Podcasting

=Podcasting= What is a podcast? It is an audio broadcast that has been converted to an MP3 file or other audio file format for playback in a digital music player or computer. An enhanced podcast has both audio and slides.

There are **3 major types** of podcasts:
 * 1) **audio only--**can use a free recorder program such as audacity (Podcast Basics Wiki)
 * 2) **audio and still images--**easy to create in Windows Movie Maker
 * 3) **video (vodcast, video podcast)--**easy to create in Windows Movie Maker


 * Podcasting examples** from school districts around the country.
 * [|Radio WillowWeb] is a series of p odcasts produced by students and teachers in grades K-5 at Willowdale Elementary School in Omaha, Nebraska.
 * [|First Grade on Air] is a series of podcasts from Mrs. Berthiaume's first grade class in Minnesota.
 * [|Decatur Intermediate School]students post their podcasts.


 * Podcasting Articles**
 * An article written by [|Beth Lynne] shows how podcasting can help with teacher lectures and students who are absent and miss work for a particular day.
 * Wesley A. Fryer's article identifies the [|benefits of classroom podcasting]

Video Podcasting or Vodcast (Video on Demand)

 * Vodcasting examples**

__Administrative Staff__
 * [|Ridge High School]--9th grade Special Education Podcast.
 * [|The School District of Janesville] - Superintendent, Sheryl Miller,

__Teachers__
 * Some [|Woodland Park High School]teachers from Woodland Park, CO are delivering lectures to students; even burning them on DVDs for students to watch at home.
 * [|Mr. Turner's Podcast]--8th grade history.
 * [|8th Grade Book Review]

__Students__
 * Southside Ashpole Elementary--[|Ponies Vodcast]--part of the student's portfolio
 * International School Bangkok-- [|Literary Vodcasts]
 * Doby's Mill Elementary School --[|Tribute to My Papa Jay on Veterans Day]
 * Eighth Grade Podcast--[|Where Am I From]?

Podcast/Vodcast Examples
[|Cypress Fairbanks ISD] ||= ESL Students [|Podcasts] for learning and reviewing || [|Cypress-Fairbanks ISD] ||= History [|Speaking of History] || [|Cypress Fairbanks ISD] ||= Math [|Multiplication Facts] || [|Podcast Series to be launched] ||= Science [|Science Friday] [|Science at Nasa] || [|TASA Podcast Library] ||= University of Connecticut [|Notes from the Dean] ||
 * = Bond Update
 * = Swine Flu
 * = Press Releases
 * = Texas Middle School Association
 * = Conference Podcasts