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Workbook - Creating Podcasts
Overview:
The following lessons and objectives were covered in this course. Feel free to go back and
review some or all of them, if necessary:
1. Apply Effective Podcast Tips and Tricks
o Offers tips for creating effective podcasts.
o Explores some of the things that you should and shouldn't do when recording
podcasts.
o Explains a few methods for making podcasts more creative.
2. Create Audio Podcasts
o Walks through the steps for creating an audio podcast.
o Offers some resources for creating podcasts.
o Explains how to create an RSS feed for a podcast.
3. Create Video Podcasts
o Explores the steps to filming video footage for a video podcast.
o Discusses the process of creating video podcasts.
o Examines video podcast resources.
4. Post Podcasts to the Web
o Teaches how to post an audio or video podcast to the Web.
o Examines some of the Web sites to which you can publish a podcast.
o Explains the benefits of creating your own Web site for publishing podcasts.
5. Share Podcasts
o Offers tips for promoting podcasts.
o Lists a couple directories for listing podcasts.
o Suggests adding tags to a podcast for search engines to find.
6. Employ RSS Feeds of Podcasts
o Explains RSS feeds and how to use them with podcasts.
o Offers some resources for RSS feed aggregators for podcasting.
o Examines some uses for RSS feeds in classroom instruction.
7. Find Podcast Resource Materials
o Offers lists of free podcast technology resources.
o Suggests free educational podcast resources.
o Explores resources for accessing and creating podcasts.
Real-life Examples:
Here are some real-life examples of how the concepts discussed in this course could be used in a
classroom, either as a teaching tool or an administrative aid:
1. Create an Audio Podcast Collect the tools you’ll need to create an audio podcast and then plan your content.
Rehearse your speech, and try to make it sound conversational and interesting. Practice
your tone, inflection, and speed. Find a music file to add for interest.
2. Create a Video Yearbook
Use a camcorder to record your students for a video yearbook. Have them talk about the
memorable events of the school year, and send a message for next year’s class. Convert
the video footage to a video podcast and have your students take part in the editing
process. Upload the podcast to a Web site so they can show it to their parents.
3. Practice Your Recording Skills
Find and download a free podcast recording software program, such as Audacity. Practice
recording with a microphone. Try to keep filler words at a minimum and background
noise out of the room. Have your students practice as well. Learn how to edit your
mistakes out of the recordings.
4. Podcast Presentations
Have your students create an oral presentation about the current week’s lesson. Rather
than speak to the class, have each student record his or her oral presentation as an audio
podcast. Have them post the podcasts to a Web site, and then have them listen to one
another.
5. Record a Radio Program
At the start of the school year, create a radio program with your drama or literature class
to be podcast throughout the school year. Have the program be an episodic story, with a
new chapter in the saga presented each week. Record each episode as an audio podcast
and upload it to the school Web site for other students, teachers, faculty, and parents.
6. Add Information Through Podcasting
Plan some podcasts for your students that will provide additional resources, materials,
and information to accompany weekly class lectures. Record the podcasts as audio and
post them to a Web site so that your students can listen to them as homework.
7. Create a Video Podcast of a School Play
Find out when the school drama club is going to perform their next school play. Use a
video camera to record their performance. Edit the video footage to include casting and
directing credits, as well as some music clips. Post the edited video to iTunes, and create
a Web link to the video podcast on the school Web site so students, parents, and faculty
can view it.
8. Film a Fitness Lesson
Collaborate with your physical education students to create a video about proper nutrition
and exercise programs. Have each student present parts of the video with visual aids and
examples. Have them film segments about how to eat healthy foods in the cafeteria, how
to get involved in school sports, and how to make use of the school gym. Edit the video
for them to include music loops, animated scene headings, and casting credits. Help them
post the completed video as a podcast on the Internet, and share it with the school.
9. Create a Foreign Language Vocabulary Video
Have the students of your foreign language class film a video of vocabulary words and
phrases. For example, have a student hold an object and say its name in English and
Spanish. Edit the video so that the words are phrases follow the chronological order of
the class textbook. Post the video as a podcast to Podcast Pickle so that your students can
view it as homework.
