Podcast+Activity+Revisions

​Podcast Activity Revisions

>> I think that this is a great idea because everybody can relate to education in one way, whether it is for students from K-12 or adult learners. (Meghan)
 * Theme?**
 * Podcasts - Are they useful in Education?
 * I like the education topic. I would like to make this as practical and useful as possible. We could have the students research, and make podcasts on how they can be used for different levels of education. (Dan Schrot)
 * I think a practical application is really what is needed here. Issues include how could podcasting be useful in education for classroom application, professional development or adult education. (LG)
 * Podcasts -Other topic suggestions?

@http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_podcasting a. Before the web – 1980 [|RCS (Radio Computing Services)], provided music and talk-related software to radio stations in a digital format. b. 1993 - [|Carl Malamud] launched //Internet Talk Radio// which was the "first computer-radio talk show c. 1999 – Research by Compaq developed podcasting via RSS, a portable player and music download system called PocketDJ (mp3 player) d. 2001, [|Applian Technologies] developed a TiVo like recorder that could scan radio sites for new files and download. e. 2000 – i2Go launches first system to automatic download and store serial episodic audio content on PCs and portable devices (LG)
 * Historical Information?**

@http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExkMeQfuLGc What is podcasting ... support my teaching? You will need to download and install one of the Free Podcatchers to listen to the audio podcast. Guide to Podcasting - Educause (LG) Chris O'Neal Podcast on Web2.0? This section explores the many current uses of podcasting in education. A great summary and resource site. [] (Meghan) **//__EPN__//** The Education Podcast Network is an effort to bring together into one place, the wide range of podcast programming that may be helpful to teachers looking for content to teach with and about, and to explore issues of teaching and learning in the 21st century. [] (Meghan)
 * Uses in Education?**
 * //__Apple - Education__//**

1. Multimedia headset with mic or standalone USB mic 2. Free Podcatchers [|iTunes] [|Zune Player] [|WinAmp] 3. Free Podcast Applications and Hosting Site [|Pod-O-matic] [|Audacity] (LG) [|Voicethread] (Dan Schrot)
 * Technology Needs?**

>> Some students may need an introduction to making a podcast. How can we make this challenging/interesting to those who already know how to make podcasts. I think there are a number of JHU students in this class who may have already made a podcast. I like the advantages and disadvantages. What do we mean by an "educational forum"? (Dan Schrot)
 * Activity?**
 * Purpose: To introduce to students to both the mechanics of podcasting and the advantages, disadvantages and best practices for __when, where and how__ to use this format in an educational venue.(LG)
 * Perhaps the challenging part is to provide them with a scenario based problem that they need to decide how podcasting could be used, even as a part of a solution, to resolve the issue. What might be a good scenario? Professional development issues, learning data driven decision making processes? Educational forum would be any educational venue, classroom, professional development, adult eduation...(LG)
 * Steps

1. Presentation of historical background of podcasting, uses in education podcasts, white papers and educational links that discuss podcasts in an educational venue? 2, How to create a podcast in podomatic or audacity 3. Have students in groups define the following(?): - Best practices for use in education - Advantages for use in education - Disadvantages for use in education(LG) 4. Team or Group Activity: Have each group create a comment (podcast) in the voicethread about best practices, advantages and disadvantages utilizing the elements in their organization? (LG)

I think that we need to present a very challenging scenario and have the students respond in a podcast on how, when and where podcasting would fit into a solution, including the advantages and disadvantages of using podcasting in their solution. (LG)

Maybe we can have students comment on our podcasts like you suggested. Then, they can investigate podcasts on their own. They can rate them by the information that we provided them. Can we somehow create a team activity for students to work together? (Meghan) I like having the class comment on our podcast, noting strengths, weaknesses and how it could be made better. Maybe they could investigate uses of podcasts at different levels of education (or at their workplace if they're not in education). Each team could research uses of podcasts in education, one of the roles could be to make a podcast, which would be a culmination or summary of their research. Each team's podcast could be posted on the ELC, and we could provide discussion questions on whether their findings would work/be useful. (Dan Schrot) I think one of the reasons we first went with the Voicethread was so students could add their comments there and each paired team, in our group, could create a podcast for students to review. But if we instead look up 3 podcasts, one really good, one bad and one really bad, we should have students review and comment on what key elements of each podcasts made them rate it good, bad or ugly. Then perhaps they provide a comment in voicethread on the advantages, disadvantages and challenges of podcasting in education.(LG)

