Adventures in Middle School Podcasting

Welcome to the Mansfield Curriculum Conference!

This is Heather Sanders and Amanda McIntosh at your service. We are here to help you discover your own adventure in podcasting. We hope you can use this information to enhance the educational quality in your classroom...and make it more enjoyable for the kids. They just love the techie stuff!!

When you click play, you will be able to view the powerpoint we are presenting in this class. We hope this intro. to podcasting is helpful. Please feel free to email us anytime you have questions. We will be glad to answer it...if we can. =-)

Some helpful links:

Podcasting Tutorials:
http://www.how-to-podcast-tutorial.com/00-podcast-tutorial-four-ps.htm
http://tutorial.podomatic.com/
http://labnol.blogspot.com/2006/10/how-to-record-audio-podcasts-using.html

Podcast Directories:
http://www.epnweb.org/index.php
http://www.podcast.net/
http://podcasts.yahoo.com/
http://podomatic.com
http://www.podcastdirectory.com/

Podcasting Tools:
Jodix Video Converter (converts .mwv files to .mp4 files) – free download!
http://www.download.com/Free-iPod-Video-Converter/3000-2194_4-10498771.html

Audacity Recording Software – free download!
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Royalty-Free Music - free music downloads!
http://freeplaymusic.com

A GREAT Article on Podcasting:
http://www.wtvi.com/TEKS/05_06_articles/classroom-audio-podcasting.html

Valuable Copyright Information:
http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Podcasting_Legal_Guide
http://www.smartcopying.edu.au/docs/podcast_info_sheet_06.pdf

Welcome, Scholars, to 8th Grade Language Arts! I have a great year in store for you! In this first episode of my podcast, I have TONS of valuable information about class content, required supplies, and class procedures.

(And yes, there will be a quiz!)