Voice Recorders/ Podcasting in the Classroom

Student Examples

Jamestown Elementary

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=81520874

Radio WillowWeb

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=73800253

Small Voices- video podcast

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=165769971

Mrs. Bradley's Kindergarten Class

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=106439536

Country Place Kindergarten

http://cfbpodcast.cfbisd.edu/weblog/stemmermannk/

Teacher Created Examples

Lit2Go- TONS of audio stories searchable to reading level, author, or title with printables.

http://deimos3.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Browse/usf.edu.1273192868.01331511669

http://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/

Little Kids Rock (Music lessons)- click the Free Lessons from Little Kids Rock on iTunes to open the podcast site with iTunes

http://www.littlekidsrock.org/index.htm

Evan Moor- Stories to Read, Words to Know

http://www.evan-moor.com/catalog/series.asp?CID=10&SID=340

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=262584986

Storynory

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=94571049

Book Talks

http://www.nancykeane.com/booktalks/podcasts_list.htm

Free Audio Books to Download

http://aesopfables.com/

http://www.audiobooks.org/

http://freeclassicaudiobooks.com/

http://librivox.org/

http://www.storylineonline.net/

http://www.simplyaudiobooks.com/

http://www.learnoutloud.com/Free-Audio-Video

http://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/

http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/categories/1

http://storynory.com/

http://www.candlelightstories.com/

http://kids.learnoutloud.com/Kids-Free-Stuff

http://lightupyourbrain.com/audio-stories-for-children.html

http://www.spoken4u.com/free.html

http://www.alexwilson.com/telltale/spokenalexandria.php

http://literalsystems.org/abooks/index.php

http://www.audiobooksforfree.com/screen_main.asp

http://www.shambles.net/pages/school/audiobks/

Collaborative Podcast Projects to Participate In or Start Your Own

Our City Podcast

http://www.learninginhand.com/OurCity/index.html

Periodic Table of Podcasts

http://web1.caryacademy.org/facultywebs/joselyn_todd/science7_podcasts/ptp/periodic_table_of_podcasts.htm

Where in the World

http://www.intelligenic.com/where/

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=155774016

Ideas for Your Classroom

*Record/evaluate decoding and reading fluency

*Audio history of reading progress

*Read their own stories

*Speech therapy (audio portfolio for students or teacher created lessons for at home practice)

*Audio instructions for activities/projects

*Record thoughts for writing activities... brainstorm

*Take home audio recordings of a book along with the book itself to practice guided reading

*Recorded book reviews

*Audio study guides to help students review for test

*Digital storytelling projects-create final projects in Photo Story

*Pod-pal messages with another class

KidCast Blog- Ideas for using podcasting in your classroom

http://www.intelligenic.com/blog/

Tutorial for created "enhanced" podcasts

http://www.jakeludington.com/project_studio/20051004_windows_media_enhanced_podcast.html

Free Music

http://www.televisiontunes.com/n-theme-songs.html