Please note that #21 is the same for beginner and advanced
Looking for a podcast? (Week 9, #21)
Take a look at 7 things you should know about podcasts before getting started.
Also watch Podcasting in Plain English.
The word podcast is used to refer to a non-musical audio or video broadcast that is distributed over the Internet. Podcasts take many forms, from short 1-10 minutes commentaries (like the ones used in this Learning 2.0 program) to much longer in person interviews or panel group discussions. There’s a podcast out there for just about every interest area and the best part about this technology is that you don’t have to have an iPod or a MP3 player to access them. Since podcasts use the MP3 file format, a popular compressed format for audio files, you really just need a computer with headphones or a speaker.
Discovery Exercise:
For this discovery exercise, you are asked to take a look at some popular podcast content providers.
1. Go to the BCPS Podcasting Portal at www.bcps.org/offices/lis/podcasting.
2. Scroll down to "Using Existing Podcasts to Enhance Instruction."
3. Click on the links to discover just a few of the great podcasts that already exist. My current favorite is the series, "Music and the Brain," from the Library of Congress. Click on the Listen to Podcast link to listen to the podcast on your computer, or the Download MP3 link to listen to it on your MP3 player.
4. Next, click on one or two of the links below to listen to student-generated podcasts:
5. Create a wiki entry about your discovery process. Did you find anything useful here?
What? You want to learn how to be a podcaster too?
- Think about attending one of the many training workshops offered by the Office of Library Information Services. To register, simply go to the Department of Professional Development's website; login and select Workshops; scroll down to Library Information Services; and register for a session,
- OR visit the right hand side of the Podcasting Portal to access a plethora of resources.
TeacherTube (Week 9, #22)
Within the past year online video hosting sites have exploded allowing users to easily to upload and share videos on the web. Among all the web 2.0 players in this area, YouTube is currently top dog serving up over 1 million video views a day and allowing users not only to upload their own video content easily, but also embed clips into their own sites easily. TeacherTube is also making waves. You can upload (and watch) videos that are great for professional development or teaching students.
Do some searching around YouTube yourself and see what the site has to offer. You’ll find everything from 1970s TV commercials and 60s music videos to library dominos and kids singing about bloopers here. Of course, like any free site you’ll also find a lot stuff not worth watching too. But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t explore and see for yourself what the site has too offer. Explore TeacherTube for great educational videos.
Exploration Exercise
Beginner
- Explore TeacherTube and find a video worth adding as an entry in your wiki.
- Create a wiki entry about your experience. What did you like or dislike about the site and why did you choose the video that you did? Can you see any features or componets of the site that might be interesting if they were applied to library websites? OPTIONAL: Try placing the video inside your wiki using the Insert Plugin.
Advanced
- Create and upload a video to TeacherTube
- Post a reflection in your wiki (be sure to embed your video or provide a link to it)
NOTE: Videos, like music downloads, are bandwidth hogs. It is recommended that you complete this exercise during light internet usage times.
Curriculum Connections (from http://webtools4u2use.wikispaces.com):
· Create promotional videos for the library media center, new titles, and special events
· Post screencast tutorials for classes
· Post and share student and teacher produced book trailers
· Post and share student video projects and reports
· Show instructional videos
· Allow students to include videos in wikis, blogs and reports
· Include video clips in presentations
· Introduce research topics
· Teach about video sharing
· Teach about copyright and creative commons licensing
· Use in teacher training
· Highlight special events
· Link from curriculum pages created with teachers to curriculum related videos
· Teach research skills
· Learn new technology and professional skills
· Share orientation videos
· Archive student presentations for self-, peer-, teacher and/or parent review
· Archive teacher/LMS presentations for self- and/or peer review
· Provide anytime, anyplace professional development and tutorials
· Share videos about how to do research, how to use library databases, how to do anything….
Please note that #23 is the same for beginner and advanced
Audio books and ebooks (Week 9, #23)
Check out 7 things you should know about ebooks before getting started.
For this thing, you will explore where you can get free ebooks and get an idea of the types of titles you can find here. Take a look around and locate a few titles of interest. Many school and public libraries have audiobook and ebook collections, so check what they have in their collections. Audiobooks are popular for ELL and Special Education students, as well as communters who enjoy a good story during a long ride. There are a number of commercial audiobook and ebook sources, and many of these companies have exhibits at library conferences.
Application
1. Explore World EBook Fair’ site for FREE downloads from the Gutenberg Project. Also just explore the site - there’s much to check out.
2. Search Destiny Library Manager for ebooks or look at our home page for a link to ASCD professional development titles. Use the passwords handout to login.
2. Create a wiki post about your findings.
Resources:
- LibriVox, audiobook versions of copyright-free books from the Gutenberg Project. Read by volunteers. Started in August 2005 by Hugh McGuire. Check it out!
- British Library Online Gallery includes digitized original classics. An audio feature allows a visitor to have the book read aloud. Don’t miss the original version of Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures Under Ground. Mozart’s Musical Diary includes 75 audio excerpts. Take the tour and encourage your students and colleagues to do so too! This resource is AMAZING.
- Check out “Best Places to Get Free Books” site.
Comments (3)
Roxanne Dean said
at 11:26 am on May 13, 2009
I have been looking at other school sites that use podcasting and found some good examples in these sites also:
http://salem.k12.va.us/ITRT/techtips/kids/subjects/podcasting/podcastingwithkids.htm
another site is Drgaonfly TV podcast PBS KIDS Go Podcasting can also be done in Voice Thread and shared that way. It instantly allows you to record or type and share with others. At the MICCA convention I went to a great session where the presenter shared a site where you can write your own e book. I will look for that site link and add it to my page. Teacher Tube is good also but many of the videos are too long especially using with elementary students. There is a lot on the page too and it can be very distracting even for adults.
Robin Hawley-Brillante said
at 12:22 pm on May 13, 2009
Thanks for sharing these sites, Roxanne! FYI -- You can maximize a teachertube video by clicking on the icon in the bottom right corner of the video screen and eliminate the distractions.
Roxanne Dean said
at 1:10 pm on May 13, 2009
Thanks Robin, I will do that. REALBooks.com is the site that allows you to create your own ebooks and it is also free. The site that I found that already had a long list of ideas of what to use podcasts for is:http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/ict/podcasting.htm. It seems that a lot of the UK is already ahead of the US.
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