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‘Cool! I could do this all the time. It makes learning fun and it’s great when you hear yourself talk like a radio presenter.’ - Year 8 pupil - Newman Special School, Rotherham
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| Year 3 as Explorers on Christopher Columbus' Ship the Nina, Skirlaugh Primary, East Riding |
What is it?
A podcast is a method of publishing recorded talk, music and sometimes text, images or movies via the Internet in a way that shares your content automatically and on a regular basis with your listeners.
It provides children with a potential real audience on the Internet which automatically increases their awareness about the content they are offering and makes them want to improve their presentational skills.
What do I need to get started?
Barbara Ainscough can provide all resources for an in-school workshop if requested
✓ Ideas and content (images, movies, script or story)
✓ A computer: laptops or ipads are an easy solution and offer great flexibility
✓ Audio-editing software such as Apple’s Garageband or Podium
✓ A microphone - the easi-speak microphone is easy to use and offers great recording quality
✓ A web server to store the podcast on - there are some excellent free online tools available to add audio to blog posts- check out Audioboo or SpeakPipe
How much time do I need?
Podcasting is the kind of activity that should be ongoing. You will need to make time for developing new episodes within the feed, a bit like a radio serialisation or a TV soap.
The amount of time you need all depends on how long your episodes are and how often you plan to broadcast your next episodes.
The amount of time you need all depends on how long your episodes are and how often you plan to broadcast your next episodes.
✓ 45 minutes to plan your ideas collaboratively
✓ 90 minutes to write a script, monologue, interview questions or episode
✓ 1 hour to locate or take relevant photographs to enhance your recording
✓ 1 hour to compose your own jingles, sound-FX or background track (optional - many are provided copyright-free)
✓ 3 hours to assemble the podcast (recording plus adding images and sound-FX)
✓ 30 minutes to publish - something like Blogger or Wordpress could be used
Download useful extras from the Resources Section.
Download useful extras from the Resources Section.
What can I expect to achieve?
You can use podcasting in almost all curriculum areas - whatever content you have created, podcasting is just a different, newer and automatic way of sharing it.
✓ Communication: Newsletter, collaboration, event announcement
✓ e-Learning: Video-on-demand, revision, audio texts, PPT and PDF files
✓ Creative Authoring: Art, music, media, animation
✓ Real Audiences: radio, interviewing, storytelling, poetry, drama (soaps)
Impact on learning:
✓ Creative authoring and speaking and listening skills
✓ Create original audio/image files, with careful consideration of purpose and audience which can be showcased on the school's web-site or blog
✓ Presentation skills and sensitivity to audience, thinking carefully about purpose and quality of content
✓ Explore personal capabilities such as creativity, communication, negotiation, initiative, collaboration, leadership and self-motivation
✓ Develop positive habits and attitudes necessary for responsible citizenship
✓ Increase pupil engagement in the curriculum, self-confidence and self-esteem
✓ Provide greater access to the curriculum
You might also like to link the project to your school’s web-site, blog or Learning Platform
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