Lingo of Podcasting

• MP3 Player – is a portable device that is usually smaller than a cassette tape. Often associated with downloading music from the internet, stores, organizes, and plays digital music files. An iPod is an example of a MP3 Player.

• Podcasting is derived from two words: iPod and Broadcast.

• RSS – Real simple syndication

RSS (Real Simple Syndication)

Podcasting in Plain English by CommonCraft

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7V-CBgpsmI

Education Uses Communicating with

Podcasts - School information,

orientation and news Using Podcasts as

supplement for existing curriculum

- Student created book reviews-Interviews with characters and authors-Tour of library, school or settings in literature

Using Podcasts for Professional Development

Creating Podcast Presentations-Audiobooks of works in the public domain (librivox.org)-Oral Histories-Field Trips

Find, Subscibe to and Download Podcasts

• PodcastAlley.com• Podfeed.net• New York Times Podcasts• BBC Radio Podcasts• TeacherCast Podcast Network• Apple iTunes podcast directory. – Tech Podcast

Network

First…Create a script

Be sure to include an…

Intro Music Jingle (25-45 seconds)

Intro Monologue (15-45 seconds)

Show content/topic?(Who is your historical

subject?)

Your Script:

Closing Remarks (1-2 minutes)

Thank guests

Your Script:

Talk about the next show

Your Script:

Closing Music Jingle