Podcasting

=Podcasting in the Classroom=
 * Podcasts are a wonderful way to help your students increase their fluency and allow them to 'perform' what they've written. || [[image:headset.jpg]] ||

Lesson Plans
Overview Students write biographies of someone they know. Once the biography is written, the student records him/herself reading the text using Garage Band. Corresponding images and music are then added to create a digital biography in podcast form.
 * Biography Lesson**

Overview Students will read, listen to, and discuss a number of choice episodes from Ira Glass’ “This American Life.” These programs are available on line and can also be found on the CD “Lies, Sissies, and Fiascos: The best of This American Life.” Students will identify and discuss elements of a successful story and elements of an effective audio presentation. Students will tell stories in class, write an edited version of their experience-based story, and then record a professional sounding audio story using Garage Band. Finally, they will share their stories with a select group of their peers.
 * My Life**

Resources
Crista Lawson's students do podcasting her classroom. Click [|here] to see some examples on her class website. Here's a great example about invasive plants by some students at Spencer Butte.media type="file" key="InvasiveSpecies.mp3"

media type="file" key="JPN3 Travis Bradley.m4a"Here is an example of a cool podcast by an NIHS student.

Kirsten Haugen has created a wiki page that explains how to podcast, why you might podcast and gives links to helpful information.

Directions for podcasting, courtesy of Kirsten Haugen, can be found in this PDF.


 * Gcast** used to be a free service that lets you record and upload your podcast with your cell phone. Click [|here] to find more information.

Willowdale Elementary has created a site where they share their students' podcasts. There's also a section with teacher resources. http://www.mpsomaha.org/willow/Radio/
 * Other sites to visit for ideas**

[|Learning in Hand] has loads of great resources from student examples to teacher templates.

The [|Apple Distinguished Educator] site has podcasts from a wide variety of ages and topics.

[|Apple tutorial for using GarageBand]


 * Grading Rubric** - this rubric from the OSLIS site is designed to help you assess student podcast projects [[file:podcastrubric3.pdf]]

**Find Existing Podcasts**
[|iTunes] How to subscribe to podcasts - click [|here] for a tutorial [|Education Podcast Network]

Create a Podcast
Click on the following link for a PowerPoint on podcasting including directions for using GarageBand and links to other resources.
 * Directions for creating a podcast - screenshots** ([[file:How to Create a Podcast.doc]]
 * PowerPoint**