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Bite-Sized Technology Tips for Teachers with Mindy Cairney & Jonathan Wylie

The Edtech Take Out Podcast

Episode 5: The Power of Podcasting

3/5/2016

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Top 5 Websites for Supporting ELA 

  1. Newsela: same article, different levels
  2. ​Visuwords: visualizes word relationships
  3. InstaGrok: research tool that shares mulitmedia resources
  4. Rewordify: simplifies text
  5. ActivelyLearn: makes text interactive in a variety of ways

Podcasting in the Classroom

What is Podcasting?
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Wikipiedia says: 'a form of digital media that consists of an episodic series subscribed to and downloaded through web syndication or streamed online to a device.'





​How to Record a Podcast
  • iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch: Opinion Podcast, Voice Recorder Pro     
  • Mac: QuickTime, Garageband     
  • Mac/Windows: Audacity     
  • Windows: Voice Recorder App (Windows 10), Sound Recorder (Windows 7,8)
Our Tips
  • Quiet spot   
  • Microphone     
  • Plan ahead     
  • Decide what makes an engaging podcast
  • Model or have students listen to other podcasts
Classroom Podcast Examples
  • Cougar Cast (5th grade)
  • Room 108 Oklahoma City ColeyCast (5th grade)
  • 5th Grade Fever
Why Have My Students Podcast?   
  • Speaking and listening standards   
  • Engaged in planning process: researching, writing, collaborating     
  • Consider your audience and how to engage them     
  • Open up the classroom to the parents    
  • Gives student a new format to share their voice
Editing Podcasts
  • Mac: Garageband
  • Mac/Windows: Audacity, Adobe Audition
  • iOS -  Ferrite Recording Studio
  • ​Free audio websites: Makerbook



Distribute to Listeners   
  • ​Soundcloud     
  • Audioboom     
  • Drive (share folder)     
  • Embed in Website     
  • YouTube

Tech Nuggets

Jonathan shares how to blur student faces on YouTube!

Mindy found clean Minecraft videos and a feel good story about Mitchell Brown (12) and Scott Vrablik (13).

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We love hearing feedback, so tell us what you think and send us all your suggestions for future episodes to podcast@gwaea.org. You can also record a voice memo on your phone and email it to us for a chance to have it played on the show!

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