This workshop is designed for educators working with students in grades 3-12.
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"Teachers reading stories to kids so they can hear it at home; students recapping what they learned in school so parents can instigate communication at the dinner table; middle school students interviewing their grandparents to find out what life was like in the “olden days”; students talking about pictures from a field trip; kindergarten students showing and talking about opposites…These are a few examples of podcasting and vodcasting projects that our students and teachers do on a regular basis. With a microphone and audio recording software, teachers and students can create podcasts in minutes. With Frames, teachers and students can easily create vodcasts. Using podcasts and vodcasts is a great way to bridge the gap from school to home and to engage students as they show understanding of concepts. "
—Angela Allen
Manor ISD
Manor, TX
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Podcasting Made Easy
Learn how to use podcasting to engage students in the curriculum.
Participants will explore the basic techniques of creating audio and video podcasts and posting them online.
Participants will leave with skills and ideas for implementing podcasting in their classrooms.
Goal
Learn to use podcasting to address cross curricular goals and improve studentís reading and writing skills.
Outcomes
- brainstorm podcasting ideas that meet curriculum goals K-12
- become familiar with the process of creating and posting podcasts
- learn about rss feeds and other podcasting techniques
- leave ready to integrate podcasting in your classroom
Software Skills
Participants will gain experience with podcasting, learning how to:
- develop audio and video podcasts with Audacity, Pixie, and Frames,
- implement podcasting in the classroom curriculum.
- post podcasts using WebBlender.
- set up rss and iTunes feeds for their podcasts.
Timeline
This one-day workshop runs for approximately six hours. During the morning, participants will create audio podcasts in Audacity and video podcasts in Pixie or Frames. In the afternoon, they will learn how to add these files to podcast objects in WebBlender, setting up rss feeds and posting their sites to the Web.
What is Pixie?
Pixie is exciting creativity software students can use to examine math and science concepts, respond to literature, or explore art techniques. With an array of easy-to-use tools, Pixie motivates and encourages diverse learners to demonstrate their understanding and knowledge with pictures, sounds, and narrated stories. › Learn More
What is Frames?
Frames is a stop-motion animation tool. Students can create video podcasts, or vodcasts, stories using pictures they have taken with photographs they have taken for animation or original artwork they have created. › Learn More
What is WebBlender?
WebBlender has the tools and intuitive interface to help you share your ideas! Create rich sites with text, graphics, movies, and hyperlinks to share school reports, field trips, and photo essays. › Learn More
Pricing and Scheduling
To find out more about this workshop, pricing, or to schedule this workshop for your school or district call 877-834-5453.
Requisite Skills
Basic operating system knowledge, comfort operating a mouse, and skill navigating the hard drive is required to participate in this workshop. |
