Why Every school should be Podcasting

I found this rather interesting article in the Guardian that explains why Podcasting is so valuable. There is a quote below from the article

"Podcasting has transformed our school," says Oakington's head of ICT, Ophelia Vanderpuye. "Kids are excited by it and it's opened new ways of communicating with others. Every school should be podcasting."

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Festive Podcasts

Well done to Wendi and Nicky for podcasting the Christmas songs - They sound very good. I am sure the parents at your school will really enjoy hearing them. You must have been very busy.
Lynn and Rob

Fairlop Christmas

Some people have been talking to me about using the Podcast as a tool for recording Christmas concerts. I have just checked out Fairlop's channel on the LGFL network and they seem to be uploading Christmas songs, perhaps as a way of getting the children to work on them at home!! Check out the Year 1 song here.

Audacity Tutorials

Thought this may come in useful! Some parts are better than others.
Website providing tutorials in audacity
http://www.how-to-podcast-tutorial.com/17-audacity-tutorial.htm

Network Meeting Thursday 29th November

Another successful network meeting today. Thank you to everyone who came. It was really good to hear how far each school has come already with podcasting and be able to see evidence of podcasts that the children have created. It is still early stages and as we heard today there is a lot that we can learn from each other, which is great!

I liked the idea of the Redbridge FM club and the notebook idea for the children to record their scripts for future podcasts, it was fantastic to hear year 2 children in action on the Samuel Pepys interviews. All in all an excellent start to introducing podcasting within the curriculum.

From todays meeting I am sure I am right in saying that we have begun to really discover the true value of Podcasting in educating children, here are some of the benefits we can see so far:

- it can motivate children to write (scripts)
- provides a real audience and a sense of achievement
- increases a child's self esteem
- it can be accessed by all
- it provides opportunities to share knowledge and experience
- it encourages collaboration and team work
- children develop the ability to adapt their speech (tone, vocabulary etc) according to the audience
- it is an excellent tool to develop speaking and listening skills (EMA)
- it builds childrens confidence now and for the future
- it enables children to overcome fears
- it provides a life skill; a tool for communication

Also as discussed today there is no doubt that Podcasting must be purposeful! Children need a purpose for doing podcasting, whether it is in the form a weekly/termly news update, school sporting reports, sharing of specific work or experiences or events.

Another interesting and productive meeting, thank you.

Next Meeting- Thursday 6th March 2008, 4pm at Redbridge Primary

Podcasting Network Meeting

Podcasting Network Meeting 29.11.07 F3- Teachers Centre

Agenda

Could all minutes be recorded as a live blog entry – though these may need editing at a later date?

Welcome – Anthony and Lucy

Sharing Success:
Redbridge FM- Lynne /Rob
Anthony- Hatton
Fairlop- Samuel Pepys and Glasbury
Manford- Up and coming project
Essex SEAL podcast

Brent podcasts

Issues to consider

• Moving from Club to classroom and curriculum contexts
• Technical issues
• Where Next?

Date of next meeting

Fairlop

Just thought I'd mention that I have just enjoyed listening to the Fairlop Podcasts.
Have a listen
Well Done Wendy and Nikki



Interview with Samuel Pepys



Ryan and Oliver go canoeing