Podcasts
Assignment: Blog
Creation
Vocabulary (from Wikipedia)
- podcast http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcast
- rss http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS
- rss aggregator http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS_aggregator
- rss feed http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS_%28file_format%29
Background Information
- Quick video explanation from CommonCraft http://commoncraft.com/podcasting
- For almost everything you want to know, try this Comprehensive Podcast Guide http://www.poducateme.com/guide/
- 7 Things You Should Know About... (from Educause)
- Podcasting Legal Guide: Rules for the Revolution from Creative Commons http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Welcome_To_The_Podcasting_Legal_Guide
Podcasts in Education
- A great summary article about podcasts in education, with numerous links, examples, and explanations.
- What do students learn by creating podcasts?
- Adventures in Podcasting I and
- Adventures in Podcasting II have some ideas.
- Podcasting At
School: a wiki/website covering several aspects of podcasting in
the K-12 environment.
Finding Educational Podcasts
There are many,many, many, many podcast directories. Just try a google search 'educational podcast directory.'
- iTunes: The
godzilla of all directories
- Podcast Alley: giant podcast directory
- Podcast.net: another directory
- Educational Podcast Network: another directory, with an educational focus
- Podcast Directory UK: yet another, compiled by some UK educators
- Home, School, & College Podcasts: yes, another one of many, many, many.
- Video podcast directories... click here
Some Insightful Education Podcast Links
- Watch and hear the students from Orange Grove Primary School (Perth, Western Australia) talk about how they use podcasts, blogs and other new technologies to connect with the world. ( http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=13d65899f9d0522a893f)
Podcast Software (clients)
- Need some software to subscribe to podcasts? Try this list!
- Using iTunes? Watch this video about how to subscribe to podcasts using iTunes. (http://t4.jordan.k12.ut.us/t4/content/view/192/58/)
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Johnson, K., admin. (2008, September 30). Podcasts. Retrieved November 23, 2009, from Free Online Course Materials — USU OpenCourseWare Web site: http://ocw.usu.edu/Instructional_Technology/principles-and-practices-of-technology/podcasts.
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