Classroom+Use

=How are educators using podcasting in their classrooms?=
 * Sound-seeing tours of field trips
 * World language classes
 * Oral histories, interviews, or re-enactments to record events in history
 * Record weekly music recitals
 * Weekly radio shows by and for kids
 * Record science experiments to show the scientific method at work


 * List of ideas for uses of podcasting in classrooms and schools:
 * Collect field notes during a science field trip
 * Living museum, researching characters
 * “Radio shows”
 * Creating audio guides for local museums
 * Teacher powerpoints
 * Early language learners, (rhyming, etc.)
 * Staff development
 * Screencasts
 * Language learners recording assessments
 * Discovery Education videos
 * Science reports
 * Art projects
 * Digital portfolios
 * Weekly classroom news
 * Serial storytelling
 * Reflective journals
 * Summaries of school events
 * Broadcast school sporting events
 * Roving reporters
 * Capturing oral histories (family history)
 * Podcast vocab words and spelling lists
 * Flashcard practice with [|iFlash]
 * Musical compositions
 * Soundseeing tours ||

[|Edutopia: Pod People] reports on podcasting along with an intriguing project teaching third grade English language learners phonics using iTunes and digital recording to create clips of students sounding each letter. The individual letter sounds are then recombined to form words.

=Podcast Roll Call=

ABPC 21st Century Fellows Podcasts
[|Buckhorn High School: Recommended Reading] [|RSS feed hosted by podomatic] [|Honors Biology Interview with Reptile Expert] [|Staff thoughts about WPIN] (grade 3 - 5), closed circuit morning tv show at Paine Intermediate School, Trussville, AL

[|Beth Bruno], Principal at Paine Intermediate School, Trussville, AL [|Phyllis Faust], Assistant Principal at Paine Intermediate School, Trussville, AL [|Dan's math cast] Podcasts for language acquisition of English and foreign language abound on the Internet. [|FrenchPodClass] [|English through stories: ESL language support via podcasts] [|History podcast: Taking history off the page and putting it on the air] [|English as a Second Language] English as a Second Language Podcast is for anyone who wants to learn or improve their English listening and speaking. The ESL Podcast is hosted by Dr. Jeff McQuillan, a former professor of applied linguistics and education [|Bobby Bucket Podcast] - A podcast for kids, parents, and readers of all ages! Celebrating reading with books, music, author interviews, and more! [|Book Voyages] - A podcast about children's literature. It includes book reviews and interviews with authors and students about the books they've written or are reading. It is hosted by Art Spencer, an elementary school library media and technology specialist. [|Interview with Darren Kuropatwa] - Darren Kuropatwa shares stories & strategies from his classroom [|Internet Radio Kit for Schools] - Internet Radio For Schools provides you with everything you need to know about making an internet radio programme (podcast) as a class project [|Madrid Young Learners Podcast] - An English speaker tells a story via a podcast and non-English speaking listeners answer question in English via comments [|Podcast Overview] - This is the perfect podcast for someone interested in creating a podcast, sponsoring a podcast, or using a podcast for their business as well as people that want to know about podcasting. [|Podcasting Tools] - A comprehensive podcasting resource detailing everything you need to know about podcasting [|Podcast for Archaeology, History, and Geography] - Archaeology Channel, Geography for Travelers, Private Jim (WWII) and more [|Podcasts for Mathematics and Science] - Astronomy a Go-Go, Mathgrad Podcast, Pet Fish Talk, and more [|Podcasts for Physical Education, Sports, and Sporting Activities] - Bottom Time Radio and Sportsweek [|Podcasts for the Arts and Music] - Bluegrass Radio Show, Every Object Tells a Story Video, Stanley Middle School Music Department, and more [|Speaking of History] - Speaking of History is a podcast and blog maintained by an 8th grade American History teacher in Missouri who attempts to use technology to enhance the curriculum teaching about George, Thomas, and Abe using the latest technology [|Kidcast] - Podcasting in the Classroom

[|My First Podcast: Sorry] - A dicussion of Web 2.0 technologies and why we need them by William Bishop.

Higher Ed Podcasts
[|University of Wisconsin - Madison podcasts] includes templates to help you plan your broadcast

=Where can I find pocasts to use with my students?=

Try the [|Education Podcast Network], a clearinghouse of podcast programming with pedagogical application that is part of David Warlick's Landmark Project, and its [|British analog for educators].

A communications consulting maintains this [|exhaustive list of podcast search engines and directories] with various focuses.

Be sure to check out iTunes selection of educational podcasts from within that software interface as there collection is quite extensive.