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Podcasting is the ability to create or listen to audio or video content either live or downloaded for later use. A podcast is similar to a radio show in that each show consists of a series of individual episodes you can listen to on your computer or on a digital audio player like an iPod. What distinguishes a podcast from a traditional radio show is that you can listen to a podcast whenever and wherever you want to, and you can subscribe to a podcast series so when a new episode is available, it automatically downloads to your computer.

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Sites About Using Podcasting in Education

 * 1) [|Introduction to Educational Podcasting] - This site by Wesley Fryer i a large collection of all things podcast.
 * 2) [|Podcasting in the Classroom] - Tips for teachers, tips for students, and podcasting resources
 * 3) [|Podcasting in Education] - Includes collection of articles showing how podcasting is valuable instructional tool
 * 4) [|Podcasting - Tony Vincent] - Resources for creating and listening to podcasts by Tony Vincent at Learning in Hand.
 * 5) [|Podcasting Development Resources]
 * 6) [|Talking to Administrators about Podcasting] - Tips for talking to your administrator about using podcasting
 * 7) [|Podcasting 101 for K-12 Librarians]

**Ideas for Using Podcasting**

 * Publish student work
 * Student project for assessment
 * Distribute school assignments
 * Peer teaching
 * Language classes
 * Create archive of class lectures
 * Interview guest experts
 * Create oral histories
 * Communicate with parents
 * Community outreach
 * Audio tours
 * Public safety messages
 * School happenings/performances
 * Professional development and personal learning
 * [|KidCast: Exciting Podcast Activities to Promote Research and Learning]

Types Podcasts
Audio only Enhanced podcasts Video podcasts (vodcasts) [|Some Thoughts About Video Podcasting]- a blog post by Dan Schmit

Podcasts for Students
[|Mr. Langhorst's Web Classroom - Speaking of History] [|Grammar Girl's Quick & Dirty Tip for Better Writing] [|Colonial Williamsburg Podcasts] [|Vocab Minute from The Princeton Review] [|* Just Vocabulary] [|* Flow English Podcast] - learn about idioms and slang [|MathGrad.com] [|Dan's Mathcast] [|ReelMath] - basic math skills [|Our City Podcast] [|Booktalks Quick and Simple by Nancy Keane] [|Storynory: Kids Audio Stories] [|Scottsbluff Vocal Music Podcasts]

Podcasts by Students
[|Jamestown Elementary Podcasts] [|* Radio WillowWeb] [|The ColeyCast - The Official Podcast of Room 34] [|The CarverCast] [|* Our City Podcast] [|Coulee Kids Podcast] [|Eagan High School Honors Chemistry Podcasts] [|This I Believe] - based on the NPR series - Charlotte High School, MI [|* Whitmore Lake HS Book Talks] [|Lunch Time Leaders Podcast]

World Languages
[|Discover Spanish] [|The FrenchPodClass] [|The Arabic PodClass] [|ArabicPod] [|Arabic Language Podcast]

Podcasts by/for Media Specialists
[|Reading Roundup Podcasts] - Hillside MS, Northville, MI [|ProQuest Podcasts] [|Teen Booktalk Podcasts] [|Just One More Book!!] - a podcast about children's books

Professional Development Podcasts for Educators
[|Kidcast: Podcasting in the Classoom] - a blog and podcasts **about** podcasting in the classroom [|Inside Michigan Education] [|The Whole Child Podcast: Changing the Conversation About Education] - from ASCD [|REMC Podcasts] - Mike Arnold, Professional Development Specialist at REMC 3 & 9 [|Nausett Public Schools Podcasts] - Technology News [|MI State Superintendent of Education, Mike Flanagan] [|District Leaders Podcast] [|K12 Science in Michigan] - David Bydlowski, Wayne RESA Science Consultant [|Podcasts for Leaders in Mathematics Education] [|SmartBoard Lessons Podcast] [|The TechPod Zone] [|Moving at the Speed of Creativity] - Wes Fryer [|LD Podcasts - The Podcast About Learning and Learning Disabilities] [|Lower Merion School District Podologue] [|Learning Matters Podcast]

**Special Interest Podcasts - a variety of examples**
[|National Geographic Podcasts] [|National Gallery of Art Podcasts] [|Internet Safety Podcast] [|Science Friday] [|LearnOutLoud Podcasts] [|ESL Podcasts] - podcasts to assist English language learners [|Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day] [|iZoofari Audio Tours from the San Diego Zoo] [|Science from Scientific American] [|First Book Podcasts] - podcast interviews with authors of children's books [|Quirks and Quarks] [|Purina Cat and Dog Podcasts] [|The Geneaology Guys Podcast] [|Gardening in the Zone]

**Listening to Podcasts**
iTunes - [|Click here to download to your computer]
 * Online "jukeboxes"
 * Download to computer
 * Subscribe and download to aggregator or podcatcher

 [|Downloading and Installing iTunes] [|Locating and Listening to Podcasts Using iTunes]

[|The Education Podcast Network] [|Podcast Alley]

iTunes - [|Click here to download to your computer]

**Creating Podcasts**
Podcasting for Teachers and Students - This booklet explores the possibilities of podcasting with students - written by Tony Vincent, creator of Radio WillowWeb. Simple Steps to Podcasting - Nine basics steps to creating a podcast. [|How to Podcast] - "The definitive step-by-step guide on how to podcast without breaking the bank." [|Podcasting in Community Colleges] - great tutorial that explains podcasting, shows how to use Audacity to record and edit, and describes how to post your podcast using Edublogs or Blogger. [|Podcasting: A Beginners Guide] [|PoducateMe - Practical Solutions for Podcasting in Education] - for a more in-depth look at podcast creation [|Podcast RSS Feed Options] - Tony Vincent blog post on options for hosting and setting up an RSS feed for your podcast [|Creating an RSS Feed]

