Podcasting in Education
Apple Video Series
Many educators and institutions around the world are already integrating podcasting successfully into their curricula — with great results. Podcasting enables educators to use music and recorded audio to enhance learning. The addition of photos and video to podcasting allows educators to add a wide range of visual content to their teaching and address even more learning styles.
Podcasting is Simple
Podcasting uses RSS (Really Simple Syndication) to deliver content directly to students’ desktops. Using software programs like iTunes, podcasts can deliver media-rich content — including desktop movies, audio files, slideshows and documents — to anyone who subscribes to the service. (Subscription to podcasts are normally free of charge.)
Please join Jason Ediger, senior marketing manager, Apple Education, along with his guests, as he explores podcasting and its benefits for education in this free, three-part video series.
Part 1: An Introduction to Podcasting
Find out what podcasting is all about and how you and your students can create your own podcasts. This video will run you through the basics, and provide step-by-step instructions on how to create a podcast using Apple’s iLife ’08 software suite. Learn simple workflows, find out what equipment you will need and how to get started.
Part 2: Meeting Standards with Podcasting
Educators around the world are using podcasting in their classrooms for language arts, language acquisition, social studies and even art galleries for student work. This video will introduce you to podcasting examples in the classroom, how podcasting workflows engage students, and the equipment used in a classroom environment.
Part 3: An Administrator’s View on Podcasting
School administrators are starting to recognise podcasting as a useful way to communicate with students, teachers, parents and the wider community. This video highlights a community that has been transformed through its school’s use of podcasting. The video also summarises how the school got community buy-in for the project.