Table of Contents

Podcasting for Windows Users The Presentation The Project Podcast Search Podcasting Help Programs used to Podcast What else do you need? Publishing your Podcasts Online Podcasting Tools Google Docs Many Varieties of Google Accounts Let's Get an Account and log in What Google Docs Offers: What Teachers and Students Have to Say How can Google Apps Help School Leaders? Intro to Blogs and Wikis The Presentation Some Blog Examples Ed Tech Blogs Some Wiki Examples Blog and Wiki Search Engines Useful Wiki and Blog Sites Creating & Using Blogs & Wikis  Blog Programs Wiki Programs Hosting Your own Blog Server Blogs & Wikis Help Add Some Flair Student Sharing and Collaboration Copyright Friendly Photos & Music Podcasting for School Leaders The Presentation Some Examples and Resources for Learning via Podcasts Web-based options for Quick Podcasting Other Tools to support Podcasting Considerations: Contact Information

 

Podcasting for Windows Users

 

The Presentation

 

The Project

• Access the project files here: http://drop.io/learnpodcasting/blog
• Help Documents
  • Create a Podcast with Audacity - http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dffmfthh_7f97c7ccs
  • Use GCast to Publish Podcasts - http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dffmfthh_8fbdp9dgg

 

Podcast Search

• iTunes (open iTunes, go to the iTunes store and choose Podcasts)
  • Education section (link will open iTunes)
  • iTunes U (link will open iTunes)
• Education Podcast Network - http://epnweb.org/ 
• Academic Earth (video) - http://academicearth.org
• YouTube EDU - http://www.youtube.com/edu

 

Podcasting Help

• How to Podcast - http://www.how-to-podcast-tutorial.com/17-audacity-tutorial.htm
• Free 34 Page Podcasting Booklet (by Tony Vincent) - http://learninginhand.com/podcasting/booklet.html
• My Web 2.0 Adventures: http://sites.google.com/site/myweb20adventures/Home/podcastingvodcasting

 

Programs used to Podcast

• Audacity (Audio podcasts) - http://audacity.sourceforge.net

 

What else do you need?

• Microphone or headset
• Voice recorder (optional, but allows for portability)
• Digital Camera or Video Camera (for enhanced podcasts)

 

Publishing your Podcasts

• Gcast (audio podcasts) - http://www.gcast.com
• ClickCaster (audio podcasts - 125mb free) - http://www.clickcaster.com
• Utterli (upload or record video and audio)- http://www.utterli.com
• School Tube (enhanced podcasts) - http://www.schooltube.com

 

Online Podcasting Tools

• Voice Thread (photos and audio) - http://voicethread.com
• Utterli (upload or record video and audio)- http://www.utterli.com
• Sketchcast (draw and tell a story) - http://sketchcast.com 

 

Google Docs

 

Many Varieties of Google Accounts

• Individual google account using your existing email address
  • We will create one of these today if you do not already have an account
• G-mail account
  • Having a gmail account will allow access to Google docs
• Google Apps for Teams http://www.google.com/apps/edu/index.html CAUTION: DO NOT SIGN UP FOR THIS TODAY- DISCUSS WITH YOUR DISTRICT AND TECHNOLOGY LEADERS
  • Allows use of district email to create a shared area for all who have the same email address
    • Example: http://www.google.com/a/penncrest.org
• Google Apps for Education
  • Full suite of tools including email, docs, calendar, sites
  • Requires setup using a domain you own
    • Example http://start.psdmail.org
  • Managed by district personnel
  • Free service

 

Let's Get an Account and log in

• Use an email address you already have (not a gmail)
• Go to google.com 
  • https://www.google.com/accounts/Login?hl=en&continue=http://www.google.com/

 

What Google Docs Offers:

• An overview of features http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dffmfthh_423crt2gmfw
• Google Docs (word processor) http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dffmfthh_31gk32vt6n
• Google Spreadsheet http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dffmfthh_148dgt725gn
• Google Forms Example: Please click the link and complete the form

http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=ckFkdmRzZ0NIUlVXMFNsYmVZbDB4bUE6MA..

• Other features:
  • Calendar
  • Presentations
  • Site Builder

 

What Teachers and Students Have to Say

These are Google Presentation documents that were shared at the Google Teacher Academy

in New York City. They include several videos created by staff and students of PENNCREST discussing their use of Google Apps for collaboration

 

Presentation One- Setting the stage for Google Apps

 

Presentation Two- Using Google Apps

 

How can Google Apps Help School Leaders?

