No Edit Audio Podcasting

Description: Audio recording provides one of the best ways to improve oral communication skills. In this workshop we'll explore a variety of online tools which facilitate "no-edit" audio podcasting. Websites like AudioBoo, Cinch, and SoundCloud offer cloud-based audio recording and sharing using free smartphone applications as well as browser-based interfaces. Learn how no-edit audio podcasts can become important elements in students' digital portfolios.

Backchannel for the workshop

Cloud Computing (WikiPedia)

Highlighted Examples

1. Surrey Hills 3rd Graders Share Their Creative Voices (5 April 2012, Yukon PS, Oklahoma)
2. 5th Graders Develop Problem Solving Skills with Lego WeDo Robotics (13 Feb 2012, Yukon PS, Oklahoma)
3. 5th Graders Learn about Prosthetics from Veterans (18 Jan 2012, Yukon PS, Oklahoma)
4. Class Lecturecasts by Wesley Fryer (powered with Podcast Generator - open source - recorded with portable digital voice recorder - Screencast how-to)
5. Karl Fisch keynote from K20ILI2011 (Cinch)
6. Dirty Thirties video by Jeanette Hale (phonecasting audio example, Celebrate Oklahoma Voices by Storychasers
7. Final Exam Study Guide (iPadio- recorded as a phonecast)
8. Rachel Returns to her Birthplace (AudioBoo)
9. Discussing Oak Ridge Project (timestamped commeting with Soundcloud)
10. Make a Song with Sounds from Your Kitchen on an iPad (Jan 2012 with Soundcloud)
11. More audio examples by students on SHARE: Playing with Media
12. Google Search Stories Video from Maine: "Cheryl and Morgan: Learning Independence"

Tools (browser & app based)

1. Cinch - no length limit, supports organization in different 'channels' (Wes' channel)
2. AudioBoo - limited to 5 minutes each (Wes' channel)
3. iPadio - app-based recording or phonecasting, phones must be registered to iPadio first (Wes' channel)
4. Soundcloud - supports time/date stamped commenting (Wes' channel)

Phonecasting

1. Cinch
2. iPadio

Audio resources from Playing with Media: simple ideas for powerful sharing

Cloud-based Audio Recording Workflow

Feature Comparisons: iPadio, Cinch & AudioBoo

Other Resources

1. Music and Audio resources from Storychasers
2. Finding and Downloading Educational Podcasts (Sept 2011)
3. Podcaster.fm (free iOS app)
   1. Enjoy Podcast Fast Forward and Rewind Options with Podcaster.fm (Sept 2011)
   2. iOS Podcast Subscriptions on the Go (Aug 2011)
   3. Manage Podcasts WITHOUT an iTunes Sync Using Podcaster (Jan 2011)
   4. Rediscovering the joys of mobile learning with Podcaster & Audible (Jan 2011)
   5. Manage Podcasts WITHOUT an iTunes Sync Using Podcaster (Jan 2011)

Older workshop curricula sites:

• Intro to Podcasting (2006-2008)
• Intermediate Podcasting (2006-2008)