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Welcome!. Podcasts: A New Way of Delivering Learning and Information. Hanadi Kassem Saleh, Ed.D. wsaleh@fau.edu. What is a Podcast?. Audio or video recording that is downloaded from the Internet and can be listened to on almost any device that can play an MP3-file. Subscriptions Feature.
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Welcome! Podcasts: A New Way of Delivering Learning and Information
Hanadi Kassem Saleh, Ed.D. wsaleh@fau.edu Teaching with Technology Showcase
What is a Podcast? • Audio or video recording that is downloaded from the Internet and can be listened to on almost any device that can play an MP3-file. • Subscriptions Feature. Teaching with Technology Showcase
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What equipment do you need to listen to a podcast? • Computer with Internet Connection • iPod or mp3 player (optional) Teaching with Technology Showcase
Software: Podcatchers or Aggregators (for subscribing) • Juice Receiverhttp://juicereceiver.sourceforge.net/index.php • Odeo http://www.odeo.com/inbox • iTuneshttp://www.apple.com/itunes/ • Yahoo! Podcasts http://podcasts.yahoo.com/ Teaching with Technology Showcase
Instructional Resources: Finding and Subscribing to Podcasts Search for one Teaching with Technology Showcase
iTunes search for Podcasts Teaching with Technology Showcase
Instructional Resources: Finding and Subscribing to Podcasts • Podcast Directories to search for what you want. • Podcast Alley (http://www.podcastalley.com/) • Podcast Bunker (http://www.podcastbunker.com) • Indie Podcast.com (http://www.indiepodder.org/) • Tech Podcast (http://www.techpodcasts.com/) • Podcast Pickle (http://www.podcastpickle.com/) • Podcasts.net – (http://www.podcasts.net)t • Itunes – (http://www.apple.com/itunes) • PodFeed.net (http://www.podfeed.net/episodes.asp?id=2301) • The Education Podcast Network (http://epnweb.org/) Teaching with Technology Showcase
Uses and Best Practices of Podcasts • Review lectures and lessons • Class Cancellations • Assignment Due Dates • Syllabus and other material • - Narrate your PowerPoint and save it as a Podcast (Distance Education) • Record both audio and video course lectures for students • Post them on your WebPage or Bb for students to download - Make them available for download using iTunes The list is endless! Teaching with Technology Showcase
Some Benefits of Podcasts • Portable • Time-shifted content • - Unlimited playback • - Subscriptions • Free to download - Variety of content material • Cost effective technology • Inexpensive - free software (Audacity) Teaching with Technology Showcase
Integrate Podcasting into classroom (Classroom Uses of Podcasts) Teaching with Technology Showcase
Sources • Podcasting in Education at http://podcast.transbat.com/ • Podcasting for Education presented by Andy Seymour & Todd Seymour from the EdTech Musician Podcast http://andrewseymour.com • Beginning Podcasting Workshop by Robert Buford & David Shulman; Conference on Information Technology, Charlotte, NC October, 22, 2006. www.bobcast.com • Podcasting + Video Podcasting Training Essentials at www.Lynda.com • Suggested ReadingCochran, T. (2005). Podcasting the do-it-yourself guide. Indianapolis, IN: Wiley Publishing, Inc..ISBN-13: 978-0-7654-9778 • Geohegan, M., & Klass, D. (2005). Podcast solutions: the complete guide to podcasting. New York: Friends of ED. ISBN 1-59059-5554-8 Teaching with Technology Showcase