Podcasts

= Have students create podcasts to show what they have learned or listen to podcasts on a topic of study to build listening comprehension skills. =

= Creating Podcasts =
 * [|Podcast tutorial] - broken down into four steps
 * From Smithsonian Education - [|Podcasting with your Students]
 * [|Huffduffer] create podcasts from audio links from the web and share with others.
 * You only need a computer microphone when you use **PodOMatic**. Sign up your class and you have your own channel.
 * [|Spreaker] - Discover and listen to your favorite podcasts for free or sign up to create your own!
 * **Vocaroo** is a simple tool that **allows you to record your voice**--you will need a microphone. Once you have recorded it, you can create a podcast easily. **No software to download!!!!**

= Finding Podcasts = = = = Recommended Podcasts = [|Story Corps] - Tens of thousands of interviews covering multiple topics and historical eras. Individuals can also record and post their own interviews.
 * [|Listenwise] - Middle and High School - a curation of the best of public radio to connect students to the real world and build student listening skills at the same time. Features include:
 * Daily current events
 * Class discussion themes
 * Listening Comprehension questions
 * Graphic organizers
 * Lessons in categories of ELA, Science, Social Studies and Current Events
 * [|Mix Your Own Podcast] - Use this search to find a mix of podcasts from NPR on a particular topic.
 * Other resources:
 * [|50 Of The Best Podcasts For High School Students]
 * [|The Great Thanksgiving Listen] is a national movement that empowers young people to create an oral history of the contemporary United States by recording an interview with an elder using the free [|StoryCorps App].
 * See [|Common Sense Education] for a review and many ideas on how to use this resource in the classroom.