Motivating Todays Digital Native with Podcasts

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Motivating Todays Digital Native with Podcasts

• Dr. Howie DiBlasi
• Director of Technology
• Durango School District
• I.S.T.E. Webinar Presentation 2007
• howie_at_frontier.net
• 970-749-0760
• www.toolsfortheclassroom.com

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.. Are you ready to change ?
The famous Think Different commercial, featuring
Einstein, Ghandi, Amelia Earhart, etc. Probably
one of the most influential commercials of 1998,
won several awards.

• We can change things..
• People who are crazy enough to think they can
  change the world
• .. are the ones who do.THINK DIFFERENT.

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Students and Teachers, From K to 12, Hit the
Podcasts
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• 11 Questions to ask yourself on new technologies
• Is it focused on student learning?
• Are there observable results?
• Does it meet the standards?
• Can it show results?
• Does it increase research skills?
• Does it improve communication skills?
• What about accountability?
• Does it improve student collaboration
• Does it help students communicate globally?
• Does it help students deal with massive amounts
  of information?
• Does it teach our students to be self-directed
  and understand how to organize more of their own
  learning?
• Is it sustainable?

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What Are 21st Century Learning Skills

• Digital-Age Literacy
• Inventive Thinking
• Effective Communication
• High Productivity

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We need to teach our students to be
self-directed and understand how to organize more
and more of their own learning -Alan November
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Why collaboration?

• 21st Century Skill preparation for a new
  marketplace
• Promote engagement kids are increasingly social
  and collaborative
• High-level thinking skills
• Student-centered accessible
• Multiple learning styles

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Podcasts In EducationWill RichardsonBlogs,
Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for
Classrooms
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'Podcasting'. From Wikipedia""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. A podcast
can be thought of 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."
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What is a podcast?

• 1. Term came from iPod and broadcasting
• 2. Podcasting is the method of distributing
  multimedia files, (audio, videos, etc.) for
  playback on mobile devices and personal
  computers.
• 3. Podcasting is essentially like 'radio' and
  can be produced with a standard computer,
  microphone, software (often free), and a web site
  for posting your programming.
• 4. Podcasting can be heard or viewed with any
  computer or downloaded to a mobile device.

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How do I distribute it or get it?

• "Podcasting is the automatic distribution of mp3s
  via RSS/XML files."
• iTunes or other web site- SUBSCRIBE
•  Can be downloaded to MP3 player (iPod-Zen
  Player-Iriver-Creative etc)

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Where do I find Podcasts ??

•         iTunes Mac or PC
•         Internet
•         Education Podcast Network
  http//epnweb.org/
•         iPodder.org http//www.ipodder.org/direct
  ory/4/podcasts
•         Podcast alley http//www.podcastalley.com
  /
•         LearnOut Loud http//www.learnoutloud.com
  /Podcast-Directory

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podcast.net http//www.podcast.net/
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Downloading/Saving Podcasts...

• On computer
• PC- right click, save link as...MP3
• Mac hold mouse button down, save as

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Lets listen to a sample PodcastTitle
Marshall Jr. and Louise What year did you first
go to school? Does Betsy visually create a
picture for you?Can you identify what the
situation is?Can you identify with the
situation?
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Listen to a sample PodcastDoes she visually
create a picture for you?Can you smell the
bacon?Can you see the pink lemonade?Can you
identify what the situation is?Can you identify
with the situation?What year did you first go to
school? End Point )14
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Willow Creek 1st Grade
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Why Podcast ?

• Podcasts allows students and teachers to publish
  audio to the Web,
• ... Bob Sprankle notes that the podcasts allow
  his students to publish to a global community ...
• Distribute information
• Share performances
• Improve verbal skills

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Why Podcast-David Warlick

• Podcasting makes publishing accessible to the
  common man or woman.
• They provide a powerful, reachable voice to
  people that would previously be inaccessible.
• Instead of seeking out the content, its always
  just waiting for you whenever you have the time
  to consume it. .
• Where the written word tends to be deliberate and
  semi-formal, the spoken word can be casual and
  natural.
• There is a sense of connection when you hear
  someones voice.
• You can feel their emotion.
• When you hear someone speak, you can immediately
  sense how they feel about their subject matter.

