Podcasting/Vodcasting         

For more information or training on document cameras or integrating these devices into you classroom, please contact Brad Niessen at 973-4743 or at bniessen@usd259.net.

Podcasting Overview

What is Podcasting?
Podcasting means many things to many people, but in its most popular form, podcasting is a way for people to selectively subscribe and download audio content over the Internet. This content, whether video or audio, can then be automatically downloaded to a computer, handhelds or mobile device, like an iPod. Think of it as a radio show on demand, you can listen to whenever and wherever you want. Podcasting for education can be much more though. There is actually two sides to podcasting.

What is Vodcasting?
Vodcasting is much like podcasting except that it is video content. This content takes a few more steps to produce, becasue the producer is not only editing the audio, but also the video. Vodcasts can be subscribed to just like podcasts and can be played on both computers and mobile devices.

Examples of Podcasts and Vodcasts:

Price-Harris Elementary School

Mrs. Crowson's Great Expectations

Buckner Elementary School

Spaght Elementary Schools

Brooks Middle School

 

How can podcasts/vodcasts be used?
Simple Podcasting Ideas:

How do you create a podcast?
The easiest way for Windows users to create a podcast is to use a free program called Audacity. This audio editing tool allows users to record and edit spoken word and music files. Once these have been recorded, they can then be exported as a MP3 file.  A MP3 file is a cross platform file that has become a standard for delivering music and audio content.    

How do you create a vodcast?
Vodcast can be created using many different tools. It can be recorded using something as simple as a web cam or FLIP video camera and the way to being recorded using a high end video camera. Once the content has been recorded, it can be edited using MovieMaker (PC) or iMovie(Mac). If using MovieMaker, the file will be save to your computer as a .wmv file and then converted to an .mp4 using a free piece of software call Free iPod Video Converter [Click Here] to download. If you are editing your vodcast with iMove, just export it as an .mp4.

What do you do once you have recorded your podcast/vodcast?
Once the podcast has been recorded and exported as an MP3 (Podcast) or MP4 (Vodcast), it needs to be put on a web server so that other people can have access to it. There are two ways that it can be delivered from there. One way is to create a link from your school/classroom web site and allow it to be played directly from a web browser using either iTunes (Free for Mac and Windows) or using Windows Media Player. The second way your content can be listen to would be to upload the file to our district's hosting site called Libsyn Pro. This service will not only host your content, but also allow you to creat a podcast/vodcast media player for your wesite, blog or wiki. Libsyn Pro will also create an RSS feed so that people can subscribe to you content through a podcatcher service like iTunes. Finally, Libsyn Pro will provide you with subsciber and listener statistics.

Example of a Libsyn Podcast/Vodcast Media Player

How do I get a LibsonPro account?
Contact Brad Niessen at bniesen@usd259.net

What is RSS?
In simple terms, RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is a file that allows users to subscribe to your podcasts. It is a file that contains the information or a summary about your podcast file and also points to a service like iTune to that file for delivery. By subscribing with this RSS feed through one of these services, your audience can automatically have your podcasts delivered to their computers every time new content is posted. In a way, it is kind of like having your newspaper is delivered to your home, but it is audio and you pick the content that you want delivered. Once these files have be delivered to their computer, these files can then be transferred over to a mobile MP3 player like an iPod.

What hardware and software is needed to create a podcast or vodcast?

Podcasting-

Vodcasting-

Materials-

               iTunes

 

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                Podsafe Music

 

Podcasting Documents

Miscellaneous Resources

Additional Resources

Suggested Podcasts- All of these podcast can be subscribed to on iTunes

Audience Name of Podcast Author Description
Educators Connect Learning David Warlick  
  Moving at the Speed of Creativity Welsy Fryer  
  EdTechTalk Jeff Leboe and Dave  
  Building LEarning Communities Alan November  
  Smithsonian Podcasts    
  TechPodZone TechPodZone Technology integration ideas and tips for teachers
  Book Voyages Hosted by Art Spencer Book reviews about children’s literature with interviews with authors and students.
  KidCast: Learning and Teaching with Podcasting Dan Schmidt Gives information about starting your own podcast and suggestions for how to use
  Photoshop Quicktips Seely Design Studio Every episode varies, but it is a great step by step on how to use various application in Photoshop.  This is becoming a popular piece of software for most educators.
 

Digital Photography

Chris Marquardt

Tips on digital photography
       
Students Rolling R’s: Free Video Spanish Larry Leim Provides Spanish lessons via video
  Share the Earth-This is Our Earth-PBS Kids Podcast PBS Kids & Milkshake Students can sing & dance with all the PBS characters. (earth day focus)
  Test Prep Vocabulary Liangatang Vocabulary Test Prep to prepare students for the ACT, SAT, and GRE
 

Podictinary

Hodgeson

History and meaning of different words
 

Instant Anatomy

Whitaker

Different areas of the anatomy
 

Colonial Williamsburg

Williamsburg Foundation

Sound-seeing tour of different areas of Williamsburg
School/Parents A focus on Positive Discipline Podcast Ken Ainge A podcast for parents to help them with discipline
  Tween Talk Beacon Street Girls Bringing parents and experts to discuss daily issues 9-13 yr olds face.
  Teachers Teaching Reading Paul Allison, Susan Ettenheim, et al. 3 public teachers who moderate a weekly podcast about teaching reading and writing.
  Internet Safety Eric Chamberlin A presentation on challenges with keeping young people safe on the internet today.
 

Maths in motion

Milthorpe

Aims at parents to aid them in helping their children
       
Vodcasts Izzy Video   Learn how to shoot better videos
  Sun-Earth Education NASA’s Sun-Earth Education Form A description of the Sun and how it affects the earth.
  Photoshop TV The Photoshop Guys Introduce new and various ways to use Photoshop within itself and with other applications. 
  CM Algebra I, #053 On-Demand Math Instruction Linear Equations, Slope: Using the graph of a line to find slope
  Northwest-Shoals Ann Lynden Linear Equations – Identifying 3 types of linear equations

For more information or training on podcasting or setting up a podcasting account, please contact Brad Niessen at 973-4743 or at bniessen@usd259.net. 

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