Podcast
What is Podcasting? A podcast is like an audio broadcast. Here are a few
reasons to for students to create podcasts:
* Literacy skills - although each podcast lasts only typically, anywhere from 1-7 minutes,
preparation time is needed. The children have to research their topic, music and
anything else they add to liven it up (jokes, sounds).They also have to think of
questions to ask their interviewees, as well as writing the scripts for the
podcast.
* Speaking and listening skills - presenting a podcast requires
the development of clear speaking skills.
*
Team work skills - Collaborative podcasts
require a considerable team effort.
Here are a few tools that can be used for Podcasting.
Audacity: Your
teacher computer and cart 1 computers already have Audacity on them.
Vocaroo:
http://vocaroo.com/
This is a very basic way to record a
podcast (grades K-3). After the podcast has been recorded, it can be downloaded
as an MP3.
Smartboard:
Use your Smartboard to record a podcast
~Let me know if you would
like for me to help you with Podcasting!
