session 5

Session Five: Incorporating Podcasting and Video Streaming

Dynamic web content is becoming more accessible. In this session you will read about how streaming video and audio podcasts can enhance teaching and learning in the classroom. You will explore some of the available resources on the web and locate audio or video content that you can use in your classroom and school.

read

Readings

* Video Goes to School: Part 1
This is the first of a three-part series on the use of video in education and describes how recent studies have shown that streaming video can increase motivation and boost student achievement.
* Classroom Audio Podcasting
"This article provides an overview of the benefits of classroom podcasting and showcases several exemplary classroom podcasts teachers and students can use as models when creating their own."
* There's Something in the Air: Podcasting in Education
This article explains how to create podcasts, subscribe to podcasts, and gives readers a glimpse as to how podcasting may change how teachers teach and students learn in the years to come

activities

Activities

1. Watch this brief video which demonstrates the power of video and Web 2.0 tools to educate and change lives around the globe at lightening speed.
Water Buffalo Movie:
http://t2.com/waterbuffalo/
2. Explore some of the following sources to find free streaming video and educational podcasts. Be sure to add relevant resources for use in your classrooms or schools to Part V of your planning template.

Video: Try to view at least one video clip from each site.
* Library of Congress Wecasts
* PBS NOVA
* NASA TV
* Annenberg Media
* History Channel Speeches and Video
* School Tube
* Streaming Video Webcasts
* TeacherTube
Podcasts:
* Education Podcast Network
The menu on the left of the page will help you find podcasts relevant to various subject areas.
* Learn Out Loud This site has one of the most extensive collections of educational podcasts. You can watch a brief video tour of the site to see everything it has to offer.
* Podcast Alley
A huge collection of podcasts are available as well as many good resources for learning more about how to create your own podcasts.
* Podcasts for Teachers
Fordham University 's Regional Educational Technology Center (RETC) in New York City provides lively conversations about technology and education with leaders in the field. Scroll down and click on "Listen to the Podcasts" to hear samples of recent podcasts.
* Radio WilliowWeb
Radio WillowWeb is a podcast for kids and by kids from the students at Willowdale Elemetary School in Omaha, Nebraska. It is an excellent example of how this technology can be used to enhance teaching and learning.
* Room 208 Podcasts
Podcasts from an amazing 4th grade teacher and his students in Wells, ME.
* Edupodder.Com
A library of educational podcasts from Steve Sloan at San Jose State
3. Post an entry in your blog about what you learned from listening to one of the podcasts or watching one of the videos highlighted in this session. Comment on the postings of at least two of your colleagues on their blogs.
4. Complete Part V of your planning template which requires that you describe how you can integrate these forms of digital media into your current teaching practices.

discuss

Discussion

1. Discuss the benefits and challenges that you anticipate from integrating streaming audio and video into your classroom, school, or district. When discussing the challenges brainstorm the steps you might take to overcome these challenges.
2. Make sure to respond to at least one other message posted by a colleague in the discussion board.

additional resources

Optional Reading

* Getting YouTube in the Classroom
* A Teacher's Tour of YouTube
* There's Something in the Air: Podcasting in Education
* Podcasting Craze Comes to K-12 Schools
* Will Richardson Wiki: Pod and Vod Casting Resources