I was asking Shannon about this, what's the difference between a bad podcast and a really bad podcast? If both are missing components--whether it's one or more--they are both bad. It may be redundant to have a bad and a really bad podcast. (Dan Schrot) Dan, I took out the good, bad and ugly piece all together. After you brought up the subject I don't really feel it adds any value to the activity. They need to be given a challenging scenario where they decide when, where and how a podcast(S) may be used as all or part of the solution? (LG)

I like the different activities. I was also thinking that if each team makes a podcast that the other teams can comment on the other teams podcasts. Ok...For more understanding...is this what we have... 1. **Presentation:** Some sort of presentation about the history of podcasts, steps of how to create them, best practices, pros and cons of podcasts in education etc. 2. **Individual activity**: Good, bad, and ugly podcasts. Have them comment on the VoiceThread about each and why. 3. **Team Activity:** Create a podcasts about best practices, advantages, etc. Maybe comment on each other's podcasts about the best practices???? (Is this what we were thinking? We need to somehow organize who is in charge of what. We also need to create questions, etc. ( Meghan )

Do you think it is possible to do steps 1 & 2 in the voicethread? For the team activity should we have each team create a podomatic account and create their podcast on advantages, disadvantages, best practices? (LG)

I definitely think that 1 & 2 would work in the VoiceThread. That way everything is together. I think that the students could create the podcasts with those specific elements. Once the podcasts are created, should we have a certain area where the groups need to be posted so other teams can view and comment on them. This could be a place for an ongoing discussion. (Meghan)

Meghan, I agree. This may be where podomatic might be best for their podcast as they can create a free account and create their first podcast right then and put the link to their podcast page in podomatic in a ELC discussion so everyone can review it. Let voicethread simply be the presentation portion with links to podomatic and the challenge they need to solve. (LG)

I was just wondering how the whole process is going to be broken down. Then, we can assign roles of what we need to do. I'm assuming that these are some of the things that we need to do. >> Written plan includes purpose of activity, outcomes of activity as well as team and individual responsibilites. >> -Purpose: To introduce student to the historical background of podcasting, perspectives on the use of podcasting in education, and to develop their ability to create a podcast. >> -Outcomes: >> Students will understand the evolution of podcasting >> Students will be able to discuss advantages and disadvantages of podcasting in education >> Students will be able to use best practices when creating podcasts >> Students will be able to discern when podcasts are the appropriate tool to use >> Students will know how to create a podcast >> -Activity: >> 1. Watch the VoiceThread presentation >> 2. Read the articles in the VoiceThread presentation >> 3. Listen to the podcasts in the VoiceThread presentation >> 4. Follow the directions for creating a podcast >> 5. Group Activity: Discuss the advantages, disadvantages and best practices for the use in education. Enter these items in the VoiceThread presentation on the page indicated following the directions in the VoiceThread. >> 6. Team Activity: Each team member will be take on a role, community building, content expert, technology expert, ...Each team will create a podcast site in Pod-O-matic using a generic team name and login that each team member can use. Each team member, in their assigned role, will create a podcast that will respond to the activity scenario from their perspective. Scenario: The use of technology in the classroom is being required by the Board of Education. But trainers are not available for the schools in the district to insure that instructors are proficient with technology.Discuss the use of podcasts for this purposes, both advantages and disadvantages.[I am having a lot of trouble with a good scenario, can anyone improve on this?] LG >> Edit or add to the list so we don't forget anything! (Meghan)
 * 1) Write slide or document to highlight the purpose of the session and what is expected. We can create a checklist like Donna. Point out the whole group and team activities and the deadlines.
 * 1) Edit VoiceThread Presentation
 * 2) Write steps of how to make podcast
 * 3) Create directions of what is expected for their podcasts.
 * 4) Assign different team roles for the podcasts
 * 5) Create discussion questions ahead of time: so each strategy is included