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Why I Podcast.David Warlick

• I podcast because the spoken word is much more
  effective for conveying emotion. There are people
  who share common interests with me that are
  seeking audio content that appeals directly to
  them my podcast provides people with an
  alternative to the limited choices available on
  traditional radio. Most importantly though,
  podcasting is a literal voice that complements
  the virtual voice of my blog.

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Who is doing Podcasting ?

• Duke Dialogue Report
• Journalism the Media Panel Discussion
• Wednesdays at the Center featuring Jonathan
  Sterne
• Law Policy Panel Discussion
• Triangle Podcaster's Forum
• Hands-On Tech Sessions
• Provost's Welcome
• Performance Identity Panel Discussion

• Educators Corner-Stanford
• Brown University
• University of Michigan's School of Dentistry
• University of Washington has started a pilot
  program for podcasting lectures for future use by
  students.
• ISIS Tech Tuesday - Podcasting in the Classroom
• Berkeley Groks Science Radio Show

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Ideas -Podcasting

• Writing
• Poetry
• Scientific experiments
• Social Studies reports
• Interviews
• Foreign Language
• Public Speaking
• Lecture and Notes

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More Ideas..

• Oral presentation
• Skill development
• Media literacy
• Technology skills
• Global content
• Write-revise-edit-record
• All learners can be successful
• Multimedia authoring
• Address Multiple intelligence
• Adjust to various learner skills

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Room 208 Bob Spranklehttp//bobsprankle.com/blog/
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      What To PODCAST?

•         Lectures
•         Concerts
•         Student dramatizations
•         Audiobooks
•         News Broadcasts
•         Meetings

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Family History Section

• What is your full name?
• Is there anything special or unusual about your
  name or the way you were named?
• Did you know your grandparents?What can you tell
  me about them?
• What can you tell me about your family farther
  back than your grandparents?
• What is your ethnic origin, and how has it
  affected your life?
• Is there anything else you can share with me
  about your family history? Any unusual events or
  famous persons?Is your family well known for
  anything?

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Elementary School Memories

• Now I'd like you to think back to an incident in
  grade school which you remember well....what was
  going on?
• What are some other vivid memories of your
  elementary school years?
• How were your grades in grammar school?
• How did you spend your summers during grade
  school?
• While you were growing up, did you have any sense
  of whether your family was rich or poor, and what
  would you say now about your family's economic
  circumstances when you were growing up?
• Were you happy as a young child?

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Taking Stock and Summation

• What's been your greatest accomplishment so far?
• What's been your greatest disappointment or
  frustration?
• What's the most important thing in your life
  right now?
• What would you have done differently in your
  life, if you'd known then what you know now?
• What are your goals right now and what do you
  hope to accomplish next?
• If you could do anything you wanted to do, what
  would it be?
• What are the most important things you've learned
  about life thus far?
• What is your philosophy of life?
• Now...for some advice for your great-grandchildren
  ....what would you say to them about the area of
  education?

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Bernard Pivot Questionnaire

• What is your favorite word?
• What is your least favorite word?
• What sound do you love?
• What sound do you hate?
• What profession other than yours would you like
  to attempt?
• What profession would you not like to participate
  in?

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The Podship Huskerprise By Dan SchmitKidcast
Podcasting in the Classroom

• Narrator Cyberspace. The final frontier. These
• are the voyages of the podship Huskerprise. Our
• mission, to seek out intelligent discourse, to
• engage listeners in deep thinking and to boldly
  go
• where no podcaster has gone before.
• Captain Star Date 1.6.06 We've entered a new
• quadrant of cyberspace...a quadrant of unknown
• potential.
• 1st Officer Captain, there's something up ahead.
• It looks to be an MP3 file.
• Captain Mr. Microphone, try to tap into the
• transmission.
• Mr. M Captain, wait...i need to update to the
• latest version of iTunes. (pause) Ok... here it
• comes.

