Podcasting

=Podcasting=


 * Like a radio broadcast, but transmitted over the Internet
 * Podcast < iPod + broadcast
 * Podcast series can be subscribed to
 * Audio content on your computer
 * Can transfer to portable media device (iPod, MP3 player, digital audio player)
 * Ability to subscribe distinguishes podcast from a simple MP3 file download

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Sites About Using Podcasting in Education

 * 1) [|Classroom Audio Podcasting] - This site by Wesley Fryer discusses 10 benefits of using podcasting in the classroom.
 * 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.

**Ideas for Using Podcasting**

 * Publish student work
 * Student project for assessment
 * Distribute school assignments
 * 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]

**Examples of Podcasts**
[|Vocab Minute from The Princeton Review] [|Vocab Minute Lyrics] [|Grammar Girl's Quick & Dirty Tip for Better Writing] [|English Idioms and Slang] [|MathGrad.com] [|Dan's Mathcast] [|Mr. Langhorst's Web Classroom - Speaking of History] [|Hopkinton High School Library Booktalks] [|Our City Podcast] [|Booktalks Quick and Simple by Nancy Keane] [|Storynory: Kids Audio Stories] [|Swiftpens] [|Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day Podcast]
 * Podcasts for Students**

[|Jamestown Elementary Podcasts] [|Radio WillowWeb] [|Room 208 Podcast] [|Long Elementary Student Podcasts] - Dearborn, MI [|The ColeyCast - The Official Podcast of Room 34] [|The CarverCast] [|Our City Podcast] [|Eagan High School Honors Chemistry Podcasts] [|This I Believe] - based on the NPR series - Charlotte High School, MI
 * Podcasts by Students**

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

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

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