Podcasts

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 * WHAT IS A PODCAST **

**CLASSROOM IDEAS** 1. Record Book Reviews 2. News broadcasts of a historical event, sporting events, current events 3. Record student interviews with peers, teachers, community members 4. Historical audio diaries/journals 5. Record student literature circle discussions 6. Record student-created sentences including vocabulary 7. Create commercials to practice advertising skills

**EXAMPLES** http://www.mpsomaha.org/willow/radio/podcasts.html http://learninginhand.com/OurCity/index.html http://podcast.phila.k12.pa.us/ [] **- video podcasts by Mrs. Ebner's science classes** http://countrydivided.wikispaces.com/5B-Robert+E+Lee - **podcasts embeded in glogs for Mrs. Bowers' history class**

http://learninginhand.com/podcasting/booklet.html - free instruction booklet to download or print http://learninginhand.com/podcasting/create.html - excellent step-by-step instructions
 * [[image:Podcasting.jpg width="130" height="262" align="left" link="http://http//learninginhand.com/podcasting/booklet.html"]]HOW TO**

Click on each link to view a short instructional video on that topic.** 1. [|Preparing your microphone] 2. [|Basic Recording] 3. [|Finding Copyright Free Music and Sound Effects] 4. [|Importing Music and Sound Effects] 5. [|Editing Music and Sound Clips] 6. [|Exporting finished podcast] 
 * STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS (by Miss M)