10. Post a Podcast to the Web
Find a Web site that specializes in educational content, and use it to post a podcast you
have made. Share the Web link for the podcast with your students so that they can access
it both in and out of class.
11. Create a Class Web Site
Take a beginner’s tutorial and create a simple class Web site. Have each of your students
record an audio podcast that gives a profile about them. Post all of the podcasts on the
class Web site so that the students can use it to get to know each other better.
12. Teach Podcasting Through a Podcast
Create a podcast that includes steps for uploading a podcast to an acceptable site. Have
the students either create their own podcasts or give them podcast files that they can
upload. Then have the students follow your podcast's instructions to upload their own.
13. Join a Directory
Search out some educational podcasting directories and select one that complements your
podcasts. Join the directory’s membership list, and get your podcasts listed with them.
Try joining more than one directory for greater publicity.
14. Link Your Podcasts
Copy and paste your podcast Web link into the body of an e-mail. Distribute the e-mail to
the people who would benefit most from it. Ask them to access your podcast and provide
you with feedback. Use the feedback to revise your podcast and make it better.
15. Promote Podcasts with Students
Incorporate all of the podcasts you and your students have created onto one class Web
site. Have your students design an ad campaign for the Web site. They can make flyers,
bulletins, school announcements, newspaper ads, and other techniques to help spread the
word about the podcasts.
16. Subscribe to an RSS Feed with a Podcatcher
Together with your students, find a Web site that offers a subscription to a program that
is relevant to the class. For example, have your Geometry class subscribe to a podcast
that explains a new theorem each week. Use a podcatcher to subscribe to the feed, and set
aside class time to listen to the new content each week. Be sure to monitor the content for
your students ahead of time.
17. Find Podcasts with Updates
Look for an audio book podcast for a book that your Literature students are required to
read, such as "Lord of the Flies." Subscribe to the podcast with your podcatcher, and have
it catch a new chapter each week. Play the podcasts for your students to help them stay on
track with the reading assignments.
18. Find a School Podcast
Check your school’s and school district’s Web sites to see if there are any available
podcasts and podcast subscriptions that offer information about new policies, events,
career development, continuing education, or other useful information. Use a podcatcher
to subscribe to these podcasts. If there aren’t any, petition your school district to develop
some podcasts, or to let you develop some.
19. Download a Podcatcher
Work with your Technology class to make a list of free podcatchers and then research
their different features at Answers.com. Read the reviews and consider the options, and
pick one that is easy to use. Have the students learn how to download it to a classroom
computer, and spend time using it with them to catch podcasts about computer skills.
20. Create a Podcast with the Class
Create an Oceanography class project to make a podcast news program about killer
whales. Break the class into groups and have each group work on a portion of the
podcast. Have one group use free resources to record the podcast and another to edit it.
One group should add the RSS feed, one should validate it, and still another should
upload it. The final group should find the feed so that the whole class can view or listen
to the podcast. Use the podcast as a study guide for the class' next test.
21. Find Free Foreign Language Podcasts
Have your French class look for free podcasts that are recorded in French. Monitor the
content, and then play the podcasts in class to help them learn inflection, tone, and
accent. Test them to see if they can translate the conversations.
Exercises:
If you would like additional practice or review of the concepts covered in this course, try the
following exercise(s) at your convenience:
1. Research some available software programs that can be used to record podcasts. Find one
that caters to your personal technical-skill level and then download it. Explore the
different uses for the program. Try recording your own podcast and then editing the
content.
2. Explore your school to find out what kind of video recording equipment is available for
you to use. Check with the school newspaper and yearbook departments to see if there is
any extra hardware or software for shooting and editing video. If there isn't any available
equipment, check with your school to find out what kind of sponsorships or other
programs are available for getting technological tools into the school for classroom use. If
you find some equipment, take time to learn how to use it as thoroughly as possible, and
then practice shooting, editing, and posting video podcasts.
3. Look for a podcast host site that is geared toward educational content. Then, upload any
podcasts you or your students have created, and send out an e-mail to your peers telling
them about it. Check periodically to see how many people have accessed your posted
podcasts.