Podcasting

=Podcasting= Podcasting in Plain English - media type="youtube" key="yFp0bhyVdUE" width="560" height="315" align="center" Click here to view a 3 minute You Tube video that describes what a podcast is from Lee LeFever of CommonCraft. If you can't get to You Tube, click on this link to find the same video at Teacher Tube: Podcasting in Plain English on Teacher Tube

Connecticut Writing Project Podbean
The Connecticut Writing Project (CWP) has a Podbean site for uploading and listening to Podcasts created during CWP activities.
 * **CWP Podbean Site:** To find the CWP Podcasts, go to: []
 * **CWP Podbean Login:** To log into the CWP Podbean site to upload Podcasts using the login that Jane Cook gave you during the Podcasting training, go to: [|http://www.podbean.com].

"How to Podcast" Tutorials
Jason Van Orden, author of //Promoting Your Podcast//", has created a great Web site that contains a series of video tutorials for creating a Podcast using Audacity at []. Click on the links below to view several of the tutorials that address different aspects of using Audacity to create podcasts:

Audacity

 * **How to Download and Install Audacity:** []
 * Recording Setup [[image:http://www.how-to-podcast-tutorial.com/images/vidicon.gif width="18" height="18"]]
 * The Editing Tools [[image:http://www.how-to-podcast-tutorial.com/images/vidicon.gif width="18" height="18"]]
 * Basic Editing and Trimming Your Audio [[image:http://www.how-to-podcast-tutorial.com/images/vidicon.gif width="18" height="18"]]
 * Adjusting Levels [[image:http://www.how-to-podcast-tutorial.com/images/vidicon.gif width="18" height="18"]]
 * Importing Audio and Adding Music to Your Podcast [[image:http://www.how-to-podcast-tutorial.com/images/vidicon.gif width="18" height="18"]]
 * Saving Your Project and Exporting the MP3 [[image:http://www.how-to-podcast-tutorial.com/images/vidicon.gif width="18" height="18"]]

Podcasts

 * [|How to Create a Podcast] - Click on this link to view a 3:57 minute You Tube video on how to create a podcast and upload it to the Web.
 * [|How to Create a Successful Podcast-Tutorial] - Click on this link to view a 4:34 minute video on creating effective podcasts/tutorials.
 * [|How to Use GarageBand - How to Create a Podcast - GarageBand Tutorial] - Click on this link to view a 2:39 minute video on creating a Podcast using the GarageBand software for the Macintosh computer
 * **"Get Free Podcasts" Apple iTunes Tutorial** - Click on the link to view a video tutorial about how to subscribe to a Podcast through iTunes: [|http://www.apple.com/itunes/how-to/?sr=hotnews?sr=hotnews.rss#video-podcasts]
 * **Poducate Me: Practical Solutions for Podcasting in Education** - Click on this link for a Guide to Podcasting in Education: []
 * **Tips for Podcast Fans Using iTunes:** Click on this link for a series of tips and techniques for using iTunes to subscribe to and manage Podcasts: []
 * **Using iTunes for Podcasting:** Click on this link for step-by-step instructions on subscribing to Podcasts through iTunes: []
 * [|What is Podcasting?] - Click on this link to view a 6:42 minute video with some backgound and history on Podcasting.

Audio Sites
Click on the links below to find sites where there is royalty free audio content appropriate for education:
 * **Audio Content for K-12 Education:** []
 * **Community Audio - Open Source Internet Audio Archive:** []
 * **Educational Cyber Playground - Free Music Downloads:** []
 * **Grooveshark** (listen to free music online) - []
 * **Royalty Free Music for Education:** []
 * **Soundzabound Royalty Free Music for Schools:** []

Links to Web-based Podcasting Resources Click on the links below to find some great resources for Podcasting and some useful educational Podcasts:
 * CT Writing Project Podcasting 101** - Go to: [] for some resources related to Podcasting compiled by Jane Cook.
 * EdTechTalk** - Go to: [] for a great site with educational Podcasts.
 * GCast -** Go to: [] for a tutorial on Podcasting and a Web site for creating Podcasts for free.
 * Jane Cook's Podcasting Bundle on Delicious:** Go to [] for Jane Cook's Delicious bundle of Podcasting resources.
 * Podcasting Explained** - Go to: [] for an explanation of podcasting and links to some useful resources.
 * Poducate Me: Practical Solutions for Podcasting in Education** - Go to: [] for a definitive Web site on Podcasting for educators.
 * Primary Access** - Go to: [] for "a web-based tool that offers teachers and students //frictionless// access to digital images and materials that enable them to construct compelling personal narratives".
 * Vinton School in Mansfield:**
 * **Radio Owl at Vinton School** - [] - Click on this link to listen to archived podcasts created by Vinton School students and Steve Sokoloski, Mansfield K-4 Tech Coordinator.
 * **Experiences with Podcasting in the 4th Grade Vodcast -** [|Mansfield's Vinton School Students on Education Matters - Podcasting Episode] - Click on this link to view a 13:01 minute excerpt of an interview that was shown on a local cable channel. You'll see three 4th grade students and their teacher and Tech Coordinator from Annie E. Vinton School in Mansfield, CT, discussing their experiences with Podcasting.
 * Voice Threads** - Go to: [] to learn about voice threads and to sign up for a free account. "A VoiceThread is an online media album that can hold essentially any type of media (images, documents and videos) and allows people to make comments in 5 different ways."

Links to Interesting Podcasts Click on the links below to find some interesting Podcasts:
 * iTunes U** - Go to: http://www.apple.com/education/guidedtours/itunesu.html for free lectures, language lessons, audiobooks, and more.
 * NPR Podcast Directory** - Go to: http://www.npr.org/rss/podcast/podcast_directory.php to find some intersting Podcasts from National Public Radio.
 * Podcast Alley** - Go to: http://www.podcastalley.com/ for a Podcast Directory to find all manner of Podcasts by category.
 * Podcast Central** - Go to: http://www.podcastcentral.com/ for a Podcast Directory with a variety of Podcasts.
 * Radio Owl at Vinton School in Mansfield** - Go to: http://mansfieldct.org/schools/vinton/vnradio/index.htm to learn about Podcasting and listen to some great student Podcasts. Go to: http://radioowl.podcastpeople.com/ to check out some of their newer Podcasts.
 * Recap** - Go to: http://recap.ltd.uk/podcasting/index.php for a Podcast Directory with a variety of educational Podcasts for teaching and learning.

Samples of Podcast Players
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 * Simple Audio Player Created When an MP3 File is Uploaded:**

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 * Dark Background Podcast Player from Podbean:**

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 * Light Background Podcast Player from Podbean:**

**Music for Podcasting** [|**http://music.podshow.com/**]
 * Podsafe Music**

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