Podcasts

=Podcasts=

What's a podcast?
In a nutshell, it's any audio or video file that is available for download on the Internet. Podcasts can be watched and listened to via computer or iPod, so they are easy for kids to access. The [|Classroom 2.0 wiki] has more detailed explanation here.

Samples
[|OMS Cougar Bookcast] [|Jodi Carufel's Student Poetry] [|Our City Podcast] [|Intelligenic: Inspiring Adventurous Teaching] (Dan Schmidt podcasts about podcasting. Sponsors the KidCast Podcasting in the Classroom contest) [|Learning in Hand]

iTunes Music Store
One of the best places to search for both audio and video podcasts (and subscribe to them) is through the iTunes Music Store. (Podcasts are free, but you access them there.) It's slow at school, though, so try this at home.

[|Click here] for a short video from Apple on how to find podcasts at the iTunes Store.

Here's how to start looking for podcasts through iTunes. Open iTunes and click on **iTunes Store**. From here you have a few options. When you find a podcast that you like, click on **SUBSCRIBE**. Then when you return to iTunes, you can just click on **Podcasts** in your library on the upper left side and your podcasts will be waiting for you.
 * 1) On the left side of your screen click on **Podcasts**, then under Categories, click on **Education**, then **K-12**, and browse
 * 2) On the left side of your screen click in **iTunes U**. This gets you to content from universities. Take a look at the University of South Florida's podcasts from their education department—they have K-12 material.
 * 3) Click on **Podcasts** then find the button for **Public Broadcasting Podcasts**. This is where PBS and NPR put their podcasts, and they have lots of great offerings.

Making a Podcast
[|Good, general information for how to create a podcast] (from Learning in Hand) Audio podcasts can be made with GarageBand Video podcasts can be made with iMovie (very general instructions here) Bloomington teacher podcasts can be put on the web as an RSS feed through FirstClass Web Publishing