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**Day 5: Podcasting in the Elementary Classroom ** ** Workshop Overview **  Podcasting is becoming a popular way to share information thanks to products like the iPod. This training will focus on how podcasts can be used to enhance student learning through reading, writing and speaking. Participants will learn about podcasting tools, how to create a podcast, and how they can be used for instruction and student self-expression. Tips for classroom management and examples of elementary podcasts will be shared. ** Today's Tools **  [|Audacity]   [|Findsounds.com] [|Podomatic.com]  [|Podbean.com] ** Prerequisites ** Explore the links provided on the Outside Resources page to prepare for today’s training. ** Materials ** Today you will need: ** Objectives **  By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:
 * 1) Computer with Internet access to view and use Web 2.0 Tools
 * 2) Curriculum 2.0
 * 3) Note-taking sheet
 * 4) Microphone headset
 * 1) Create a podcast using Audacity and upload it to a podcasting site
 * 2) Describe the planning process for a podcast
 * 3) Describe how podcasting can be used in the classroom
 * 4) Identify podcasting classroom management tips

**Workshop Schedule** (All times are approximate) ** 9:00-10:30 - Intro to Podcasting ** (Please note that all of today's information will be presented in using Prezi, which is an alternative to PowerPoint.) 1. Whole group: Q&A from Day 4.

2. Icebreaker/Whole group discussion: What do you know about podcasting? Do you listen to any podcasts? Where can you find podcasts?

3. Whole group Prezi presentation: Review of how to create podcasts with Audacity, add sounds and music to enhance a podcast with findsounds.com, and upload to podomatic.com or podbean.com. Examine the benefits of podcasting with young students during literacy instruction.

4. Independent project: Practice making a short recording on Audacity and add sounds from FindSounds.com. If needed, follow directions available in PDF format.

** 10:30-11:30 - Classroom Podcasts ** 1. Whole group discussion: What does the brainstorming and planning process look like? How can you use podcasting in your classroom? Discuss examples such as interviews, classroom news update, and recording observations. 2. Whole group Prezi presentation: How can you meet specific curriculum goals in grades 1-3? Look at specific examples, including third grade example. // (5.3.B.5 Create engaging audio recordings of stories or poems that demonstrate fluid reading at an understandable pace; add visual displays when appropriate to emphasize or enhance certain facts or details.) // Record ideas using any tool from the week. 3. Mini-lesson: Strengthening sentence fluency (from 6 traits of writing) with classroom podcasts. 4. Whole group presentation and discussion: Classroom management tips for podcasting. What can you do to ensure that pocasting is a smooth process for everyone? How can you differentiate procedures and expectations for each grade level?

** 11:30-11:45 - Break **

** 11:45-1:00 - Create Your Own Podcast and Workshop Wrap-Up ** 1. Grade level project: Create an Audacity podcast with a grade level partner about integrating Web 2.0 Tools into grade level instruction. Discuss tools from each day of the workshop in your podcast. Focus on how these tools can improve student literacy skills. If there is time, share with another group.

2. Whole group discussion: Final thoughts and questions for the week.

3. Independent assignment: Complete workshop paperwork, workshop reflection, and [|final workshop evaluation.]

// Thank you for a successful workshop! If you have any lingering questions, please feel free to contact the instructor! //