we will use the “Pincher” a.k.a “Envelope Tool”

37. By clicking your mouse you will create little dots. You will be able to “duck”/“envelope”/“fade”/“decrease” the music levels

38. Shifting Audio You can shift your audio and sound effects to the desired location, by using the Time Shift Tool Button

39. Saving and Exporting If you want to save your project and continue working later, click “File” “Save Project” If you are finished, it is time to “Export As MP3”

40. Exporting MP3 for the First Time If you choose to “Export as MP3” You will be prompted to find the lame file. You will only need to do this once.

41. This one is dedicated to all those struggling readers

42. Editing Audio To edit out errors, click the “I” and highlight the section you want to delete. Click delete

43. Editing Audio To edit out errors, click the “I” and highlight the section you want to delete. Click delete

45. Additional Resources Sounds and EffectsFree Music

46. Where to upload your podcasts for free…. Audio Podcasts

47. Listen Up Educational Podcast Sites –iTunes –Historical PodcastsHistorical Podcasts –TEDTalksTEDTalks –TechTeachers –Astonomy 161

48. Listen Up Classroom Examples –Room 208 (http://bobsprankle.com/blog/) –Radio Willow Web (http://www.mpsomaha.org/willow/radio/) –TechSavvy Girls (http://web.mac.com/tntnzing/iWeb/techsavvy girlz/Podcasts/Podcasts.html) Teachers Sharing –Women of Web 2.0 (http://www.womenofweb2.com/) –Teach42 (http://www.teach42.com/) –Grammar Girls (http://grammar.qdnow.com/)

49. Additional Resources Sounds & Sound Effects http://www.findsounds.com/ http://www.smartsound.com/ http://www.naturesongs.com/ http://soundamerica.com/ Videos http://www.kitzu.org/ http://www.archive.org/index.ph p http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/i ndex.html Pictures www.pics4learning.com Music www.garageband.com http://freesound.iua.upf.edu/ http://ccmixter.org/ Speeches and Narrations http://www.historychannel.com/sp eeches/archive1.html http://www.pbs.org/greatspeeches/ timeline/ http://www.archive.org/index.php www.librivox.org www.gutenberg.org http://creativecommons.org/audio In addition to the great resources provided by unitedstreaming these other resources are exemplary media sites.

50. When Will You Start Podcasting? Brad Fountain brad_fountain@discovery.com