[|Audacity] - free software for Mac, PC, or Linux [|LAME MP3 Encoder] - required with Audacity for saving project in MP3 format

[|Audacity Tutorial] - Start with this tutorial from Audacity experts. [|Audacity Tutorial] - Audacity activity tutorial created by Patricia Janann Nicholson [|Editing Audio with Audacity] - from the University of Wisconsin [|Audacity Tutorial] - from GuidesandTutorials.com
 * Audacity Tutorials/Instructions**

[|Using Audacity] - basic screencast tutorial by Tony Vincent - 16 min. [|Podcasting with Audacity Video Tutorials] [|Audacity Tutorial for Podcasters]

[|Garageband] - audio recording, editing, and podcast creation for Mac

**Tools for Podcasting**
[|Microphones/Headsets] [|Digital Voice Recorders] [|Podcasting Bundle] [|Pop Filter] [|Pop filter/pop guard/spit guard] - economy version
 * Hardware**

[|ProfCast] - a versatile, powerful, yet simple to use tool for recording presentations (including PowerPoint and/or Keynote slides) for creating enhanced podcasts - Mac only - $59.95 [|Podcast Maker] - a tool for Mac OS X that makes podcasting simple. Novices can become podcasters and professionals can podcast with much less effort and time. Import prepared audio files and add images. - $29.95 [|Tool Factory Podcasting] - The software combines a scripting tool, sound recorder, easy uploading, and broadcast utility into one easy interface. Download the 30-day trial and see how easy it is! Windows only - $99.99 [|Photo Story 3] - free software download from Microsoft that allows you to create a digital slideshow with music. Can be saved and posted as a video podcast. Windows only. [|GarageBand] - part of iLife suite. Mac only - $79
 * Software**

[|Edublogs] - This free blog site for educators allows you to post podcasts within your blog entries. [|Blogger] - free blog site [|Podomatic] [|Podbean] - Easy free podcast hosting. [|Gcast] - Record your podcast from any phone. Free podcast hosting. [|Internet Archive] - free podcast hosting.
 * Online Podcast Hosting** - These sites take the hard part out of getting a podcast online. Both provide server space and establish an RSS feed.
 * First, register for an account. You'll need to give a //username//, //password// and //email address//.
 * Next, check the confirmation email and click on the link. This will take you to your new podcasting homepage.
 * From here, you only need to click on one or two buttons to record straight from your browser or upload your previously created MP3 file.
 * Afterwards, your audio is automatically published as a podcast.

**Music & Sound Resources**
[|Creative Commons] [|ccMixter] [|fOUR bEES] [|Free Music Archive (FMA)] [|Freeplaymusic] - copyright-free music, but NOT for broadcast purposes, including podcasting [| Garageband.com] [|Jamendo.com] [|Magnatune] [|Musopen!] - classical pieces [|Open Music Archive] - collection of "vintage" out of copyright recordings [| Podcast Bumper Music] [|Podsafe Audio] [| Podsafe Music Network] [|Podsafe Music Resources] - a long list to explore [|Purple Planet] [|RoyaltyFreeMusic.com] - diverse set of royalty-free music clips that can be used, without limitation, in educational projects - changes regularly [|SoundSnap] - free sound effects and loops [|Soundzabound] - available as online subscription or on CD
 * Online Collections**

[|GarageBand] - free on all Macs [|Super Duper Music Looper] - easy to use music-making software for kids of all ages. Windows only. $12-$20
 * Software for Creating Original Music**

**Podcasting in the News**
[|Kindergarteners Prove Podcasting Child's Play] [|Book Not Ready for Print? You Can Whip Up an Audiobook for a Podcast for Now] [|Students and Teachers, from K to 12, Hit the Podcasts] [|Podcast Trumps Lecture in One College Study]

**Books and Publications about Educational Podcasting**
//// (PDF) by Tony Vincent //Blogs, Podcasts, Wikis and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms// by Will Richardson - available [|here] //Kidcast: Podcasting in the Classroom// by Dan Schmidt - available from [|FTC Publishing] //Kidcast: Creative Podcasting Activities, Strategies and Ideas// by Dan Schmit - available from [|FTC Publishing] //Educator's Podcast Guide// by Bard Williams - available from [|ISTE] //Podcasting at School// by Kristin Fontichiaro - available [|here] //Student-Powered Podcasting// by Christopher Schaumburg - available from [|ISTE]

**Podcast Terminology**

 * Podcast** - a media file that is distributed over the Internet using syndication feeds, for playback on portable media players and personal computers audio file that can can be subscribed to with individual programs called episodes
 * Podcasting** - a method of publishing audio files (usually MP3s) to the Web, which are then made available through subscription and automatically downloaded to a personal computer or portable MP3 player. Podcasts are not meant to be listened to live, but whenever and wherever is most convenient for the listener.
 * Podcaster** - the host or author of a podcast
 * Podcatcher -** type of software, also known as an aggregator, used to subscribe to and manage podcast feeds
 * RSS** - stands for Really Simple Syndication. A type of web feed used to publish frequently updated digital content, such as blogs, news feeds or podcasts.


 * PowerPoint presentation from Podcasting from A to Z, [[file:Podcasting-WikiVersion.ppt]]**