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Dan Schmidt currently has two books available as
resources for teachers. These books will provide
you with lots of background and tutorial material
for implementing creative audio into your
classroom or educational organization. They are
more than simple tutorial books, they are filled
with examples and activities to provide educators
with the context they will need in order to
position new technologies in their teaching.
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KidCASTSample PODCAST
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Ideas

• Travel Guide
• My Town
• Science Experiments
• Writers workshop
• Sample Radio Willow Web
• Sample Jamestown Podcasts
• Sample Washington Post
• Sample David Warlick
• Podcast Creation

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Podcasts Give Students More 'Teacher Time'

• "You're making your classroom part of the global
  conversation," said David Warlick.
• "When you engage the kids in the world, the kids
  see their values in a different way." Some
  students usually can't wait to get out of class.
  Others, such as 14-year-old Adrienne Graskemper,
  can't wait to listen to her teacher Eric
  Langhorst again and again and again. Langhorst is
  an eighth-grade history teacher in the Liberty
  School District of Kansas City, Mo., and his
  secret weapon is podcasting. He is among a
  handful of teachers who use podcasts to help
  students review for exams and to supplement their
  education outside the classroom.

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Coulee Kids' Podcast - Longfellow Middle School -
La Crosse, Wisconsin The Coulee Kids podcast is
brought to you by seventh grade students at
Longfellow Middle School in La Crosse, Wisconsin.
School in the Coulee consists of 54
heterogeneously grouped children who work
together to produce this Podcast during writing
class. Since our program takes place in an
integrated learning environment, we often include
content from social studies, science, and math.
It takes people skills, technology expertise, and
solid content knowledge to create each weekly
update.  Our podcast is a window to our teen
lives.  We encourage you to listen, learn, and
enjoy!Subscribe on iTunes Music Store!.
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Listen in on the Podcast..click HERE
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Podcast..3 easy steps

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Creating your first Podcast

• Plan the content
• Who is you audience
• Set up equipment
• Record with an MP3 recorder or Audacity
• Edit it with Audacity
• Garage band (Mac)
• Edit your showTake out dead air time, add music,
  opening and closing
• -save as MP3 file
• Export it as MP3 file
• Upload it to a Podcast Server
• Create and publish your RSS feed
• Tell the world

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What Do I need ?

• Script
• Mike
• Recorder-for MP3 files
• Audio editor- Audacity
• Sound Studio
• Headphones
• Podcast aggregator
• Web Host

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Philips 1GB MP3 Player

• Features
• Wearable personal MP3 player with 2-line LCD
  display
• 1GB built-in flash memory stores up to 450 songs
• USB mass storage compliant
• built-in digital voice recorder
• 4 preset equalizer settings
• high-speed USB 2.0 interface
• Measures 1.123.270.87 inches (W x H x D)
• Enjoy up to 8-hour music playback
• Easy, intuitive music experience
• Backlit LCD display
• Folder Browsing to find your music fast
• Enjoy MP3 and WMA playback
• Make voice recordings

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Philips 1GB MP3 Player

• ProsAwesome sound, seven display colors,
  light-weight, inexpensive.ConsNo 'hold'
  button, controls revert to main screen too
  quickly.The Bottom LineLooking for an easy to
  operate MP3 player but don't want to spend a ton
  of money? The SA4010 is definitely the way to go.

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Edirol R-09 Portable WAV/MP3 Recorder, 24-bit
399.00

• Features
• 24-bit/48kHz (or 44.1kHz) uncompressed recording
• Up to 320kbps MP3 playback and recording
• Records to SD card (64MB card included)
• High-grade stereo condenser microphone built in
• Mic and Line audio inputs USB I/O
• Easy operation, user-friendly graphic display
• Ultra portable, half the size of the R-1
• Long battery life
• USB Interface Mini-B type connector. USB
  1.1/2.0 mass storage device class compatible

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Hands on..make a Podcast

• See scriptsample

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Using Audacity-PC and MAC

• http//audacity.sourceforge.net/

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Do NOT FORGET THE LAME Encoder

• http//audacity.sourceforge.net/help/faq?sinstall
  itemlame-mp3

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Adjust the Mike Input here
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To record using AUDACITY-Click the RECORD button
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Editing The Podcast from a prtable recorder..
copy the file from the Recorder to the Desktop
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Music Podcast Safe Music

• http//www.podsafeaudio.com/

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Music Podcast Safe Music

• http//www.podcastingnews.com/topics/Podcast-Legal
  _Music.html

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http//music.podshow.com/
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How and where do I post it ?

