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July 16, 2009
 * Welcome to High School's New Face **

Jim Dailey Dave Mileham
 * Presenters **:

This one hour hands-on workshop has been designed to show you how to "Bridge the Digital Divide" with Podcasts. We'll show you how to reinforce your classroom instruction and enable "24/7" learning. Better yet, now you can show your students how to create their own Podcasts and watch them flourish - what a great idea for a culminating activity. Goal: ** You will become familiar with navigation of iTunes, the availability of free, curriculum-supporting content that can foster a student's 24/7 learning. You will explore Audacity and Podbean, create a podcast and post it on this collaborative wiki.
 * Description **:

No, you don't need an iPod!
 * Truth:**

There are 7 essential skills that a 21st century learner must master in order to be successful in an increasingly global workplace. Below you will see the skills as defined by Tony Wagner in his book __The Global Achievement Gap__.
 * 21st Century Skills and their use in Podcasting:**

- Solutions to problems are no longer prescribed, students are encouraged to think out side of the box and create innovative solutions to a diverse set of problems. - Students need to approach problems as a learner, not a knower
 * Skill 1 - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving**

- It is important for students to understand other nations and cultures in order to work with their peoples in a virtual environment setting
 * Skill 2 - Collaboration Across Networks and Leading by Influence**

- Jobs do not stay the same for the length of a career. They are ever-evolving, as such, we need to prepare learners for this constant evolution.
 * Skill 3 - Agility and Adaptability**

- Students need to be able to work on their own with out a "to do" list.
 * Skill 4 - Initiative and Entrepreneurialism**

- Due to the nature of virtualization, students' workplaces will become increasingly more spread out. There will be fewer face to face working situations, and more virtual office settings. To effectively communicate via this medium, students must possess strong oral and writing skills.
 * Skill 5 - Effective Oral and Written Communication Skills**

- Due to the sheer volume of information available, students need to be taught how to analyze information for validity. They also need to know how to aggregate the information into a useful media.
 * Skill 6 - Accessing and Analyzing Information**

-** Curiosity and Imagination are paramount to new learning and problem solving strategies. Creation of a product to showcase learning empowers students and fosters continued learning.
 * Skill 7 - Curiosity and Imagination

[|Quick Poll]

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 * Podcasting In Plain English**

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 * Podcasting In The Classroom**

Creating a Podcast requires a some basic programs. Following are links to a few of these tools are provided.
 * Resources:**

This program should be downloaded prior to project initation. This is where you will actually //create// your audio file. NOTE: you need to install the [|LAME 3 encoder]. Choose the location wisely; once installed, the encoder file needs to stay put. //Mac/PC.//
 * Audacity: ** []

This is what your completed Podbean site will look like, as well as where you will post your podcast from this session.
 * HSNF Podcasts: ** []

**iTunes**: [] This downloadable program provides everything necessary to both post and subscribe to podcasts. Mac/PC.

An amazing resource that clearly showcases iPod classroom use. Includes a must-have "How To" [|PDF].
 * Learning in Hand: [] **

**Podbean:** [] Free Podcast hosting

The first producer of free electronic books (ebooks).
 * Project Gutenberg: ** [|http://www.gutenberg.org]

This is a great script tool to help your students (or you) organize your thoughts before pressing the record button.
 * Radio Willow Web: ** [|script PDF]

PodsafeAudio [|www.podsafeaudio.com] Creative Commons [|www.creativecommons.com] Incompetech [|www.incompetech.com] Partners In Rhyme [|www.partnersinrhyme.com]
 * Audio Resource Links:**


 * Documents:**

**Please don't forget about Fair Use and Copyright! **

 jdailey (at) e1b.org dmileham (at) e1b.org
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