Podcasting

Agenda

Please complete the following Workshop Survey before departing:

Wednesday, July 1 (all times approximate as interest/motivation/FUN dictate!)

8:30 - 8:45: Activity 1: 3.. 2.. 1... Liftoff!

• Visit the Ning forum, do a podcasting 3-2-1.

8:45 - 9:15: Activity 2: Audio Recording Activity

• Download Audio Script for Recording
• Record each passage into GarageBand or Audacity and save as a separate file.

9:15 - 10:00: Presentation: Why Podcast?

10:00 - 10:10: BREAK

10:10 - 10:40: Activity 3: Managing student work

• Using iTunes as a media aggregator
• Tagging and Playlists

10:40 - 11:15: Planning an enhanced podcast

• Scripting/Storyboarding
• Managing multiple takes
• Tips and Tricks

11:15 - 12:00: Activity 4: Record Fenway Park Podcast

• Download the Fenway Script here
• Media files are on your Desktop in the Resources folder
  
• Save Early, Save Often!

12:00 - 12:50: LUNCH

12:50 - 1:30: Adding sound effects, jingles to enhance a podcast

• Where to find free sounds
• Creative Commons
• Synchronizing images to the audio
• Creating chapter markers
• Audacity Podcasting Tutorial

1:30 - 2:30: Adding images, chapter markers

• Attribution
• Using CC as a search criterion

2:30 - 3:15: Reflection, additional questions

Thursday, July 2

8:30 - 8:50: Image Searching and Attribution

• FlickrStorm
• Tag Galaxy

8:50 - 9:30: Finding podcasts

• Find some podcasts that would be useful to you in your curriculum
• iTunes U
• EPN Online
• Apple Learning Interchange

9:30 - 11:30: Activity 5: Create a podcast prototype that could be used in your curriculum

• Reference: Creating an Enhanced Podcast in Garageband (from Emory Center for Interactive Teaching)
• Talk about structure of the assignment
• Make your own cover image using Powerpoint or Keynote
• Use Microsoft Word template for script/image cues
• Save images to a separate folder on hard drive
• Find appropriate sound effects/jingles
• 11:30 - 12:00: Share and discuss

  12:00 - 12:50: LUNCH

12:50 -1:30: What is RSS?

• How to set up an RSS Feed.pdf

1:30 -2:10: iPods in the Classroom

• Overview of how Nobles has used mobile audio, video, and photos
• Using iPods at Nobles - A How-To Guide [PDF]
• Using iPods in the Classroom: An article from the Nobles Bulletin about how we use iPods in our classrooms at Nobles [PDF].
• Managing Hardware
• Syncing iPods

2:10 - 2:35: Anatomy of a Podcast Lesson

• The Periodic Table Podcast
• Classroom examples
• Instructional integration and curriculum strategies
• Rubrics and assessment
• Sharing and publishing
• Hardware overviews and reviews

1:30 - 2:30: Share projects and discuss

2:30 - 3:15: Wrap-up

• Curriculum application and reflection
• Survey

Examples

60-Second Lectures: This great series of podcasts from U. Penn captures professors and guest lecturers on a variety of topics -- each with a strict time limit of 60 seconds (opens in iTunes).

Mrs. Laguna's Science Classes: this is a great source of some very creative, dramatic podcasts of various science activities and experiments.

This I Believe: Resources for educators from NPR for introducing This I Believe in the classroom.

Periodic Table Podcasts: As part of the Chemistry unit in Grade 9 Science, students completed a research project in which they researched elements of The Periodic Table and reported their findings in the form of podcast episodes.

Eagan High School (opens in iTunes): Really high quality educational podcasts produced by the students in Mr. Fletcher's Honors Chemistry classes.

TechSavvyGirlz Audio Podcasts (opens in iTunes): Information about using technology to teach. The script for the podcast is contained in the Lyrics section of each podcast file itself. Topics include Young Author's Spotlight, and Games in Education.

Enhanced Podcast - The Road She Traveled (opens in iTunes): This podcast spotlights and celebrates the achievements and contributions of women to this community.

Resources

FlickrStorm: Click the Advanced tab to search Creative Commons images approved for non-commercial use.

Tag Galaxy: A trippy way to find images. Give it a spin!

Royalty Free Sound Effects: Great, very comprehensive collection of free sound effects.

Education Podcast Network: This is a large collection of education-related podcasts, sorted by category.

iTunes U.: Available through Apple's iTunes (Mac/PC) this is a huge collection of podcasts from many different educational institutions.

Podcasting Frequently Asked Questions (from Apple site): Good definition of the various flavors of podcasting, and how they interact with iTunes.

Podcasting Sound Booths: A Do-It-Yourself project using recycled cardboard boxes. Great for recording in a crowded classroom.

Using iPods in the Classroom: An article from the Nobles Bulletin about how we use iPods in our classrooms at Nobles [PDF].

Tools

Storyboard Pro: This is a free Mac/PC tool that allows you to quickly create blank storyboards to print out, or drag media clips and text directly to the template to create a dynamic storyboard for planning and organizing your media assets.
Soundflower: This is a free Mac tool that allows you to record audio to a file so you can use it in a podcast. I used it to capture audio from a YouTube clip.

Sharing

Share your podcasts here.