Podcasts

This week we are looking into Podcasts. These are audio recordings of just about anything - the trick is to get them posted somewhere that the world can listen! Students, teachers, and librarians can use podcasts for many purposes. Kids can produce news broadcasts, read stories, perform "radio plays", and give persuasive speeches, among many other ideas. Teachers and librarians can use podcasts to share lessons with absent students and do book talks - these are just a few of the possibilities!

Here are a few of the places available to anyone who wants to be heard.



SoundCloud
       Pros: very easy to make an account; easy to upload a file; easy to get an embed code to put on a blog site. more friendly to my level of expertise - unlike some of the other websites I visited.
       Cons: I haven't found any yet.

AudioBoom
       Pros: Professional site
       Cons: They only accept certain podcasters - you fill out a form and they decide if you are a good fit for their site. I wasn't one of them :)





PodOmatic
       Pros: Not difficult to use, geared toward podcasters who are serious about going Pro
       Cons: Lots of things on the screen to promote upgrading your account, it is a little overwhelming.


Here are some great articles to check out about projects, and how to create and publish -

Podcasts in the Elementary Classroom

10 Podcasting Projects

Podcast for Free in the Classroom

9 Podcasts for Teachers and Kids

References

9 Podcasts for Teachers and Kids | Scholastic.com. (n.d.). Retrieved November 04, 2016, from http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/9-podcasts-teachers-and-kids

Education World: Technology in the Classroom. (n.d.). Retrieved November 04, 2016, from http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech/tech238.shtml+

Podcasts in the Elementary Classroom: Tools for Teachers and Students. (n.d.). Retrieved November 04, 2016, from http://beyondpenguins.ehe.osu.edu/issue/polar-oceans/podcasts-in-the-elementary-classroom-tools-for-teachers-and-students

WeAreTeachers | 10 Podcasting Projects. (n.d.). Retrieved November 04, 2016, from http://www.weareteachers.com/10-podcasting-projects-teachers-should-try-in-the-classroom-2/

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