"A short introduction to
Podcasting and how it's different from broadcasting."
"Library media specialist Sarah Chauncey spent the waning days of summer
engaged in the annual ritual conducted by educators nationwide—preparing for a
new school year. But beyond straightening shelves and taking inventory
in her library at Grandview Elementary in Monsey, NY, Chauncey clicked away
at her computer, loading the latest tools in her learning arsenal—podcasts—onto
the library’s Web site."
"Students and teachers from all over the world are learning from audio and video
programs on desktop computers, laptops, iPods, netbooks, and other devices.
Hundreds of free educational programs are available online. Here are some
examples: Grammar Girls Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing, English Idioms
and Slang, Storynory: Free Audio Stories for Kids, MathGrad: Everyday
Mathematics Explained, and First Amendment Minute."
"Mr B now only
sees us once a week for an ICT lesson and we've had to work out a strategy for
podcasting with only such a short period of time available to us. In Week 1 a
group of 6 students make a script designed to fill the brief, 'You have about
3 minutes to talk to the world. What will you do for them?'. In week 2 we
have to submit the script to Mr B for review and discussion then we recorded it
in Audacity. In the third week we experiment with sound effects and add the
music we compose in Ejay. Each group saves their file as a wav file and we put
the whole show together with Mr B and he uploads it for us. Enjoy!"
"Audacity® is free, open source, cross-platform software for recording and
editing sounds.
Audacity is available for Windows®, Mac®, GNU/Linux®, and other operating
systems.
Learn more about Audacity...
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