Podcasts in the Library
Podcasts are a great way for students to show their learning, share book talks, reenactments, reporting current events, etc. It's also a great way to share information with my teachers and staff. I found out just how easy podcasting is. Here are some options, all free to use.
SoundCloud
SoundCloud was super easy to use, very intuitive. I liked that I could use my Google log in to sign in so I don't have another username and password to remember. I asked a student to tell me about one of her favorite books A Little Bit of Oomph! by Barney Saltzberg.
Podomatic
I didn't think that Podomatic was as easy to use as SoundCloud. I could have signed up using my facebook login but chose to just use my email address. I wanted to embed it but I could find a way to get a permalink. I had a student tell about her favorite book Beautiful Oops! by Barney Saltzberg.
Here's the link to my Podomatic Podcast.
PodBean
I used PodBean instead of audioBoom. PodBean was easy to use and easy to sign up for. I liked that you could easily get the embed code. I tried the embed code first and it was only a code to download and listen to my podcast. I went back and figured out to embed it here I needed to use the widget code. I am learning lots, a lot by trial and error but it's going to be great to be able to share this with students and staff alike.
Of these three, SoundCloud, Podomatic and PodBean, SoundCloud was my favorite. I liked that I was able to log in using my google login in. It was easy to navigate. All of the buttons were easy to see and everything seemed self-explanatory. I also liked that I was able to easily get an embed code to put it into this blog post.
I really enjoyed how you had students help you with your podcast. I love the idea of using podcasts for book recommendations and I know that students would love to use technology and talk about what they read. This could also be a collaboration with the language arts teacher. The student could be required to write script before recording.
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ReplyDeleteI also chose to use Podbean for one of my podcasts, because I had used the program before and thought it was fairly user-friendly. Whenever I did my podcasts, I interviewed students about their favorite books in the library. I can see podcasting being a great way to communicate with students, staff, and parents. I love the idea of using podcasts with students and having them create their own podcasts.
Becky Sandner
I did not use audioBoom because it asked for billing information just to use it for 15 days. After the trial it will bill you unless you cancel. My favorite is also Soundcloud. I think it is simple to understand and easy to use. I did not have any problems creating a podcast. Your podcasts using a student was great! I did my podcast myself giving a synopsis about a book. You have great ideas! I also think students can use podcasts to talk about their favorite book or author and why. Podcasts are great!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed hearing your podcasts. I can honestly say that I had never used them before and now I can see how much I was missing out. I feel that kids really enjoy them.
ReplyDeleteI also like using AudioBoom and Podbean. I used Podbean most of the time since it was easy to connect between my phone app and the computer. I agree that the uses for podcasts in the library are limitless. My recording was about the spiel I have to give patrons at the public library.
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