What Everybody Ought To Know About Podcasting: Part I. What do you prefer the most? Blog posts, podcasts or online videos? Good chance if you’re reading this you probably prefer blog posts. But this isn’t the case for everyone. Similarly some people prefer to write posts whereas other are more engaged creating audio and video. The key is that most bloggers don’t realise that they can host podcasts on their blog, to cater to their readers who prefer podcasts, while blending them with their regular blog posts. Over the next few weeks I’ll be running a series of posts here on The Edublogger on podcasting “how to’s”. What is a Podcast? The term podcast originated from combining the words “ipods and broadcasting”. Like blogging one of the most important aspects of podcasts is its RSS feed.
Most people subscribe to the RSS feed from blogs using feed readers like Google Reader and Bloglines. Whereas those that listen to podcasts usually subscribe to the RSS feed using podcatchers like iTunes. Best aspects of podcasting include: Subscribing For Free! Podcasting in Education. Email to a Friend This podcasting tutorial will discuss the ways that podcasting is being used as a tool in K12 education. Below you'll find samples. Apple Education Solutions: Podcasting in Education—Apple Video Series Apple provides a free three part QuickTime video about Podcasting in Education Part 1: An Introduction to Podcasting, Podcasting in Education Part 2: Meeting Standards with Podcasting, Podcasting in Education Part 3: An Administrator’s View on Podcasting. The video explains creating a podcast using Garageband, podcasting and how it meets the standards, and administrator’s utilization of podcasting.
Apple Education Solutions: Podcasting in Education—Educational Podcasting Web site provides an explanation about podcasting, sample podcasts, and links to education podcasts on iTunes. Examples of how Podcasts are Being Used in Schools Jamestown Elementary. Biology at Wenatchee High school Room 302 - link to high school Biology class using podcasting. Educational Resources: 12 Creative Ways to Use iPods and Mp3 Players in Adult Education. Today there are new creative ways to use an iPod and similar Mp3 players to support learning in adult education programs. These handhelds or portable digital devices were originally developed as a convenient way to listen to music. Now their uses have evolved beyond just music, their new expanded role is providing both audio and video learning applications for education. These applications for iPod and MP3 players include audio podcasts, video podcasts or videocasts, and other applications such as audio books. Another feature these handhelds support for education is the ability to browse the Internet for locating online resources.
These features have turned these devices into valuable adult education tools. Online Tools and Learning: Supporting Adult Education iPod and Mp3 player handhelds provide convenient access to online tools designed to ease education curve when using these portable electronic devices. Study Guides: Notes and Charts Learning with Podcasts: Online Resources. Beyond text: using your voice online - Photo-stories. Really Recording a Lecture « Lisa’s. By Lisa, on February 23rd, 2010 Yesterday I had two students write in saying they would miss class for the flu, and one for an emergency root canal. It seemed a good opportunity to see if I could “record” class for them, especially since I’m now using Prezi. I have recorded audio before, on my little Phillips mp3 player. I have even sychronized it with my PowerPoints, and posted it on Slideshare for almost a whole class last year. But I never liked PowerPoint, and I’ve begun experimenting with Prezi.
I put them together in Quicktime Pro by opening the audio, opening the video, lining it up as best I could and pasting. The resulting .mov was big, so I tried to upload it to Vimeo, but the multiple file types included meant Vimeo wouldn’t take it. Here’s my lecture. Then I emailed the students.