Podcasting

What is it?

Podcasting, a portmanteau of Apple's "iPod" and "broadcasting", is a method of publishing files to the Internet, allowing users to subscribe to a feed and receive new files automatically. It first became popular in late 2004, used largely for audio files.

Source: Wikipedia

Essentials of podcasting:

• Somebody records audio information

• saves the information as an MP3 file & uploads it to the Internet

• people listen to the audio programme using some audio player, either computer-based or a portable media player.

What do they sound like?

Appleby School …

http://allanah.podomatic.com/

• Music from around the Globe (audio podcast)• At school we like … (photo story) • Words to whisper, Words to shout (poem)

• Talks about America (on class blog)

Why?

see …

New Zealand Curriculum Exemplar:

Oral Language – Interpersonal Speaking

and Key Competencies …

Managing Self

– Developing a well-formed sense of personal identity

– acting appropriately and being aware of the effects of our words and actions on others

Relating to Others …

– interacting effectively with a diverse range of people in a variety of contexts

– includes the ability to … share ideas.

Participating and Contributing

– using learning when taking an active part in a range of local, national and global communities

– students … have the confidence to explore new contexts

Thinking– using creative…processes to make

sense of and question information, experiences and ideas.

– students can reflect on their own learning, draw on personal knowledge, ask questions, and challenge the basis of assumptions and perceptions.

Using language, symbols, and texts

• students who are skilled at using languages and symbols can interpret and use words, number, images, movement, metaphor, and technologies in a range of contexts.

• they also recognise how choices of language and symbols affect understanding and response

Podcasting at Pt England School

"Podcasting is working for our children because it encourages reading, writing, listening, speaking and social studies (through tracking the email responses) while using highly motivating and engaging technology. At the same time it also supports the essential social skills of co-operation, collaboration and gaining an understanding of what it means to have a voice in the global community."

Dorothy Burt

What do you need?

PC

• script

• computer

• microphone

• downloads:– Audacity (for recording

audio)– Lame (MP3 encoder)

Mac

• script

• computer

• microphone

• GarageBand

Homework

• think about where/why/how your students could benefit from podcasting

• write a suitable script template for your class (follow link on lead teacher page to a starter)

• write your introductory podcast

• find a suitable photo to accompany it