Podcasting

= Podcasting =

Podcasts are audio files that are distributed through the internet. Podcasts are audio files that can be collected in one audio location, such as iTunes, through the use of an RSS feed. RSS

Reasons to Create Podcasts

 * gives students a voice outside the classroom
 * helps students with revision by hearing their own voice
 * can be used with any type of genre
 * easy to do with students either individually or in groups
 * multiple purposes
 * opportunity to gain a larger audience and more feedback for public speaking

Ways to Use Podcasts with Students

 * create a radio show with students
 * students can interview others and obtain permission to post interviews online
 * students could give a speech in class, record it, then post it
 * students can refine a spoken essay and post it online
 * explore educational podcasts


 * Everything Podcasts**

**Podcast Resources & Articles**
7 Things You Should Know About Podcasting Audacity Tutorial on Using Audacity LAME MP3 Encoder New York Times Article Scholastic on Podcasting Podcast for Teachers

4th Grade Podcasts Digital Voices Basic English Beyond the Walls Youth Voices 8th Grade Drama
 * Classroom Examples**

Posterous - podcast through your cell phone VoiceThread Podbean Yodio
 * Alternative Ways to Podcast**

Free Play Music CC Mixter Classic Cat Educational Cyber Playground Freeplay Music Incompetech Open Source Audio Partners in Rhyme: sound effects Partners in Rhyme: music loops Royalty Free Music Shambles: Sound Effects and Music Singing Fish Audio and Video Search WavList Creative Commons Soundzabound
 * Free Audio**

Zamzar Media Convert
 * File Conversions**