• Your ideas go here-Be Creative!

 

 

Intro to Blogs and Wikis

 

The Presentation

 

Some Blog Examples

• List of Educational Blog Sites - http://www.speedofcreativity.org/resources/education-blogs/
• A principal's blog of school updates - http://misterj.posterous.com/

 

Ed Tech Blogs

• Wesley Fryer - http://speedofcreativity.org
• Vicki Davis - http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com
• David Warlick - http://davidwarlick.com/2cents/
• Will Richardson - http://weblogg-ed.com/
• Bob Sprankle - http://bobsprankle.com/bitbybit_wordpress/
• Kevin Jarrett - http://www.ncs-tech.org/

 

Some Wiki Examples

• Cool Cat Teacher - http://coolcatteacher.wikispaces.com/
• Leadership for Techology- http://mcmel-resources.wikispaces.com/Leadership+for+Technology
• School Leader Wiki - http://centre4.interact.ac.nz/modules/sharing/sharing.php?space_key=13303&module_key=67339 

 

Blog and Wiki Search Engines

Blog Search

• Edublogs (use the tags to search) - http://edublogs.org

• Google Blog Search - http://blogsearch.google.com

• Technorati - http://technorati.com

• Icerocket - http://www.icerocket.com

Wiki Search

• Wikispaces (use the search) - http://www.wikispaces.com
• Wetpaint Education (use the search) - http://wikisineducation.wetpaint.com 

 

Useful Wiki and Blog Sites

• wikiHow: http://www.wikihow.com/
• Wikibooks: http://en.wikibooks.org
• Ideas for using ComicLife: http://comic-life.wikispaces.com/
• Several different subjects: http://talentedandgifted.wikispaces.com/
• Study Skills and 21st Century Learning: http://studyskills6.wikispaces.com/
• Kim Cofino-Code Blue: http://umwikiworkshop.wikispaces.com/ (help with wikispaces and wiki basics)
• K12 Online Presentation: Wiki While You Work: http://k12onlineconference.org/?p=53
  • Wiki While You Work Wiki: http://wikiwhileyouwork.wikispaces.com/

• Get Wiki With It! Using Wikis for Collaboration and Learning: https://teachdigital.pbwiki.com/wikis

• K12 Online Presentation: Wiki Collaboration Across the Curriculum: http://k12onlineconference.org/?p=38
•  Wiki World: http://eduscapes.com/sessions/wiki/index.htm
• Wikis, Blogs and RSS: http://docs.google.com/Present?docid=ddvdgxbp_1cjsw74fj&skipauth=true

• Math Wikis and engaging this generation of students: http://maththinker.wordpress.com/2008/03/15/math-wikis-and-engaging-this-generation-of-students/

 

Creating & Using Blogs & Wikis 

 

Blog Programs

• Tumblr (quick and easy blog site)- http://www.tumblr.com
• Wordpress - http://wordpress.com
• Blogger - http://blogger.com
• Edublogs - http://edublogs.org
• Edmodo (great for student blogging) - http://edmodo.com

 

Wiki Programs

• PBWiki: http://pbwiki.com
• Wikispaces: http://wikispaces.com
• Google Sites: http://sites.google.com
• Wet Paint - http://wetpaint.com

 

Hosting Your own Blog Server

There are many blog programs out there that will allow you to host wikis and blogs at your school. Most are free and are easy to setup. If you have a webserver and a willing technology department hosting your own wiki or blog server is well within your reach. Here is the blog program we recommend.

• Wordpress MU  (Multi-User Blog Hosting) - http://mu.wordpress.org/

 

Blogs & Wikis Help

• Create your first wikispace site: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dffmfthh_542fq45jvf6
• Very basics of wikispaces: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dffmfthh_276grqzf9hc
• Wikispace added extras: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dffmfthh_282gmn69jdh
• Wikispaces Tour - http://www.wikispaces.com/site/tour#introduction
• Using Edmodo - http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dffmfthh_451g2jkmbf3
• Edmodo Presentation - http://www.edmodo.com/blog/2008/12/16/edmodo-video-presentation/
• Edmodo: What Students Think - http://www.boxoftricks.net/?p=432
• Enhancing Communication with Edmodo - http://www.mrwarner.com/2009/03/enhancing-communication-with-edmodo/

 

Add Some Flair

• YouTube - http://youtube.com, TeacherTube - http://teachertube.com, SchoolTube - http://schooltube.com
• Scribd - http://www.scribd.com
• Wordle - http://www.wordle.net
• Glogster - http://www.glogster.com/edu
• Slideshare - http://www.slideshare.net
• Shelfari - http://www.shelfari.com
• Scrapblog - http://www.scrapblog.com
• Embedit - http://embedit.in
• Google Presentations - http://docs.google.com
• Google Maps - http://maps.google.com
• GCast (podcast player) - http://www.gcast.com

 

Student Sharing and Collaboration

• Youth Voices - http://youthvoices.net
  • Join the community and have students connect with other students all around the world.

