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