INTRODUCTION TO PODCASTING IN EDUCATION!

SEAN WHELAN

DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY

WEST GEAUGA LOCAL SCHOOLS

OVERVIEW

• BRIEF INTRO TO PODCASTING
• HOW PODCASTS FIT INTO EDUCATION
• TIPS ON HOW TO PODCAST
• Q AND A

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EDUCATION AND PODCASTING BACKGROUND

• 17 YEAR EDUCATOR
• ELEMENTARY EDUCATOR
• K-12 TECH INTEGRATIONIST
• DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY
• 10 YEAR PODCASTER
• PODCAST AS A HOBBY (10 YEARS)
• PODCAST FOR PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING (EDUTECH WORLD PODCAST)

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WHAT IS A PODCAST?

• A PODCAST IS AN AUDIO RECORDING THAT IS USED TO SHARE MESSAGES TO ANY AUDIENCE
• RECORDED ON A COMPUTER OR A PORTABLE DEVICE
• USUALLY RELEASED TO A CERTAIN FREQUENCY (DAILY, WEEKLY, MONTHLY, QUARTERLY)
• HOSTED IN A WAY WHERE IT CAN BE DISTRIBUTED TO A LARGE AUDIENCE (USUALLY AN OUTSIDE SERVICE)
• DOES NOT NEED TO BE ON AN IPOD, PHONE OR MP3 PLAYER. (ANY COMPUTER OR SIMILAR DEVICE WORKS!)

WHY ARE PODCASTS IMPORTANT TO EDUCATION?

• PROGRAMMING IS A GREAT RESOURCE
• NETWORKING TOOL (GET YOUR VOICE OUT THERE)
• UNIQUE WAY TO DISTRIBUTE CLASSROOM CONTENT
• PROMOTES STUDENT CREATIVITY AND SHARING OF KNOWLEDGE
• THERE IS A SENSE OF PRIDE IN THE FINISHED PRODUCT
• IT’S FUN!

EDUCATOR RESOURCE

• CLASS NEWSLETTER
• INTRODUCTION/REVIEW OF AN IMPORTANT SKILL
• CREATE RESOURCES FOR AUDITORY LEARNERS
• BRING GUESTS INTO THE CLASSROOM THROUGH RECORDED INTERVIEWS
• CREATE AN AUDIO TOUR OF PLACES THAT STUDENTS MAY OTHERWISE BE UNABLE TO VISIT
• DISTANCE LEARNING IN THE CASE OF ABSENCE OR FOR SHARING A COMMON CONTENT MESSAGE

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EDUCATION PODCASTS TO CHECK OUT

• TEACHER CAST
• TED TALKS
• HTTP://WWW.EDUTOPIA.ORG/BLOG/BEST-EDUCATION-PODCASTS-BETTY-RAY
• INSTRUCTIONAL TECH TALK
• HTTP://GETTINGSMART.COM/2015/02/60-PODCASTS-CHECK/
• HTTP://MTWEB.MTSU.EDU/PODCAST/

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STUDENT PRODUCT �(WRITING,SPEAKING EFFECTIVELY, RESEARCHING, IMPROVING VOCABULARY)

• CREATE A COMMERCIAL (PERSUASIVE WRITING)
• DO A REVIEW OF A BOOK, SONG, MOVIE, ETC
• TELL A STORY, SHARE CLASS WRITING OR POETRY
• RADIO DRAMA ABOUT A HISTORICAL EVENT/READERS THEATER
• INTERVIEW A RECENT TRAVELER TO A FOREIGN COUNTRY, EXPERT ON A CLASS TOPIC, CLASSMATE ON AN EDUCATIONAL PROCESS
• PORTION OF A RESEARCH PROJECT
• ROLE PLAYS
• SIGNIFICANT FIGURES, INTERVIEWER/REPORTER, CHARACTERS FROM BOOKS

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HOW DO I MAKE MY OWN?

• 1) WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OR THEME?
• 2) WHAT TOOLS DO YOU ALREADY HAVE TO TRY IT OUT?
• 3) HOW OFTEN DO YOU SEE YOURSELF RELEASING IT?
• 4) MUSIC? CLIP ART?

