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just collecting some podcast info to save time **Technology Integration ** Grade Level(s) ** Intended for grades 5-12 ** Standard(s) ** Podcasting meets California NETS Technology Standard #4 as follows: Students use telecommunications to collaborate, publish, and interact with peers, experts, and other audiences. Students use a variety of media and formats to communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences. // **Summary**  Podcasting is a new method of communication allowing anyone to create audio files and post them to the Internet for others to download and listen to at any time. These audio files can be downloaded to a personal computer or handheld device such as an iPod. Podcasting has rapidly become a new medium for both commercial and home-grown talk shows on multiple subjects. The relative ease of production and low costs associated with the making of a Podcast has opened this new medium to the masses.
 * How can students get their voice heard, repo ****rt school news, and promote learning using technology? ** 
 * Subject(s)
 * //Technology communications tools// **//

This lesson gives teachers an overview on starting a student-produced Podcast at their school and in the classroom. The Podcast to be created can take on multiple themes. Some teachers are using Podcasting an an alternative to student produced newspapers and television shows. Others are using the medium to reproduce lessons for absent students or for students to present oral presentations of reports and assignments. There are multiple possibilities for using the Podcasting medium. This lesson focuses on producing a student-created Podcast as medium for student expression, news, interviews, and related themes specific to the student's own school. **The desired outcome is:** ** Time Allocation ** **Technology Use**  Teachers will need to posses intermediate computer skills and should familiarize themselves with the technical aspects of the production process before trying to teach the skills to students. Teachers will be using the following computer hardware and software:
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Students learn the technical skills needed to record a high-quality podcast.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Students brainstorm, and design the themes and content of their Podcast with teacher guidance.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Students complete pre-production, production, and post-production of their Podcast.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Students ultimately learn project management skills, Podcasting technical skills, and actively use the Podcast as a medium for positive student expression.
 * Podcasts usually take 3-4 weeks to produce**, so teachers should aim to make one Podcast a month to start. Once students are more familiar with the process, the number of Podcasts produced can increase as desired. To make the most efficient use of time teachers should follow the below process steps for creating the Podcast:
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Review computer skills and software needed for production process.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Define the purpose of the Podcast.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Organize students to participate.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Brainstorm potential topics for the Podcast with students (Weekly classroom news broadcast, document a field trip, share book reviews, etc.)
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Divide up topics to pairs of students for content/script production.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Produce rough scripts with students.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Practice recording the content a few times (like a dress rehearsal).
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Record the Podcast content
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Edit recording in Garageband or other audio program.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Post content to Internet and RSS feed
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Advertise Podcast availability to peers.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Macintosh computer with built-in microphone or external handheld microphone with stand. The computer must meet the system requirements of the software used to record the Podcast.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Apple Garageband software (part of the iLife software suite)
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">An RSS feed software package such as Feeder ($29.95). This is to submit the web address of your RSS feed to podcast directories, including iTunes, to tell the world about the podcast!
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Web space on an Internet server for hosting the audio files.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Apple iTunes for subscribing to and downloading the Podcast.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> This Unit Designed by : Nathan Shelley nathan_shelley@yahoo.com School of the Epiphany Archdiocese of San Francisco San Francisco, California <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~nshelley/index.html