Podcasts
A podcasts may be a short, five-minute commentary, or an hour long discussion. There
are podcasts on about any topic: current events, comedy, fashion, technology,
entertainment, gardening, investment, hairdressing, and education. Podcasts...
- Always have audio content.
- Are downloadable over the Internet.
- Are usually free.
- Are often episodic.
- Something you can subscribe to (content-distribution is automatically done
through RSS).
- Is a combination of the words "broadcast" and "iPod," but an iPod is not required equipment
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Example Podcasts listened to during workshop using iTunes
Example Screen and Webcast
- Windows search tool: screencast, teachers and student watch
- EdTechTalk hosts scheduled, educational webcasts, which they also archive as podcasts; here's a screencast with directions for listening to a live webcast and particating in the chat; webcast, professional development
Examples of Podcast for/by Student
More Examples
- 2007 KidCast Podcasting in the Classroom Awards
- Appleby Airwaves
- Blog Francois Blake and Stillwater high school students create podcasts (in French) and post them to a blog. Each student is assigned a counterpart (or two) at the other school and must listen to the podcast and then follow up with questions in writing via blog comments. The project provides an authentic French communication experience for the students in speaking, listening and writing.
- Bobby's Bucket is a podcast for kids, parents, and readers of all ages
- Book Wink: a video podcast with a mission of inspiring kids in grades three through eight to read and connect with books.
- Central Kidscast!
- ChampCast: Willard East, Mr. Gann's 4th grade podcast
- ColeyCast: Elementary class podcasts
- Colonial Williamsburg: Past and Present: Podcasts
- DownsFM: student prodcasts, created by Year 5 children at The Downs CE Primary School in the United Kingdom
- GCPS - Podcasting
- Jamestown Elementary
- Jamestown Smithsonian Podcast Page: enhanced podcast published by students about their field trips
- Just One More Book: a podcast about the children's books we love and why we love them.
- Learning in Hand: Selected Podcasts
- Lit2Go is a free online collection of stories and poems in Mp3 (audiobook) format
- Monticello Podcasts
- Mr. Langhorst's Speaking of History Podcasts
- National Geographic Podcasts: " Download the latest nature and science news, eye-opening photography, audio travel guides, classic video clips, world music coverage, and wild animal adventures with National Geographic's free podcasts."
- NPR Podcast Directory
- Podcasts by a Class of 5th graders in Pennsylvania
- Podcasting Principal: by Willard East Principal Melinda Miller
- Professional Development for Busy Educators
- Roadrunner Radio
- Room5's podcast
- Scholastics 10 Podcasts for Teachers and Students
- Small Voices
- Speaking of History is a podcast and blog maintained by an 8th grade American History teacher in Missouri who attempts to use technology to enhance the curriculum. Teaching about George, Thomas and Abe using the latest technology.
- Storynory: Free audio stories
- Top of the Fold: podcast published by students
- Two Minute Soapbox (or TMS) is a social podcasting experiment where educators pull together their advice, inspiration, ideas and point of view into a two minute posting that extends across the curriculum and around the world…all in small digestible two minute portions.
- World Bridges: host for educational webcasts. Find an event that interest you and listen to it live. Enter the chat room and participate in the discussion.
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