Podcasting

The // **BIG QUESTIONS** // to answer:
 * 1) What are the "affordances" and "constraints" of the technology? In other words, what does the technology allow us to do or prevent us from doing? The answers to this question might be "messy." This fundamental understanding is important to answer the next questions...
 * 2) What new skills do we need to teach students?
 * 3) What will I need to do differently in terms of how I teach in the classroom? How will teaching and learning look different?
 * 4) How does the technology help me to foster creativity, innovation and some of the other 21st century skills?
 * 5) What are some ways I can use this technology in my classroom?


 * Podcasting**
 * [|Podcasting in Plain English]
 * Using **iTunes** to locate, listen/watch and subscribe to free Podcasts/Vodcasts
 * Launch iTunes
 * Click on iTUNES STORE on the left hand side of the window
 * Click on the PODCASTS link located on the left hand side
 * Browse the front page or click on POWER SEARCH located on the right hand side
 * Search by category, title, etc.
 * When you find something you would like to suscribe to, click on the SUBSCRIBE button. iTunes will automatically work as an RSS aggregator - every time you launch iTunes it will check for newest episodes of the podcasts you have suscribed to.
 * If you scroll to the bottom of the podcast page in iTunes, you will see links to //FAQs// (Frequently Asked Questions), //Tips and Tricks// as well as directions on how to //submit your own podcasts// for others to access through iTunes.
 * Examples of Podcasting in education
 * [|KidCast: Learning and Teaching with Podcasting] - //ideas for using podcasts in your classroom//
 * [|Podcasting in Education] - //This is a great place to start - lots of examples and insight into using podcasting with your classes!//
 * [|PoducateME]
 * [|iPod in Education]
 * [|Using Podcasting in Teaching and Learning - Examples]
 * [|Room 208 - How To Make A Podcast]
 * [|Examples of Room 208 Podcasts]
 * [|Radio Willow Web] - Check out the //[|Guide To Making a Great Willowcast]//
 * [|The Education Podcast Network]
 * [|Make Your Own Radio Diary] - //An interesting application of podcasting to telling your own story. [|Specific examples here (including Teen Diaries).]//
 * [|Podcasts as assessments] //Directions in English; student examples in French.//
 * [|My German Class]
 * [|Coulee Kids' Podcast!]
 * [|Coley Cast]
 * [|Our City Podcast Project]
 * Or how about a [|Podcapsule]?
 * iTunes U
 * Other Podcasting resources
 * [|7 Things You Should Know About Podcasting]
 * [|Wikipedia - Podcasting]
 * [|There's Something in the Air]- Podcasting in Education - //An excellent article that offers up some of the affordances of this technology.//
 * [|New Technologies for Teaching and Learning] - //Click under AUDIO for some possible uses of podcasting, its benefits and constraints. This site also has resources for the other technologies we have used in our workshops.//
 * [|Learning in Hand: Podcasting] - //Kid-friendly resource for finding, creating and publishing podcasts.//
 * [|Podcast Interview with Bob Sprankle] - Teacher who created Room 208 Podcasts
 * [|Audacity Tutorials for Podcasters]
 * [|Advanced Audacity Tutorial]
 * [|Freeplay Music]
 * [|Free Audio Clips]
 * [|Partners in Rhyme]
 * [|Sound Dogs]
 * [|Free Sound Effects]
 * [|FindSounds]
 * [|Sound Files and Sound Effects]
 * [|UnitedStreaming] - //be sure to check out the library of songs and sound effects//
 * [|LibriVox] - //describes as "acoustical liberation of books in the public domain" -- listen to podcasts of these books, or add your own...//
 * [|Podiobooks]
 * [|NPR Podcast Directory]
 * [|November Learning Podcasts with Daniel Pink]
 * [|Massive Resource List for All Autodidacts]
 * [|Stanford on iTunes]
 * [|Berkeley on iTunes]
 * [|Other University Podcasts]
 * [|iPods in the Classroom]
 * [|Podomatic] - //create, find, share podcasts//
 * [|gCast]- //create and publish podcasts for free//
 * [|Podcast Alley]
 * [|PBS Podcasts]
 * [|Grammar Girls]
 * [|Smithsonian Podcasts]
 * [|StoryNory]
 * [|Instant Anatomy]
 * [|First Ammendment Minute]
 * [|Discovery Channel]
 * [|Mouse Tunes]
 * [|Chinese Pod] - //subscription required - free 7 day trial//
 * Myna - Garage Band in your browser
 * How I Create and Publish Podcasts