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Podcasting in the Classroom Paul Fuller, Orange Grove Primary School
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Podcasting in the Classroom

Paul Fuller, Orange Grove Primary School

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About Me

• Fairly new to teaching

• Year 4 / 5 class

• Small, semi-rural school

• Limited infrastructure

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digitalgeneration.wikispaces.com

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Today’s Presentation

What is a podcast?

Why podcasting in education?

How to make a podcast

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What is a podcast?

• Internet radio show

• Can be downloaded

automatically (‘subscribing’)

• Play on MP3 player (eg iPod)

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Who is podcasting?

• All major media outlets

• A growing number of schools

• President George W. Bush

• At least 100,000 others

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Demonstration

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Why is this different?

WHAT you want

WHEN you want

WHERE you want

..... for free!!

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Why podcasting in education?

• Authentic audience

• Highly engaging

• Global awareness

• Integrates all learning areas

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Different models

TeacherPublisher

StudentAudience

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Different models

StudentPublisher

TeacherAudience

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Different models

StudentPublisher

Teacher

Parents

World

Audience

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Podkids Australia

• Monthly show

• 8 - 10 short segments

• Interviews, recounts, mailbag

• Student written, teacher-produced

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What do the kids think?

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Effect of Audience

• Motivation

• Two-way Conversation

• Critical awareness

• Quality of Writing

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Planning and Research

WritingEditing

Sharing

This is not a technology project!

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Podcasts as Reflection

• Repeated exposure to

concepts

• Students become teachers

• Embeds learning

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St Peter’s Catholic Primary School, Caboolture

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Window on the Classroom

• For parents and carers

• For wider community

• Media interest

• Global connections

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This sounds like an awful lot of work...

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How much time does this take?

Audio only (not edited)

Audio only (with music etc)

Enhanced podcast

Video podcast

Not Much

Heaps

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How do you make a podcast?

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Super-simple podcast

1. Record an MP3 file

• direct to computer

• Portable recorders from $99

2. Post to a podcast hosting service

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RSS feeds

• RSS = Really Simple Syndication

• Common format (blogs, podcasts, news)

• Audience is informed of your updates....

.....without visiting your site

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Podcast Hosting

• .Mac• one click to create a feed

• Podcast hosting services

• Liberated Syndication (libsyn)

• Use a blog

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Demonstration

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Super-simple podcast

1. Record an MP3 file

2. Post to a podcasting

host site

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Editing your podcast

• Add music, sound effects

• Correct mistakes

• Improve sound quality

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Sound editing software

• Mac OS

• Garageband (free with new Macs)

• Windows

• Audacity (free, open-source)

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Garageband Demo

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A word about music

• Royalty-free music in Garageband

• Podsafe Music Network

• Remember: Content is king!

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Enhanced Podcasts

• Pictures

• Chapter Markers

• Remember: Content is king!

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Summary

• Students become global citizens

• Window on the classroom

• Teaches vital lessons

• Massively engaging!


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