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PowerPoint Presentation
http://www.edtech.esc11.net/TXDLA/108_The%20Pedagogy%20of%20Podcasting.ppt

Podcast - Podcatchers - Podcasting - Podcasters

The term Podcast was derived from two words: iPod (an Apple MP3 player) and broadcast. This is attributed to the pioneers of podcasting who are iPod users. However, don't be deceived by this term, as you don't need an iPod to broadcast and/or listen to podcasts.

Podcasts are usually free and often consist of spoken content - current affairs, poetry, etc.

A Podcast is an audio file in MP3 format that can be downloaded and delivered online via RSS feed (webfeed) subscriptions and transferred to your iPod. Podcast subscribers can listen to the show at his or her own leisure, which is the main attraction of this medium. As unlike Internet radio, there is no schedule to follow. The term podcast, like 'radio', can mean both the content and the method of delivery.

It's usually possible to download an individual "show" directly from the website of whoever produced it, but the idea is to use an "aggregator" to subscribe to Podcasts. iTunes is a Podcast aggregator.

Podcatchers are special RSS aggregators with the ability to transfer the files to media player software or hardware.

Podcasting is the term used to refer to the act of making and broadcasting podcasts.

People who make and broadcast shows through podcasting are known as Podcasters.

Podcasters' web sites may also offer direct download or streaming of their files; a podcast however is distinguished by its ability to be downloaded automatically using software capable of reading RSS

You need a podcast client/receiver to subscribe to a podcast. When you're subscribed, your client will check for new shows automatically when you ask it to. Then, you just listen to the podcasts on a computer or portable device (MP3 player, PDA or cellphone) when and where you want to.
Video tutorial on How to Subscribe
http://www.edtech.esc11.net/txdla/VideotutorialonHowto.mp4

Various non-Apple iPod tools and software may be used for podcasting and podcatching. Any computer audio software that support MP3 (Windows Media Player, QuickTime, etc.) and any portable device that supports media download and playback may be used to listen to podcasts.

Podcasting of video data is called, among other things, "video blogging", "video podcasting", "vidcasting", "vlogging", "vodcasting", "vicasting", and "videocasting".

Visual Overview
http://www.edtech.esc11.net/txdla/podcastoverview1.swf
http://www.edtech.esc11.net/txdla/subscribingoverview.swf
http://www.edtech.esc11.net/txdla/overviewpodproducing.swf

Educational Uses

Teachers see iPods as educational tool
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/education/2002571859_podschool20.html
Quote from the article:
"We could read parts of books, to show why we like them. We could do interviews. If there's a field trip, we could make a recording of it and post it," said Mohamed El-Sayed, 10. "Kids anywhere will like to hear about us."

New Tools Blogs, Podcasts and Virtual Classrooms - New York Times
http://chatt.hdsb.ca/~magps/boylit/New%20York%20Times%20podcast%20article.pdf
Quote from the article:
"In building this product weekly, the kids are incredibly motivated to read, research, write, and they're telling me they can't wait to get to school," Mr. Sprankle said in an interview for the June 9 episode of "Connect Learning," another podcast (not affiliated with his school). "You can't just fake it with this show. You've got to own it."

Tell Me a Story - 912005 - School Library Journal
http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6253062.html
Quote from the article:
"Among the hottest trends going, podcasting lets users download audio files from the Web, store them on digital music devices, and play them at one’s leisure. Commercial outfits and chatty bloggers alike are podcasting, and so are progressive educators, like Chauncey, who are beginning to adopt the communication tool to captivate their students."

Podcasting Craze Comes to K-12 Schools - Edweek.org
"ttp://chatt.hdsb.ca/~magps/boylit/edweek%20article.pdf
Quote from the article:
"Educators are starting to see how podcasting can help hone students’ vocabulary, writing, editing, public speaking, and presentation skills, said Dan J. Schmit, an instructional-technology specialist at the University of Nebraska’s college of education. Students can also learn skills that will be valuable in the working world, such as communication, time management, and problem-solving, he said."

