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Podcasting for Students and Teachers. Ben Smith and Jared Mader Red Lion Area School District www.edtechinnovators.com Monday, September 1, 2014. Ben Smith: Physics Teacher Science Chair Technology Resource Teacher Keystone Technology Integrator
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Podcasting for Students and Teachers Ben Smith and Jared Mader Red Lion Area School District www.edtechinnovators.com Monday, September 1, 2014
Ben Smith: Physics Teacher Science Chair Technology Resource Teacher Keystone Technology Integrator Doctoral Student in Instructional Technology STAR Discovery Educator ISTE Board of Directors Jared Mader: Director of Technology Former Chemistry Teacher Keystone TechnologyIntegrator Masters Degree in Instructional Technology STAR Discovery Educator BlendedSchools Consultant About Us
International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) • Nonprofit international membership association. • Focuses on improving teaching and student learning using technology as a tool. • Connects educators to learn from each other. • Promotes best practices from the field.
2010 Presentations • Integrating Technology into the Classroom • Thursday, March 18, 8:00- 9:00 AM, Hall D, Room 1 • Eliciting Student Creativity Using Technology • Thursday, March 18, 9:30 - 10:30 AM, Hall D, Room 1 • BYOL Workshop - Wikis for Students and Teachers in Science • Thursday, March 18, 12:30 - 2:30 PM, Hall D, Room 1 • BYOL - Using Google Apps in the Science Classroom • Thursday, March 18, 3:30 - 4:30 PM, Hall D, Room 1 • The Tech-Based Science Classroom • Friday, March 19, 8:00 - 10:00 AM, Hall D, Room 1 • BYOL - Podcasting for Students and Teachers in Science • Friday, March 19, 12:30 - 1:30 PM, Hall D, Room 1 • BYOL Workshop - Emerging Technologies in Science • Friday, March 19, 2:00 - 3:00 PM, Hall D, Room 1
International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Presents:National Conference - ISTE 2010 Denver, Co www.iste.org/necc Booth #1156
A Taxonomy for Integrating Technology Increasing Complexity of Technology Skills • Technology choices become autonomous Increasing Levels of Cognition • Curriculum mastery deepens
What’s a Podcast? • Recording of Audio • MP3 Format • Includes Metadata • Author, Title, Album, etc.
Easy or Hard • Easy - Record Podcasts and Save MP3 • Easy - Share Podcasts • Wikis, PowerPoints, Burn to CD • Hard - Allow Students to Subscribe
Podcast Uses • Record Lectures • Homework Help • Lab Reports • Special Projects • Advice on Labs / Projects • Problem Solving • Radio Show • What’s going on in class • Combine with Blogs
Budget • Audacity = $0 (Royalty-Free) • GarageBand = $0 • Microphone - $30 • External Hard Drive = $100 • Server Space - Your district probably has some • Class iPod = $150 – $350 • Look for Mini-Grants for around $500
Ways to Start • Begin simple • Create things that will affect the most students possible
Possible Instructional Design • Students will: • Conduct Activity • Record Observations/Comments Orally • Save as a Podcast • Use Podcast in Another File: • Wiki / Webpage • Powerpoint • Word Document • iWeb • Sample Assignments: • Describe phenomenon to a visually disabled person • Describe activity in foreign language • Provide commentary on video
Capturing Audio • Start Application • Click Start • Click Stop • Export • It won’t Export - Don’t click PAUSE
Editing • Edit out anything not needed • Look for long spans of low amplitude in audio waveform • Add Intro / Music • Save as MP3 (LameLib download) • When the tech staff installs Audacity onto your computer, this file will be in: …Applications…Audacity…LameLib
Enhancing Observation Skills • Students will: • Conduct Experiment / Activity • Record Observations Orally • Save as a Podcast • Use of File: • Powerpoint • Webpage • Word Document • iWeb • Sample Assignment: • Describe phenomenon to a visually disabled person • Describe activity in foreign language • Provide commentary on video
Assignment • Create a podcast that describes how you may use Podcasting Professionally. • Create a podcast that describes how you may use Podcasting with students. • Post an MP3 file to another location (e.g. Wiki, Powerpoint, Word, etc.)
Questions • Email: info@edtechinnovators.com • Website: www.edtechinnovators.com