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Explore how podcasts are transforming education, offering a new way to deliver content. Learn what podcasts are, how to access and subscribe, find instructional resources, and discover best practices for integrating podcasts in the classroom. Discover the benefits of podcasts, including portability, time-shifting, and cost-effectiveness. Unleash the full potential of podcasts for teaching and learning.
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Welcome! Podcasts: A New Way of Delivering Learning and Information
Hanadi Kassem Saleh, Ed.D. wsaleh@fau.edu Teaching with Technology Showcase
What is a Podcast? • Audio or video recording that is downloaded from the Internet and can be listened to on almost any device that can play an MP3-file. • Subscriptions Feature. Teaching with Technology Showcase
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What equipment do you need to listen to a podcast? • Computer with Internet Connection • iPod or mp3 player (optional) Teaching with Technology Showcase
Software: Podcatchers or Aggregators (for subscribing) • Juice Receiverhttp://juicereceiver.sourceforge.net/index.php • Odeo http://www.odeo.com/inbox • iTuneshttp://www.apple.com/itunes/ • Yahoo! Podcasts http://podcasts.yahoo.com/ Teaching with Technology Showcase
Instructional Resources: Finding and Subscribing to Podcasts Search for one Teaching with Technology Showcase
iTunes search for Podcasts Teaching with Technology Showcase
Instructional Resources: Finding and Subscribing to Podcasts • Podcast Directories to search for what you want. • Podcast Alley (http://www.podcastalley.com/) • Podcast Bunker (http://www.podcastbunker.com) • Indie Podcast.com (http://www.indiepodder.org/) • Tech Podcast (http://www.techpodcasts.com/) • Podcast Pickle (http://www.podcastpickle.com/) • Podcasts.net – (http://www.podcasts.net)t • Itunes – (http://www.apple.com/itunes) • PodFeed.net (http://www.podfeed.net/episodes.asp?id=2301) • The Education Podcast Network (http://epnweb.org/) Teaching with Technology Showcase
Uses and Best Practices of Podcasts • Review lectures and lessons • Class Cancellations • Assignment Due Dates • Syllabus and other material • - Narrate your PowerPoint and save it as a Podcast (Distance Education) • Record both audio and video course lectures for students • Post them on your WebPage or Bb for students to download - Make them available for download using iTunes The list is endless! Teaching with Technology Showcase
Some Benefits of Podcasts • Portable • Time-shifted content • - Unlimited playback • - Subscriptions • Free to download - Variety of content material • Cost effective technology • Inexpensive - free software (Audacity) Teaching with Technology Showcase
Integrate Podcasting into classroom (Classroom Uses of Podcasts) Teaching with Technology Showcase
Sources • Podcasting in Education at http://podcast.transbat.com/ • Podcasting for Education presented by Andy Seymour & Todd Seymour from the EdTech Musician Podcast http://andrewseymour.com • Beginning Podcasting Workshop by Robert Buford & David Shulman; Conference on Information Technology, Charlotte, NC October, 22, 2006. www.bobcast.com • Podcasting + Video Podcasting Training Essentials at www.Lynda.com • Suggested ReadingCochran, T. (2005). Podcasting the do-it-yourself guide. Indianapolis, IN: Wiley Publishing, Inc..ISBN-13: 978-0-7654-9778 • Geohegan, M., & Klass, D. (2005). Podcast solutions: the complete guide to podcasting. New York: Friends of ED. ISBN 1-59059-5554-8 Teaching with Technology Showcase