Friday, October 23, 2009

podcast presentation

So you want your students to podcast


What’s a podcast?

Episodic downloadable audio (or video) content.

Does not require an iPod.

Usually has an associated RSS feed.


Recommended Podcasts

Technology: This Week in Tech

Science: Quirks and Quarks, Science Update

Social Studies: Stuff You Missed in History Class

Math: Math Grad

English Language Arts: CSTW Writers Talk

Arts: CBC Arts Podcasts

Medicine: White Coat, Black Art


How to create

Hardware (microphones, pop filters, etc)


How to create

Software

GarageBand

Audacity Portable

Myna


How to publish/share

hosting and syndication

technochild.net

mypodcast.com

ourmedia.org

feedburner.google.com


Music/Sound Effects

jamendo.com

audiofarm.org

musicalley.com

wikipedia.org/wiki/Podsafe


Legal Issues

Copyright or Creative Commons


Now let’s podcast…

Friday, October 16, 2009

recommended podcasts

A few podcasts that teachers may be interested in listening to:

Technology: This Week in Tech
Math: Math Grad
English Language Arts: CSTW Writers Talk

This is just a preliminary list to get you started, there are certainly others. Feel free to comment if there are others that you listen to.