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=__Podcasting__=

**What is a podcast?**

 * Dictionary definition: "a Web-based audio broadcast via an RSS feed, accessed by subscription over the Internet"¹
 * Plain english: a recording of your or your students' voices posted on the internet.
 * Practical definition: a means of improving communication, of encouraging student writing, and of developing oral language skills.

[|YouTube - Podcasting in Plain English Jun 17.wmv]


 * http://epnweb.org/
 * http://www.apple.com/itunes/
 * [|http://www.odeo.com]
 * http://www.apple.com/education/products/ipod/podcasting.html


 * Examples of podcasts in education**
 * [|Willow Web]
 * [|Profile America]
 * [|Multiplication Podcasts]
 * [|Mr. Wayne's History Reviews]

**Items Needed:**

 * Computer
 * Microphone--I prefer a microphone headset with a USB connector
 * Recording software--We will use Audacity. Mac users use Garage Band
 * A script
 * A place to post your podcasts

Audacity can be downloaded at the following site (The last 3 links refer to tutorial sites):


 * http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/ (for Windows & Mac)
 * [|John Hendron Audacity Tutorial]
 * [|Audacity Tutorial for Podcasters]
 * [|Jill Baedke EDTECH 2007 Audacity Workshop]

The Lame Encoder is needed to convert Audacity projects into mp3 format and can be downloaded at the following site:
 * http://www-users.york.ac.uk/~raa110/audacity/lame.html (for Windows)

**Elements of a podcast:**

 * Introduction (typically with music)
 * Content
 * Conclusion (typically with music)

Music Resources
 * [|Podsafe Audio]
 * [|Royalty Free Music]
 * [|Internet Archive]
 * [|Free Music at Download.com]
 * [|The Free Sound Project]

**Places a podcast can be posted**

 * [|Blogger]
 * [|Feedburner]
 * [|Odeo]
 * [|Moodle]
 * [|Moodle ipodcast Module v.35]
 * [|Podcasting & Blackboard]
 * [|Audioblogger]

Wordpress


 * [|http://www.wordpress.org]
 * [|http://www.wordpress.com]

Wordpress Plugins


 * [|Podpress]
 * [|WordPress mime-config]

**Ideas for podcasting in the classroom?**
Many links taken from the work of Dr. William Waller in a presentation given at the 2008 VSTE conference.

[|items for class]