Week4



**RSS Feed** is an acronym for **Really Simple Syndication**. It is one of the first and most popular types of Web feeds. An RSS feed contains a summary of information about a blog or Web site. Google Blog Search Technorati RSS Micro

//Podcasting has become increasingly popular as method of information sharing.// **A Podcasting**is a series of audio or video files that are broadcast to a computer or personal media player over the Internet by publication in an RSS feed that you can listen to on your computer or on a digital audio player like an iPod, iPad, cell phones, or computer. What distinguishes podcast from other forms of media is that you can subscribe to a podcast series so when a new episode is available, it automatically downloads to your computer.

**Sites About Using Podcasting in Education**
 * 1) [|Introduction to Educational Podcasting] - This site by Wesley Fryer is a large collection of all things podcast.
 * 2) [|Podcasting in the Classroom] - Tips for teachers, tips for students, and podcasting resources
 * 3) [|Podcasting - Tony Vincent] - Resources for creating and listening to podcasts by Tony Vincent at Learning in Hand.
 * 4) [|Podcasting Development Resources]
 * 5) [|Talking to Administrators about Podcasting]- Tips for talking to your administrator about using podcasting

**Ideas for Using Podcasting**
 * Publish student work
 * Student project for assessment
 * Distribute school assignments
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">Peer teaching
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">Language classes
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">Create archive of class lectures
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">Interview guest experts
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">Create oral histories
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">Communicate with parents
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">Community outreach
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">Audio tours
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">Public safety messages
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">School happenings/performances
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">Professional development and personal learning
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|KidCast: Exciting Podcast Activities to Promote Research and Learning]

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Some Thoughts About Video Podcasting]- a blog post by Dan Schmit
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">Types of Podcasts **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">Audio only
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">Enhanced podcasts
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">Video podcasts (vodcasts)

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">Podcasts for Students
<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Grammar Girl's Quick & Dirty Tips] <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Colonial Williamsburg Podcasts] <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Vocab Minute from The Princeton Review] <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Just Vocabulary] <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Flow English Podcast] - learn about idioms and slang <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|MathGrad.com] <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Dan's Mathcast] <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|ReelMath] - basic math skills <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Storynory: Kids Audio Stories]

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">Khan Academy <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">Van Wagner- science teacher from Lewisburg, PA

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Jamestown Elementary Podcasts] <span class="wiki_link_ext" style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Radio WillowWeb] <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|This I Believe] - based on the NPR series - Charlotte High School, MI <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Whitmore Lake HS Book Talks] <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Lunch Time Leaders Podcast]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">Podcasts by Students **

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">Kidcast: Podcasting in the Classoom - a blog and podcasts **about** podcasting in the classroom <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Inside Michigan Education] <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|The Whole Child Podcast: Changing the Conversation About Education] - from ASCD <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|REMC Podcasts] - Mike Arnold, Professional Development Specialist at REMC 3 & 9 <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|SmartBoard Lessons Podcast] <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|The TechPod Zone] <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Moving at the Speed of Creativity] - Wes Fryer
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">Professional Development Podcasts for Educators **

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">**Special Interest Podcasts - a variety of examples**
<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|National Gallery of Art Podcasts] <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">NGA Kids <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Internet Safety Podcast] <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Science Friday] <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|LearnOutLoud Podcasts] <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|ESL Podcasts] - podcasts to assist English language learners <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day] <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|iZoofari Audio Tours from the San Diego Zoo] <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Science from Scientific American] <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|First Book Podcasts] - podcast interviews with authors of children's books <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Gardening in the Zone]

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">**Listening to Podcasts** <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">iTunes - [|Click here to download to your computer] <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Downloading and Installing iTunes] <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Locating and Listening to Podcasts Using iTunes]

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 130%;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 130%;">(1) Peer Teaching/Tutoring; (2) Today's Assignment; (3) Problem/Word of the Day
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 130%;">Choose one of the following to complete in class (Macs): **