Activity 7: Audio and Podcasting

 

 

Activity 7: Audio Lesson

   Podcasting is a way to post audio content on a web page. 

Visitors to the page can listen to the audio while online from an

 embedded player or they can download the audio file for later 

listening in the audio player of their choice. Podcasting has 

become very popular for recording and sharing a wide variety 

of educational materials. 

As podcasting applications become more user-friendly it is 

possible to teach students of all grade levels to use audio tools. 

In early years podcasting can be used for students developing

 reading and pronunciation skills in a way that they can correct 

their own error and not be required to "perform" in front of a

 class. In later years, students can use digital audio to develop 

speaking fluency or presentation skills. 

People are often unaware of verbal tics or distracting vocal 

patterns until they hear themselves speak in a recording. 

Once they hear themselves they can self-correct. 

Podcasting can be accomplished in many ways and we will

 explore a few of them in this course. 

First. download the latest version of Audacity as appropriate for 

the operating system on your computer and open the application. 

The application will automatically find your microphone and 

speakers so you don't have to do much other setting up. 

In order to convert Audacity files to MP3 files that will work with

 online applications, you will need to download and install a helper

 application called LAME Encoder. When you open the LAME encoder it will install itself in your Audacity program. This only needs to be done once. 


Use Audacity to create a digital recording and a web-based

 service such as SoundCloud, Vocaroo, or Internet Archive to 

upload and store your audio files online. 

• SoundCloud i
• Anchor  a complete podcasting solution. 

Activity
Create a lesson for a subject from the Manitoba Curriculum 

where sound is an integral element of the learning. 

Many subject areas study sound or use sound to study concepts. The Manitoba Literacy with ICT Across the Curriculum lists many possible uses for 

podcasting. Use Mindmeister to plan your lesson and reference the 

appropriate elements from the Teaching with ICT Continuum

Create a page on your weblog for your podcast lesson.

 Your lesson should include a set of directions for your students

 and an embedded example podcast episode 3-5 minutes long.