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 * Unit 2 Lesson 8 – Podcasting/Digital Recording websites (podomatic, iTunes, Blogger, ,)**

**Instructional Objectives:**
 * Provide a brief overview of podcasts and their purpose
 * Provide hands on activities to familiarize students with podcasting websites
 * Give brief overview of podcasting website functions
 * Present step by step demonstration of how to create a digital recording using a podcasting website
 * Present how to use embedded code so students can use their recording in other websites

**Student Objectives:**
 * Uses podcasting website to find subscribe to a podcast of interest
 * Demonstrates ability to upload audio recording
 * Explore additional features and tools available on these websites

Materials:
 * Hardware: Microphone
 * Software: Web browser (Netscape, Internet Explorer, Chrome, or Safari), Podcasting website
 * Digital recordings/sounds for students to upload
 * Handouts (Script worksheet)

Student Activities:
 * Create an podcast using a basic script
 * Upload digital recording to podcasting website
 * Collaborate with students through use of the comments feature

Teaching Methods/Strategies 15 minute Introduction of Podcasting. Show examples of websites (such as Podomatic, iTunes, VoiceThread, Blogger) Lead a discussion on appropriate usage. Describe the different types of media and the extensions (mp3, wav, ai, mp4) Show introduction video to Podcasting.

45 minutes. Demonstrate how to create a digital recording using the record, stop, pause, mute, effects. Instructor should model the following tasks: Uploading audio recording. . Additional features of the website

**Useful Links**

[|Podomatic]