I just finished a twelve hour "podcasting" staff development class for teachers. We spent the first few hours of class reviewing research on Podcasting and discussing the educational value, emphasizing the importance of a podcast being "content-driven." One of the papers we looked at was written by Henry Jenkins
http://digitallearning.macfound.org/atf/cf/%7B7E45C7E0-A3E0-4B89-AC9C-E807E1B0AE4E%7D/JENKINS_WHITE_PAPER.PDF in which he identified new media skills on page 4 that are essential in preparing kids for the digital age. All of these skills can be embedded in a podcasting unit that includes research. Another valuable piece of research that we discussed was the PEW Research Memo, http://www.pewinternet.org/~/media//Files/Reports/2008/PIP_Podcast_2008_Memo.pdf.pdf. Although it shows that podcast downloads have not increased significantly in all age groups, they have almost doubled with teens since 2006.
We listened to a variety of podcasts, elementary through high school. These podcasts can be found in iTunes.
Middle 101
Sandia Prep Radio International
and a few from Texas A&M
As we moved into the "logistics" of creating a podcast I pulled information from sources that have helped me with podcasting in the classroom. My first "hand on" opportunity to learn about podcasting was at a CESA 4 training about a year ago conducted by Naomi Harm, Innovative Educator 2.0. Her blog has great ideas for podcasting with students and is rich with other ideas for using new technologies in the classroom. Tony Vincent's blog, Learning in Hand: iPods, provides valuable tips and ideas for podcasting in the classroom. Dan Schmit of Intelligenic spoke about podcasting at the Wisconsin Educational Media and Technology Conference a few months ago. Dan emphasizes the 80/20 approach; 80% research and writing, 20% technology which I wholeheartedly agree with. Finally, there are always questions regarding copyright and Wesley Fryer's Wiki on Copyright and Podcasting is a wonderful resource.
http://digitallearning.macfound.org/atf/cf/%7B7E45C7E0-A3E0-4B89-AC9C-E807E1B0AE4E%7D/JENKINS_WHITE_PAPER.PDF in which he identified new media skills on page 4 that are essential in preparing kids for the digital age. All of these skills can be embedded in a podcasting unit that includes research. Another valuable piece of research that we discussed was the PEW Research Memo, http://www.pewinternet.org/~/media//Files/Reports/2008/PIP_Podcast_2008_Memo.pdf.pdf. Although it shows that podcast downloads have not increased significantly in all age groups, they have almost doubled with teens since 2006.
We listened to a variety of podcasts, elementary through high school. These podcasts can be found in iTunes.
Middle 101
Sandia Prep Radio International
and a few from Texas A&M
As we moved into the "logistics" of creating a podcast I pulled information from sources that have helped me with podcasting in the classroom. My first "hand on" opportunity to learn about podcasting was at a CESA 4 training about a year ago conducted by Naomi Harm, Innovative Educator 2.0. Her blog has great ideas for podcasting with students and is rich with other ideas for using new technologies in the classroom. Tony Vincent's blog, Learning in Hand: iPods, provides valuable tips and ideas for podcasting in the classroom. Dan Schmit of Intelligenic spoke about podcasting at the Wisconsin Educational Media and Technology Conference a few months ago. Dan emphasizes the 80/20 approach; 80% research and writing, 20% technology which I wholeheartedly agree with. Finally, there are always questions regarding copyright and Wesley Fryer's Wiki on Copyright and Podcasting is a wonderful resource.
