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OVERVIEW

• BRIEF INTRO TO PODCASTING

• HOW PODCASTS FIT INTO EDUCATION

• TIPS ON HOW TO PODCAST

• Q AND A

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)

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

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/

STUDENT PRODUCT (WRITING,SPEAKING EFFECTIVELY, RESEARCHING, IMPROVING VOCABULARY)• DO A REVIEW OF A BOOK, SONG, MOVIE, ETC• CREATE A COMMERCIAL (PERSUASIVE WRITING)• 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

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

MY EQUIPMENT

MY CRAZY METHOD • RECORD WITH AUDACITY

• EDIT

MY CRAZY METHOD • USE LEVELATOR

• POST TO A HOSTING SERVICE• LIBERATED SYNDICATION

• 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/

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

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

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

Q AND A

• EMAIL: SEAN.WHELAN@WESTG.ORG

• TWITTER: @SEANWHELANTECH

• PODCAST: EDUTECHWORLDPODCAST.COM