Welcome to Teaching with Technology

iPods/Podcasting with Garage Band/iTunes, Intro to Web 2.0

Liz Davis

Instructional Technology Specialist

Wellesley High School

Elizabeth_davis@wellesley.k12.ma.us

www.edtechpower.blogspot.com

www.wellesleytechnology.wikispaces.com

Agenda

•What?

•So What?

•Now What?

Resources:

All materials and links from this presentation can be found here:

http://wellesleytecnology.wikispaces.com

What?

What is a podcast?

Glorified Tape Recorder

Podcasts in the Classroom:Record Discussions

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Podcasts in the Classroom:Record Poetry

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Podcasts in the Classroom:Book Reviews

• A first grader reviews Midnight on the Moon by Mary Pope Osborne.

• A fourth grader reviews Number the Stars by Lois Lowry.

• A teacher reviews Princess Academy by Shannon Hale.

Listening, subscribing and organizing your podcasts.

Using iTunes to find and subscribe to podcasts

Creating your own Podcast

The Process

Write• Students write in the classroom

• Make an example podcast

Record• Practice• Practice• Practice• Words first - Music last• Record • Add music• Edit

Resources for Recording & Posting

• GarageBand

• Podomatic - www.podomatic.com

• Gcast - www.gcast.com

So What?

Benefits• Engaging

• Empowering

• Exciting

• Entertaining

• Accessible

• Uniting

Challenges• Time

• Hardware

• Software

• Background Noise

• Safety

What is Web 2.0?

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What is Web 2.0?

What is Web 2.0?

Web 2.0 in the Classroom

• Blogs

• Wikis

• Podcasts

• Social Networking

• Social Bookmarking

• Video Sharing

• Photo Sharing

Now What?

Turn and Talk

What will you do now?

Questions?Suggestions?

Thank You for Listening!

• Liz Davis ~ Wellesley High School

• http://wellesleytechnology.wikispaces.com/Podcasting

• Elizabeth_davis@wellesley.k12.ma.us

• www.edtechpower.blogspot.com