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= PODCASTING IN THE WORLD LANGUAGE CLASSROOM   =

**What is a podcast.**
An audio recording (mp3 file) posted on the internet that anyone can download

**Instruction & Assessment with podcasts**
Podcasts can be used in all three modes of assessment using strategies you are already familiar with.

__INTERPRETIVE__
 * 1) Use podcasts the same way you would authentic reading materials
 * 2) TPR - Teach vocabulary ahead of time. Listen to the podcast. Stop occasionally and ask oral comprehension questions. Assess what they understood
 * 3) Instead of pre-teaching vocabulary, use the podcast as an opportunity to listen to context clues, cognates, identify words they know and perhaps make a list of words they would like to know.
 * 4) Create your own podcasts for the students to listen to.
 * 5) Interpretive ideas. a) create a podcast where students follow directions ona map of a city. b) podcast about what school supplies they will need this year SAMPLE media type="file" key="Que necesitas este ano.mp3"

__INTERPERSONAL__
 * 1) Use podcasts as a springboard to conversations
 * 2) Information Gap - give students different podcasts on the same topic and have them interview each other
 * 3) Jigsaw puzzle - students listen to diferent podcasts and then they need to speak to various people in order to get all the information they need to complete a task

__PRESENTATIONAL - INSTRUCTION__
 * 1) Students record their podcast and can self assess using a rubric
 * 2) Play a student podcast sample. Analyze it as a class. Why is it good? Why does it need improvement? How can we make it better

__PRESENTATIONAL - ASSESSMENT__
 * 1) Create a scenario/presentational task
 * 2) Record presentation
 * 3) GIMMICK - Tell them the podcast is to post on the school website or that they are entering a podcast contest

__WORLD LANGUAGE CLUBS__ Have members become reporters. Find out what is going on around the school and post a weekly or monthly podcast in your target language on your school's website

**Where can you find them**

 * 1) iTunes - freedownload from apple.com. Once in the iTunes store, podcast link is on the left side. Click on education. Explore Langiuage courses for actual lessons
 * 2) Yahoo!podcasts
 * 3) ODEO
 * 4) GarageBand Radio Network
 * 5) Podcast Alley
 * 6) Podcast.net
 * 7) World Language Departments of Universities and Colleges
 * 8) Do a search for podcasts using a search engine in your target language. For example, Yahoo! France

**Listening to podcasts**

 * 1) Attach speakers to ipod/mp3 player (Speakers vary in size and price)
 * 2) Play podcast right from the computer
 * 3) Use a class set of ipods

**Creating & publishing a podcast**
MAC PC
 * 1) Attach microphone to ipod. (Belkin makes a good one)
 * 2) use mac software to create and send podcast directly to itunes library
 * 1) Use digital recording software to create podcast (audacity is a free download)
 * 2) Or use digital voice recorder that downloads files as mp3 file to your computer.
 * 3) Load podcast on to website that supports audio files. //I like wikispaces//

GCAST.COM
 * 1) This site takes care of everything for you!!!
 * 2) Make a podcast (even by phone)
 * 3) Add music
 * 4) creates RSS feed that allows listeners to tune in
 * 5) It's FREE

Resources
Secrets of Podcasting, Bart G. Farkas KidCast-Podcasting in the classroom, Dan Scmit (Teachers' Discovery) Kidcast-Creative podcasting, Dan Scmit(Teachers' Discovery) Educator's Podcast guide, bard Williams(Teachers' Discovery) [|gcast.com - make & store podcasts, even by phone]

[|audacity - recording software, free download]