podcasting: what, when, why, where, how?

Podcasting – what, when, where, why, how?

St Joseph’s College, Milduracelliott@linkingforlearning.comwww.linkingforlearning.com (Website)www.edubeacon.com (Blog)3 March, 2008

presented by Camilla ElliottSLAV Conference for Library Technicians & Library Assistants

We’ll look at:

What is podcasting?

When are they useful? Examples

Where do we find them?

Why make podcasts? - Supporting learning

How do we make them?

Resources

Questions & discussion

What is podcasting?

Combination of iPod + broadcasting

Distributes multimedia files (audio, video, enhanced) for playback on mobile devices & personal computers - whatever suits you

Listen like radio

Access - as often as you like, wherever you like

Definition:

‘Podcasting is a web-based broadcast medium in which files are made available online in a way that allows software to automatically detect new files (generally via RSS), and download them. ‘ (Without this it’s and audio file but not a podcast)

‘A podcast can be thought of as an audio magazine subscription, in that a subscriber receives regular programs without having to remember to go & get them, and can listen or watch them at leisure.’

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcasting

Vocabulary

RSS Blogs & Wikis

www.rssboard.org/images/rss-icon-collection.gif

To make your own podcast - you will need:

Script – set format, identify with date, version

Microphone - variety

Digital recorder or computer - variety

Audio editing software - Audacity

Royalty free music

Podcast aggregator

Blog or wiki website with RSS

You don’t need an iPod

When is a podcast a valuable/ useful learning tool?

Sample- pdtogo.com

http://biologyoracle.podomatic.com/

http://ihistory.wordpress.com/

Where do we find podcasts?

http://www.apple.com/itunes/

Why make podcasts?Distribute informationShare cultural performancesImprove verbal skillsPersonal journalCommunicating with parents & communityCater for learning stylesLibrary book reviewsDistribute student workPeer tutoringField tripsAuthor / experts interviewsAudio toursEnter the 21st century learner’s environment

How to make a podcast

Audacity - PCGarageband - MacPodomatic - onlineiPodder - onlineOdeo - onlineSkype – phone (VOIP)

Keep it legal..

Podcasting legal guidehttp://mirrors.creativecommons.org/Podcasting_Legal_Guide.pdf

Using podcasts – What am I allowed to do?http://www.smartcopying.edu.au/guidelines/info_using.html

Persistence..

Resources

Linking for Learning http://www.linkingforlearning.com/podcasting/index.html

Edubeacon Bloghttp://www.edubeacon.com