15. • Develop communication
competencies
• Research project: finding and
evaluating information, developing
ideas, and sharing information
• Scaffold assignments: one student’s
project could be another’s review
material
Those you assign
16. • “Whenever I hear myself on a podcast, I want to get
better for the next time.”—Alex
• “Podcasting is very motivating because people from
all over the world are listening to you. We are
competing with all the other student podcasts to be
the very best.”—Zach
• “Podcasting is motivating because it is just plain fun.
It doesn’t matter what the subject is, podcasting
makes all subjects enjoyable to learn.”—Kim
• “Podcasting motivates me to do better with my
sentence fluency and my speech.”—David
Student responses
Quotes from
students at
Longfellow Middle
School
http://www.thejournal.com/articles/17607/
18. Podcast Libraries
There are a lot of
educational podcasts on
the web, you can often
browse directories to find
good ones.
oculture.com/2007/06/podcast_library.html
19. Professional Websites
The BBC produced a
video podcast, with
footage from France, to
help readers learn
French.
bbc.co.uk/languages/french/mafrance
20. Study Cast
Audio segments created
by a teacher for students
to review.
http://www.mrcoley.com/studycast/
22. ColeyCast
Recorded by students,
each broadcast
highlights some of the
things they’re learning in
the classroom.
http://www.mrcoley.com/coleycast/
23. WillowWeb
WillowWeb is produced
by students and
teachers at Willowdale
Elementary School.
http://www.mpsomaha.org/willow/radio/listen.html
24. Coulee Kids
Coulee Kids is produced by a seventh
grade writing class at Longfellow Middle
School in La Crosse, Wisconsin.
http://wiki.sdlax.k12.wi.us/groups/couleekids/blog/
25. The Road She Traveled
This localized project evolved from the
Coulee Kids Podcast.
http://wiki.sdlax.k12.wi.us/groups/theroadshetraveled/
27. • Who is your audience?
• What is the purpose of the podcast?
• What role will it play in the course?
• In student evaluation?
Things to Consider
28. • Audacity (audio)
• PowerPoint (slides)
• http://flickrcc.bluemountains.net/
(photos)
• Point-and-shoot camera (photos and
video)
• Windows Movie Maker (to pull
together an enhanced or video
podcast)
Tools
29. • CD or DVD
• Course Management System
• Website/Blog
• Hosted site (odeo.com, blip.tv, etc.)
• iTunes (anyone can add a podcast to
their directory!)
Places