Podcasts : Where do you get ‘em? Kel Hathaway Thea van Os Assistm Project May 2009 "This material has been developed as a part of the Australian School.

Podcasts:Where do you get ‘em?

Kel Hathaway Thea van Os

Assistm Project May 2009

"This material has been developed as a part of the Australian School Innovation in Science, Technology and Mathematics Project funded by the Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Training as a part of the Boosting Innovation in Science, Technology and Mathematics Teaching (BISTMT) Programme."

Communicating in 1970

Communicating in 2000

Web 0.0 - students as consumers

Web 1.0 - Students consume and produce

"First we thought the computer was a calculator. Then we found out how to turn numbers into letters with ASCII - and we thought it was a typewriter. Then we discovered graphics, and we thought it was a television. With the World Wide Web, we've realized it's a brochure.”

Douglas Adams (1952-2001)

Web 2.0 - students produce and interact

Digital teenagers

Digital kids

Digital kids

Digital toddler

Digital toddler

Digital baby

Digital baby

Digital pre born

Digital pre born

Hits returned by Google on the word “podcast”

Sept 2004 20

Oct 2004 2 800

Nov 2004 100 000

June 2005 10 000 000

Sept 2005 100 000 000

Sept 2006 600 000 000

What makes a podcast different to other digital

media?

Traditionally, to get a newspaper you had to go to the shop to collect it

A podcasted newspaper would not only be home delivered but would appear inside your house on your table even if you are not home

Definitions

Podcast(ing) - The distribution of digital files over the Internet using a syndication feed

Podcast ready media - An audio or video file in a format that is able to be sent as a Podcast - Vodcast - Video Podcast - Vidcast

Podcaster - A person who creates a Podcast

RSS - The data format used to distribute updated blog or Podcast content

Podcatcher - Software that receives syndicated Podcasts, eg iTunes

Aggregator - Checks for new content on sites you have subscribed to

Podcast consumer survey

2008 Podcast Report - www.edisonresearch.com

Podcast consumers age

Downloadable media

Television viewing

Podcast consumers research 01

What is the educational value of podcasts?

“Creating a podcast allows students to share learning experiences. It provides them with a world-wide audience that makes learning meaningful and assessment authentic.

Teachers can use the technology to provide additional and revision material to students to download and review at a time that suits them. The flexibility that such time-shifting offers makes podcasting a valuable educational tool.”

WA Dept Education & Training

What is the educational value of podcasts?

•Appeals to diverse learning needs•Kinesthetic •Visual – vodcasts•Auditory

•Potential for anywhere anytime learning

•Assists students with special learning needs

•Engage the Digital Learner

•Can extend students

Podcast Development cycle

How do we leverage the educational value of Podcasts?

A Professional Learning tool

An Instructional tool

A Construction tool

Blooms Taxonomy

Good podcasts don’t live at the bottom of Bloom’s Taxonomy

What is the educational value of podcasts?

Integrating in the Science Curriculum….

Educational Podcast sites

iTunesEducational Podcast Network Podcast DirectoryAustralian Podcast DirectoryiPod in EducationUK Podcasts for EducatorsEdnaPodcasting in EducationRoom 208Podkids AustraliaTech Savvy GirlzDouchy’s Biology Podcast

iTunes Music Store

iTunes U iTunes K-12

National Geographic podcasts

ABC

Scientific American

NASA

NECC Podcast wiki

Other podcast sitesPodcast AlleyPodcasting NewsPodcast 411iLoungeiPod HacksPodfeed.NetPodcast Shuffle

Digital PodcastPodcast AwardsPodcast TV AustraliaPodbean

How to subscribe to a podcast

How to subscribe to a podcast

http://ringtales.com/dilbert.xml

Podcasts as a teaching and learning tool

Websites mentioned in this presentation

ABC - www.abc.net.auAustralian Podcast Directory - www podcastdirectory.com.au Douchy’s Biology Podcast - biologyoracle.podomatic.comEdugator - www.edugtor.net.auDigital Podcast - www.digitalpodcast.comEdna - www.edna.edu.auEducational Podcast Network - epnweb.org/index.php

iLounge - www.ilounge.com

iPod Hacks - http://ipodhacks.com

iPod in Education - www.addysg.org.uk/ipodined/news.php

iTunes - www.apple.com/itunes

Mabry Middle School - mabryonline.orgNASA - www.nasa.gov/multimedia/podcasting

National Geographic - www.nationalgeographic.com/podcastsNECC 2008 - center.uoregon.edu/ISTE/NECC2008/

Podbean - www.podbean.com

Podcast 411 - www.podcast411.com/index.html

Podcast Alley - www.podcastalley.com/

Podcast Awards - podcastawards.com

Podcast Directory - www.podcastdirectory.com

Podcast Shuffle - www.podcastshuffle.com

Podcast TV Australia - podcasttvaustralia.com

Podcasting for the Beginner (NECC wiki) -

podcastingforbeginners.wikispaces.com

Podcasting in Education -

chatt.hdsb.ca/~magps/boylit/Podcasting+in+Education

Podcasting News - www.podcastingnews.com

Podfeed.Net - www.podfeed.net

Podkids Australia - www.podkids.com.au

Room 208 - bobsprankle.com/blog

Scientific American - www.sciam.com/podcast

Tech Savvy Girlz - web.mac.com/tntnzing/techsavvygirlz/Home.html

UK Podcasts for Educators - recap.ltd.uk/podcasting/

Wikipedia - www.wikipedia.com

Internet Podcast Wizardshttp://www.gcast.com

http://www.switchpod.com

http://www.libsyn.com

http://www.shockpod.com

http://www.hipcast.com

http://www.podomatic.com

Podcasting and Education: http://www.shambles.net/pages/learning/infolit/edupodcast

Who’s using podcasting in education? http://www.podcastforteachers.org/Who'sUsingPodcastingInEducationAndHow.htm

Educational Podcasting: http://mtsu32.mtsu.edu:11206

Learning in Hand: http://learninginhand.com/podcasting

Poducate Me: http://www.poducateme.com/guide

Exmples of Podcasts in schools: http://www.guidesandtutorials.com/podcasting-in-education.html

Podcasts in the Classroom: http://www.det.wa.edu.au/education/cmis/eval/curriculum/ict/podcasts

Educational Podcasting: http://www.stager.org/podcasting.html

Google Scholar links:http://scholar.google.com.au/scholar?q=educational+use+of+podcasting&hl=en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&oi=scholar

More Educational use of Podcasting links