Listen to Dan Schmit the author of "KidCast: Podcasting in the Classroom" here.
http://www.intelligenic.com/kidcast/shows/092805_kidcast.mp3
For more information from Dan Schmit
http://www.intelligenic.com/kidcast/

Podcasting in Education
http://www.apple.com/education/resources/podcastingvideos/
Quote from the article:
Please join Jason Ediger, senior marketing manager, Apple Education, along with his guests, as he explores podcasting and its benefits for education in this free, three-part video series.

Professor In Your Pocket
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10117475/site/newsweek/
Quoted from the article:
Now course casting lets college students skip classes and download lectures onto their iPods. Biology rocks! But some parents just don't understand.

Educators can bring their students into this new wave in technology very simply with very little added software/hardware that your average school already has.

http://www.edtech.esc11.net/txdla/ipod in education potential.pdf

Podcasting: Working Examples
Listed below are some of the examples of student/class podcasts from around the world. I invite you to take a listen to some of them. As you listen take note of the subject headings and topics they use, evidence of student research, writing, creativity and quality of oral communication. In general can you see or hear where the curriculum links are in the podcasts? You will also note the level of technological expertise put into some of the websites that host the podcasts. Some are filled with explanations and rich content, while others are direct and simple.
Radio WillowWeb
http://www.mpsomaha.org/willow/radio/
Willowcast #12
http://www.mpsomaha.org/willow/radio/shows/Willowcast12.html
Radio Sandaig
http://www.sandaigprimary.co.uk/radio_sandaig/index.php
01.Room 208 PODCAST!
http://bobsprankle.com/blog/C1697218367/index.html
Mills Murfee Podcasts
http://millsmurfee.blogspot.com/
The Downs FM
http://www.downsfm.com/
September Newsletter
http://www.grandviewlibrary.org/Newsletter/September.htm
Grandview Library Third Grade
http://www.grandviewlibrary.org/ThirdGrade.aspx
Grandview Library Storytelling
http://www.grandviewlibrary.org/StoryTelling.aspx
Room613PantherPodcast
http://mhetherington.net/podcasts/Room613PantherPodcast-2005-10-7.mp3
Room 613 Talk
http://room613talk05.edublogs.org/2005/11/02/room-613-talk-panther-podcast-10-31-2005/
Ace Kids
http://www.adrianbruce.com/acekids/index.htm
Halloween
http://www.deerriver.k12.mn.us/king/show2.htm
Room 208
http://bobsprankle.blogspot.com/
Integrated Technology Podcasts
http://edtech.typepad.com/itp/
Speak Up! Elementary Student Podcasts
http://www.arlington.k12.va.us/schools/longbranch/podcasts/speakup.html
Audio Broadcasting - Middle school students share what their views on poetry via Podcasts.
http://sartkras.edwebhosting.com/tournament/audio.html
Mr. Langhorst 8th grade American History - This teacher uses podcast to assist students in studying for tests.
http://www.liberty.k12.mo.us/%7Eelanghorst/blog
Mrs. D. Smith's First Grade - Fisher Mitchell School Fisher Mitchell School in Bath, Maine, USA
http://djtswebs.com/funcast.htm
4th Cast - Fourth grade monthly news cast.
http://schoolz.lps.org/sporter/

iPods in the Classroom
Our City Podcast is an audio program for kids and by kids. Students from around the globe are invited to submit a recording all about the city they live in (with the help of their teachers or parents).
http://learninginhand.com/OurCity/index.html
Lesson Plans
We’ve provided a collection of educator-created lesson plans for you to use as idea starters for using iPod in your classroom. These wonderful examples come from educators like you, who are using iPod to enhance their curricula and student performance.
http://www.apple.com/education/ipod/lessons/
Internet Radio Project exists to provide youth with an accessible internet radio broadcast opportunity. Support is provided most directly to K-12 and after-school programs, and secondarily, to independent youth producers. Emphasis is placed upon linking groups of youth producers to radio station mentors, who can provide advice and media literacy guidance.
http://www.projectkir.org/irp/public/
Recording Romeo
Music recording software allows students to 'podcast' their study of Shakespeare.
http://www.netc.org/focus/examples/record.php
Kidscast: Podcasting in the Classroom
http://www.intelligenic.com/kidcast/archive.html
Sharing podcast ideas in the curriculum
http://www.intelligenic.com/forum/