 

Copyright Friendly Photos & Music

Although these sites are free to use, most sites and artists still require attribution to use their work.

• FlickrStorm - http://www.zoo-m.com/flickr-storm/
  • Using FlickrStorm - how to search and find free images
• Other photo and clip art sites (scroll to bottom of document)
• Soungle - http://soungle.com/index.php
• The Free Sound Project - http://www.freesound.org/
• Free-Loops - http://free-loops.com/
• Creative Commons Featured Audio Sites - http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Audio
• Jamendo (whole songs) - http://www.jamendo.com/en/creativecommons
• 8-bit rocket (music loops) - http://www.8bitrocket.com/music.aspx
• TekMom (kid-friendly seach engines) - http://www.tekmom.com/search
• American Memory Collection (Library of Congress) - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/browse
• Pics4Learning - http://www.pics4learning.com

• Kids Image Search Tools - http://www.kidsclick.org/psearch.html

 

Podcasting for School Leaders

The Presentation

 

Some Examples and Resources for Learning via Podcasts

• The Practical Principals http://feeds2.feedburner.com/PracticalPrincipalsPodcast
• Mabry Middle School-Dr. Tim Tyson http://mabryonline.org/podcasts/
• Michigan Sec School Principals http://mymassp.com/category/massp_categories_and_tags/podcast
• Learning Matters http://learningmatters.tv/blog/category/podcasts/
• The Podcasting Principal http://weprincipal.blogspot.com/2007/06/podcasting-principal.html
• District Leader's Podcast http://www.districtleaderspodcast.org/
• Dangerously Irrevelevant http://www.dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2009/05/top10k12online2008.html
• Learning In-Hand http://learninginhand.com/podcasting/index.html
• Today's Middle Level Educator http://www.nmsa.org/Publications/TodaysMiddleLevelEducator/tabid/1409/Default.aspx
• Ed Tech Talk (several education podcasts-I suggest Seedlings, Teachers Teaching Teachers, Women of the Web 2.0 and Ed Tech Weekly http://www.edtechtalk.com/

 

Web-based options for Quick Podcasting

There were several options for web-based podcasts shared in the Podcasting for Windows morning session, so please check there for other ideas.

• Podcast People http://www.podcastpeople.com
  • This is NOT a free site-there is a small monthly fee
  • One owner can share authorship with others
  • Blogs or Podcasts
  • Upload files from computer or record on the site
  • No ads
    • Temporary logins will be provided for use in testing the site

 

Other Tools to support Podcasting

• Microphones
  • A mic that plugs into the computer will provide better sound than the internal mic
    • $10 at Walmart- better mics will be upward of $100
    • Blue mic- Snowball or Snowflake
      • http://www.bluemic.com/consumeraudio/microphones.html
  • A headset that has a mic and earphones can help in open areas
• Audio recorders
  • ipods with a 3rd party mic added (Belkin, iTalk) Nano or Classic -about $150-$250
  • Sony player recorder - about $75
    • http://tinyurl.com/iu5Sonymp3
• Video
  • Flip video- usb youtube quality video- from $125-$300

 

Considerations:

• AUP-Be sure that it is up-to-date to handle the creation of content (staff or student)
  • Examples:
    • Franklin Parish AUP.pdf
    • Greenwich Schools AUP.pdf
• Web Content Policy- to address the how-tos of posting student information and content-often included in AUP
• Hosting of content
  • In-house ( talk to your Tech Director)
  • Web-based such as PodcastPeople - $5/month-$50/month-depeding on features and space
  • Off-site hosting- such as BlueHost and SiteGround- requires that you have a domain- $100/year, but requires that you manage the setup

 

Contact Information 

Kyli Sitterley - PENNCREST School District

ksitterley@penncrest.org

http://schools.penncrest.org/technology/blog 

 

Connie Sitterley - PENNCREST School District

csitterley@penncrest.org

http://schools.penncrest.org/technology/blog