Post on 30-Dec-2015
PODCASTING IN AN ENGLISH CLASSROOM
Dr.A.Joycilin Shermila Reader in English,
ACE,Tuticorin
PODCASTING
Podcast is a digital media.
Podcasting is a convenient and low cost
technology.
It can be produced by anyone with access
to the Internet.
The author of a podcast is called a
podcaster
Podcasting:iPod+broadcasting The process of capturing an audio or video
event and then posting that digital object to a Web site.
Using specialized podcast receiver users can subscribe to a Web page with audio or video files (mp3) and download these files directly to the computer.
When a user synchronizes their portable device with their computers the podcasts are automatically transferred to that device (MP3)
Types of ELT podcasts Authentic podcasts – Sushi Radio
Teacher podcasts – The Daily Idiom, Madrid Young Learners Podcasts
Student podcasts – English Conversations
Educator podcasts – Comprehensible Input, Bit by Bit
Advantages of Podcast
Be able to use multiple learning styles.
Learn 21st Century skills by using podcasts
and by creating them.
Learn lifelong learning skills through self-
directed learning, co-learning and facilitated
learning with teachers and students.
Gain global perspectives by educators using
other podcasts as part of their classes.
Choosing a Podcast
Relevance
Transferability
Growth of Podcast Internet activity is pervasive. Broadband has grown very
rapidly. People have the experience of
streaming while enjoying the simplicity of downloading.
There is the iPod phenomenon and the adoption of portable MP3 playback devices.
Subscribing to a Podcast The easiest way to become a regular listener
to a particular podcast is through RSS subscription to the podcast.
The link to this RSS subscription feed will be advertised through an orange button.
To do this, simply copy and paste the address of the RSS feed into the RSS reader programme.
The advantage with subscribing is that the software automatically downloads the subscribed podcasts to the mp3 player or computer.
Creating and publishing a podcast An audio file should be created in .mp3
format. That file must contain our own radio
show or any audio we wish others to have.
We upload that along with an RSS file to a server.
Our intended listeners download that file.
So they can listen to it at their convenience on their own iPod or .mp3 player.
Podcasting and Personalised Learning
Creating audio material for learning "on
demand", at anytime and anywhere.
Using differential materials.
Pupils must concentrate on their speaking and
listening skills which will have effects on their
writing skills.
Publishing their own podcast is hugely motivating
for pupils.
In learning how to create a podcast, pupils are
extending their ICT skills