EASY TO START

• HEADSET OR MICROPHONE
• HTTP://WWW.THEPODCASTHOST.COM/BLOG/HEADSET-MICROPHONES-FOR-PODCASTING/
• HTTP://WWW.THEPODCASTHOST.COM/BLOG/THE-BEST-PODCASTING-MICROPHONES-ON-THE-MARKET/
• HTTP://WWW.THEPODCASTHOST.COM/ULTIMATE-PODCASTING-RESOURCE-LIST/
• WINDSCREEN/ POP FILTER

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MY EQUIPMENT

MY CRAZY METHOD

• RECORD WITH AUDACITY

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• EDIT

MY CRAZY METHOD

• USE LEVELATOR

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• POST TO A HOSTING SERVICE
• LIBERATED SYNDICATION

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• CREATE A FEED ON ITUNES
• HTTP://WWW.APPLE.COM/ITUNES/PODCASTS/SPECS.HTML
• HTTP://FEEDVALIDATOR.ORG/
• CREATE A FEED ON STITCHER
• HTTP://WWW.STITCHER.COM/

HOSTING

• HTTP://PODBEAN.COM/
• HTTPS://WWW.LIBSYN.COM/
• HTTPS://WWW.PODOMATIC.COM/LOGIN
• HTTPS://WWW.BUZZSPROUT.COM/

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WHO IS YOUR AUDIENCE?

• HELPS FRAME UP HOW YOU PRESENT YOURSELF
• BRINGS CONSISTENCY TO YOUR IDEAS
• HELPS WITH WHERE AND HOW TO PROMOTE YOUR SHOW
• VOCABULARY AND LANGUAGE CHOICES

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IPAD AND CHROMEBOOK

• IPAD
• HTTP://IPAD.APPSTORM.NET/HOW-TO/LIFESTYLE/MAKING-A-PODCAST-WITH-GARAGEBAND-FOR-IPAD/
• HTTP://WWW.STEINARKNUTSEN.COM/AUDIO-HOW-TO-PODCAST-FROM-YOUR-IPAD-AND-PUBLISH-ON-WORDPRESS-WITH-AUDIOBOO/
• CHROMEBOOK
• HTTP://THECHROMEBOOKGUYS.COM/POST/PODCASTING-WITH-A-CHROMEBOOK-FROM-TURNERS-TECH-TIPS

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RESOURCES

• HTTPS://K12TEACHERSTAFFDEVELOPMENT.COM/TLB/WHAT-ARE-THE-BENEFITS-OF-PODCASTING-IN-THE-CLASSROOM/
• HTTP://BEYONDPENGUINS.EHE.OSU.EDU/ISSUE/POLAR-OCEANS/PODCASTS-IN-THE-ELEMENTARY-CLASSROOM-TOOLS-FOR-TEACHERS-AND-STUDENTS
• HTTP://WWW.HISTORY.ORG/HISTORY/TEACHING/IMAGES/PAST&PRESENT_LESSON_CWFV2.PDF
• HTTPS://SUITE.IO/DAVID-R-WETZEL/409T20X
• HTTP://TEACHNOLOGY.PBWORKS.COM/W/PAGE/19978668/USING%20PODCASTS%20IN%20THE%20CLASSROOM
• HTTPS://EDTECHIE.WORDPRESS.COM/2008/03/14/BY-SANDY-SCRAGG/
• HTTP://EDTECHTEACHER.ORG/TOOLS/MULTIMEDIA/PODCASTING/
• HTTP://WWW.EDUTOPIA.ORG/PODCASTING-STUDENT-BROADCASTS
• HTTP://EDTECHNETWORK.COM/PODCASTING_VODCASTING.HTML
• HTTP://WWW.READWRITETHINK.ORG/CLASSROOM-RESOURCES/PRINTOUTS/PODCASTS-NUTS-BOLTS-CREATING-30311.HTML

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Q AND A

Email: sean.whelan@westg.org

Twitter: @seanwhelantech

Podcast: Edutechworldpodcast.com

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