Intermediate

Here are the facilitator's guide and agenda for Intermediate Podcasting. Intermediate Podcasting By Susan Gilley Bergman Technology Coordinator sgilley@bergman.k12.ar.us []  Participants will: 1. Identify and utilize basic terminology and history associated with podcasting. 2. Review different Slidestory podcasts to determine style, content, and development preferences. 3. Prepare podcast outlines, involving discerning audience, format, information to be utilized, etc. 4. Participants will create a lesson plan that use podcasting as a teaching tool and\or a student learning tool that will support state and district frameworks 5. <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Create Slidestory podcast pertaining to a subject of their choosing and upload for peer review. · <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Assignment schedules/ newsletter · <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Document a field trip - photos · <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Record a class discussion – strategies for solving math problems · <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Share book reviews · <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Review curricular content – upload power points, agendas, or rubrics <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Participants will create an account and login at [|www.slidestory.com]. PLEASE NOTE: Cookies must be enabled in the web browser. Once achieved the learners and presenter will be sent a link to activate and download the Slidestory Publisher client application. Follow directions per Slidestory Participant Handout pgs. 1-8. <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Slidestory Username:___________________________________________________ <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Slidestory Password:___________________________________________________ <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Slidestory Home URL:__________________________________________________ <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Participants will review internet sites for podcasts history and Slidestory podcasts for content and style related to their particular interests and subject. Possible examples to preview under Education category <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">HOW TO SAVE POWERPOINT AS INDIVIDUAL SLIDES TO IMPORT INTO SLIDESTORY: <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">PLEASE NOTE: Video podcasts can be edited to add narration. Audio (podcast only) slidestories **__cannot__** be edited to add images. <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Each participant will present in the front of the class their created podcast <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> **<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Embedding Podcasts into a Web Page – 1:30 – 2:30 ** <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Each participant will share their podcast and\or products. Remind to save to flash drive as most files to large to email. · <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Teacher Tube - [] · <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The Podcast Directory – [] · <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Radio Willow Web - [] · <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The Education Podcast Network - [] · <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">School Tube – [] <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Participants are asked to move desktop folder named after them to recycle bin and empty. Participants then will remove any CD’s or flash drives and complete training Evaluations. Clean up room.
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Discussion of objectives & Introduction – 8:30 – 8:45 **
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Brainstorming & Getting Started – 8:45 – 9:00 **
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Independent Work: Reviewing Podcasts – 9:00 – 9:15 **
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Whole Group / Individual Work [60 minutes] – Audio Podcast – 9:15 – 10:15 **
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">[|www.slidestory.com] **<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Together, participants and lecturer will review the following tutorial [] to create an audio or video slidestory. Begin an open discussion and brainstorm ideas for using podcast in the classroom. Have participants share their ideas for integration into the classroom. Instruct each participant to create a lesson plan that support state and district frameworks using the Lesson Plan Template and __Podcast Outline and Planning Guide__. State Frameworks can be found at [].
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Break - 10:15 – 10:30 **
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Whole Group / Individual Work – Enhanced Audio Podcast – 10:30 – 12:00 **
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">[|www.slidestory.com] **<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> Using the __Podcast Outline and Planning Guide__, participants will develop a plan for an enhanced audio podcast (picture and narration). Participants will preview Internet sources for appropriate non-copyrighted images or import personal images to desktop. From the planning guide, participants will utilize Microsoft Powerpoint to create a slideshow pertinant to their field of study or classroom. The slideshow will then be transformed into a video slidestory with narration.
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Create powerpoint
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">File – Save As
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">In the Save as type option, choose “JPEG File Interchange Format”
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Click Save
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">When you receive this dialog box, choose Every Slide.
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Open My Documents and/or My Pictures and you will find your powerpoint jpegs.
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Click the Add button from the Slidestory menu. Choose a picture to import. Unfortunately, only one file can be attached at a time.
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Lunch – 12:00 – 12:30 **
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> Sharing Created Podcasts – 12:30 – 1:30 **
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> Break – 2:30 – 2:45 **
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> Post Session Assessment – 2:45 – 3:15 **
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">How could you use this in your teaching? (I would then introduce the Ourcity.pdf as a possible class project) Would this type of activity interest your students?
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Easiest / most difficult aspects of program(s)? Favorite of two?
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Kid Friendly? One computer, one microphone headset, free programs – administration would love it.
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">What is your comfort level with creating podcasts?
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">How might this help you improve student learning? Improve or expand your own technology skills?
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Do you or would you need permission from district to include voices/pictures of students online?
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Other Examples (to increase interest in Advanced Podcasting with Audacity)
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Closing & Evaluations – 3:15 – 3:30 **