• Slapcast
• Slapcast.com Podcasting By Phone and Upload
• What you get with a paid account
• Only 4.95 a month
• No bandwidth charges! We don't care if your
  podcast has just 1 subscriber or 100,000 !

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Get your Free Podcast Hosting Now

• http//www.mypodcast.com/

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Where to store your Podcast

• http//www.mypodcast.com/about.html

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KidCasts Ideas

• SoundSeeing Tours
• Daily Reporter report daily events at school
• Student Almanac
• Using podcasts to record process streams (e.g.
  showing procedures, mathematical processes,
  science labs, classroom procedures)
• Study guides Review and reflect on studies and
  curriculum, give students a pep talk!
• Sound stories language with music and sound
  students can collaborate and produce a series
  together
• Podcast Dramas Create old time radio dramas, tie
  them to concepts you are studying, the
  adventures of Dr. Negative and Mrs. Positive!
• Poetry Slam Create original poems, record
  expressively, arrange sections of poems, combine
  with music and sound effects, add some
  perspective and commentary, release them one at a
  time.
• Today in History Assign students a day each
  month, look for historical events on their date.
  Get students to research context, events, and
  implications. They should be able to explain, not
  just read.
• Lost in Time 2-5 minute descriptions of an event
  in history.

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More KidCasts Ideas

• Add It Up! Do a math quiz show or math puzzle.
  It should be student created. It could be a
  mystery and students could provide process hints.
• Where in the World? A global podcasting
  geography quiz show.
• Word of the Day podcast Have students select a
  new word, pronounce properly, spell it out,
  define, and use it in a sentence.
• Book Talk The 21st Century book report. Review
  using a class generated rubric, discuss the
  strengths and things that troubled you. Organize
  and promote through your library.
• Spelling Bee! Publish weekly spelling lists as a
  podcast.
• Pod Pals Set up a podcast exchange with student
  at another school, record sound-seeing tours of
  your school, community, area sites, and they
  subscribe to your feed and you to theirs.
• Pet Talk Have students discuss habitats, pet
  care training.
• Career Talk Audio job shadowing, give students
  lots of options
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Podcasting tools

• Audacity plug in (http//audacity.sourceforge.net)
  is free audio recording and editing software
  (save MP3 / upload)
• CC Publisher ( http//creativecommons.org/audio/pu
  blish-internetarchive ) Free- tags audio files
  with license info and uploads Creative
  Commons-licensed information
• Internet Archive (http//archive.org) provides
  free hosting and bandwidth (or other web site)
• Blogger (http//blogger.com) is free a blog based
  website that allows you to post podcasts and show
  notes (link)
• Feedburner (http//feedburner.com) is a free
  service for hosting your RSS feeds

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Articles to help you Podcast

• Five Steps to Free Podcasting
• http//www.digitalpodcast.com/podcastnews/2006/05/
  19/five-steps-to-free-podcasting/
• Download with iTunes
• http//www.apple.com/itunes/podcasts/
• Getting Started with Podcasts
• http//www.podcastingnews.com/articles/Getting_Sta
  rted_With_Podc.html

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• 11 Questions to ask yourself on new technologies
• Is it focused on student learning?
• Are there observable results?
• Does it meet the standards?
• Can it show results?
• Does it increase research skills?
• Does it improve communication skills?
• What about accountability?
• Does it improve student collaboration
• Does it help students communicate globally?
• Does it help students deal with massive amounts
  of information?
• Does it teach our students to be self-directed
  and understand how to organize more of their own
  learning?
• Is it sustainable?

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Contact Information

• Dr. Howie DiBlasi
• Director of Information Technology
• Durango School District 9-R
• hdiblasi_at_durango.k12.co.us
• After December 31, 2007 howie_at_frontier.net
• www.toolsfortheclassroom.com
• 970-247-5411 ex 1451

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