This document outlines Brent Coley's presentation on using podcasts and iPod flash cards as study tools. It defines podcasts and lists benefits of educational podcasting. It provides examples of how teachers can create podcasts for lessons, reviews, and announcements. It also explains how to make iPod flash cards with PowerPoint and use them for vocabulary, formulas, and facts. The presentation concludes by explaining how to create podcasts and share resources on using these tools.

1. Podcasts and iPod
Flash Cards:
Study Tools for the
21 st Century
ICE Conference 2010
Brent Coley
Tovashal Elementary School
Murrieta Valley Unified School District
www.mrcoley.com | bcoley@murrieta.k12.ca.us

3. They say everyone has a
twin…

5. Imagine this scenario…

6. This is Sarah…
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7. “It’s time to use technology to
rewrite the rules of education.”

8. Without why,
how is irrelevant.

9. What We’ll Cover Today:
• Definition of podcasting
• Benefits of educational podcasting
• Ways you can use podcasting in your
classroom (plus one bonus idea)
• A snapshot – How to create a podcast
• iPod flash cards and ways you can use them
with your students
• How to create iPod flash cards
• Giveaways

10. What is a Podcast?
• A podcast is “a series of digital media files
(audio or video) that are released episodically
and downloaded through Web syndication.”
Source: Wikipedia
• What distinguishes podcasts from ordinary
Internet broadcasts is their “subscribability.”

11. Benefits of Educational Podcasting
• Reinforces concepts studied in class
• Develops writing skills
• Develops speaking skills
• Enhances parent communication
• Provides students a global audience
• Students love it!

12. That Sounds Great, But How Can I
Use Podcasting In My Classroom?
Ideas for Student Podcasts
• End-of-unit “summary” broadcasts
Sample 1 Sample 2 Sample 3
• Students reading their writing (e.g. narratives)
• Students reading their poetry

13. That Sounds Great, But How Can I
Use Podcasting In My Classroom?
Ideas for Student Podcasts
• Book reviews
• Student Council/ASB announcements/updates
• Audio version of classroom/school newspaper
• Digital Student Portfolios (e.g. WPM)

14. That Sounds Great, But How Can I
Use Podcasting In My Classroom?
Ideas for Teacher Podcasts
• Audio version of classroom newsletter
• “StudyCasts” – audio review sessions
Sample

15. What Do Students Think of
StudyCasts?
• “When I study the StudyCast I get a better
grade, and it helps me study for big tests. It
really works, and I love it.”
• “I like the StudyCasts because I can listen to
them on my computer while I’m doing my
homework. I had listened to the Puritan
StudyCast five times and I got a good grade.”
• 88% of my students listen to StudyCasts.

16. That Sounds Great, But How Can I
Use Podcasting In My Classroom?
More Ideas for Teacher Podcasts
• Record classroom lessons/lectures
and as promised…the bonus idea…
• Audio sub plans
Sample

17. Okay, Once Again, That Sounds
Great. But How Do I Do It?
Materials Needed to Podcast:
• Microphone
• GarageBand (preinstalled on a Mac) or
Audacity (free download for PC or Mac)
• Classroom website or other podcast hosting
website

18. Creating a Podcast:
The Four Stages
• Preproduction
• Recording
• Postproduction
• Publishing

19. Creating Your RSS Feed
• If your RSS feed is not created
automatically by your website or
podcast hosting service, you can
create one using the free services
Blogger and FeedBurner.
Step-by-Step Directions on mrcoley.com

20. iPod Flash Cards
• iPod flash cards are series of images that can
be viewed using the “Photos” feature of an
iPod.

21. iPod Flash Cards
• If you can create a PowerPoint or Keynote
presentation, you can create iPod flash cards!

22. iPod Flash Cards
Ideas for Flash Cards
• Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and
Division Facts
• Mathematical Formulas
• States and Capitals
• Key Vocabulary in Content Areas
• Foreign Language/ELL Vocabulary Words
• Classroom Lecture PowerPoints

23. iPod Flash Cards
• To create a set of iPod flash cards, save your
PowerPoint or Keynote presentation as JPG
images.

24. iPod Flash Cards
Tips and Suggestions
• Use a font that is easy to read and not too
fancy.
• Use a large font size.
• Keep backgrounds simple (solid colors or
simple textures).
• Don’t put too much information on any one
slide.

25. Online Resources
Web links, tutorial videos, printer-friendly
handout, online evaluation
www.mrcoley.com/ice

26. Giveaways
• Over 50 Sets of
iPod Flash Cards
• Over 50 Editable
PowerPoints
• Podcasting Tutorial
Videos
• iPod Flash Cards
Tutorial Videos

27. Contact Information
Brent Coley
Website: www.mrcoley.com
Email: bcoley@murrieta.k12.ca.us
Twitter: www.twitter.com/brentcoley
Thank you for coming!
Don’t forget to take a moment and
complete an online evaluation.