EdTech 2010  -  2/3/2010 - 2/4/2010

Join the Pod!! An Introduction to Podcasting for Educators...

Dr. William Waller

Coordinator, Technology Services

Department of Information Communication & Technology Services (ICTS)

Richmond Public Schools

wwaller@richmond.k12.va.us

Midge Liggan

ITRT

Department of Instruction

Richmond Public Schools

mliggan@richmond.k12.va.us

Note:  Please see links to the Additional Resources Page and the Music Clips at the bottom of the page...

Agenda:

Introduction (25 minutes):

What is podcasting? How is it related to blogs? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcasting  

Where do you find podcasts?

What are educators doing with podcasting?

• Goochland County Public Schools Podcast Page 

What hardware/software do you need to podcast?

Minimum hardware needed:

A PC or Mac

A Headset that includes a microphone. (a USB headset is recommended for better quality)- Check out the logitech, Plantonics, Sam Ash, and Samson Technologies sites below for additional information.

Audacity can be downloaded at the following site (The last 3 links refer to tutorial sites):

The Lame Encoder is needed to convert Audacity projects into mp3 format and can be downloaded at the following site:

• Lame Encoder (Windows & Mac) 

Skype is recommended for podcasts involving conferences where asynchronous communication over the internet is used. Powergramo and Pamela can be used to record Skype conversations. This software can be downloaded at the following sites:

Podcasting/Videocasts and ipods

Hands-on (75 minutes): Works in groups of two

Introduction to Audacity

Choose a webpage from Wikipedia or Wikibooks to record

Discuss importance of scripting. (Show samples)

Downloading and Inserting Music:

Final Publishing/Questions: (20 minutes)

Wordpress

Post Using Windows Live Writer

Wordpress Plugins

Additional Resources

Music Clips