LEA08

=Students Communicating and Sharing Online=

Paul Schwan 5th Grade Teacher St. Michael Lutheran School Fort Myers, Florida

paulschwan@mac.com [|smls5.com]

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 * [|What is a podcast] ?


 * [|Search for podcasting] on Google


 * This page is my //**handout**// from the technology mini-sessions I held on Thursday, April 24, 2008 at LEA '08.

* [|Link to a podcast of my presentation] with full-length podcast examples (approximately 56 minute .mp3 file).
__**NOTE**__: You will need to read about [|RSS], which is generally known as Really Simple Syndication, among other things. Simply, this is the web technology that makes it possible to syndicate your online works so that people can subscribe to it. Instead of having to come back to your website all the time, your new material is automatically made known to your subscribers who subscribe in one of several ways using free (usually) software. It's even possible to subscribe to RSS feeds using a web browser. Two that I use are [|Safari] and [|Firefox], though the latest version of [|IE (Windows Internet Explorer)]  also has this capability now, if you don't mind Microsoft's tools (I'm not a fan).

Mac

 * [|iLife software]
 * [|.Mac account]
 * [|Audio Hijack Pro] (captures audio from Mac system and/or any software running on the Mac)

Windows

 * [|Audacity] *
 * [|GCast] *
 * [|Blogger] *
 * [|Google Page Creator] *
 * [|Moviemaker] (I have not used this, but it apparently works under Windows XP)
 * [|Skype] *
 * [|Flickr] * (Web-based photo storage. I search for photos with the additional search term //**creative commons**//. These photos are usually available to be shared legally. NOTE: read the Creative Commons License link, below)

Some hardware I use:

 * [|Behringer 802 mixer]
 * [|MXL 990 mic]
 * [|Griffin iMic USB soundcard]
 * Cables to connect hardware are available at Radio Shack and probably on Amazon.com


 * cross-platform, available for Mac and PC/Windows as installable software and/or as a web-based application