Podcasts

=Podcasting= = = =Ideas within the Curriculum=

Social Studies:

 * Go back in time and cover different topics of a time period (arts/entertainment, politics, culture, innovation, top news stories)
 * Radio presentation including images, charts/graphics, text
 * Interviews of people who have lived through certain historical events - incorporate images and graphs
 * Devise a song about a famous historical person and write it as if the person were speaking during a year in which he/she lived

Literacy

 * Record student reading their original poetry - can incorporate images that help depict meaning
 * Create simple storybook in PowerPoint, narrate and adding music or sound effects

Science

 * Create graphical images of scientific cycles (i.e. metamorphosis, water) in a slideshow program and narrate their understanding of how the cycle works
 * Chemistry: create slides with graphics depicting a chemical reaction while describing it
 * Take images of scientific project (i.e. for science fair) and give a brief audio description of its significance
 * Collection of [|science-related podcasts]:

Math

 * Describe what is happening in a math equation and represent that description visulally
 * Narrate analysis of the meaning of their graph/charts

Foreign Language

 * Create a digital travel postcard podcast with audio and images of a foreign country - speak about the country in the foreign language.
 * Create counting or alphabet flashcards with narration and corresponding images
 * Create flashcards of vocabulary lists

//source: "Enhanced Podcasts: A New Twist on an Old Tool" by Liz Kolb//

Sharing Practice: Podcasting//-// Comprehensive site on podcasting for students- why, software & setup, ideas & examples, resources, uploading

How to publish your Podcast using Podomatic - YouTube Video tutorial Create podcasts using Skype and Garageband - MacWorld how-to article media type="custom" key="6901733"Better Learning with ICT: Podcasting. 14 min video showcasing some ways podcasting can be used within education, along with some resources.

Basic Steps

 * 1) Record and edit using the free cross-platform software Audacity or Garage Band for Mac.
 * 2) Upload to a server (school or online)
 * 3) Link to your file (e.g. through your blog)