Podcasts

Teacher Resources
BCPS Office of Library Information Services site: [] How can I do this? [|Comprehensive Directions - Mac and Windows] > //Note: some laptops have internal microphones, and some cell phones will record and store audio files which can be transferred to a computer.//
 * **Purchase** an [|inexpensive headset] to record and listen
 * Since Audacity is open-source software, it can be **downloaded** for free [|here].
 * Don't forget that to save files as mp3s, you'll need to **download** the LAME plug-in [|here].
 * **Follow** the [|getting started directions] (@http://bit.ly/c5NvAn), and make use of Audacity's **built-in "Help" manual**.

=**Staff Development Activity**= >> //The [|Education Podcast Network]is a great place to start.// >> //Use the [|BCPS curriculum], or Maryland's [|Voluntary State Curriculum] as a guide.// >> [|Getting Started Manual]
 * ==** Teacher [[image:iStock_000005293336XSmall.jpg align="right"]]Directions **==
 * 1) **Find** a podcast online which would align with your curriculum.
 * 1) **Post** the podcast on you page of this brainstorming wiki (//see below//).
 * 2) **Explain** how you could use the podcast in your classroom to meet content area goals.
 * 1) **Record** an original podcast and post it on your page.
 * 1) Below the post, **describe the content** of your original podcast.

> 893.634.9B Technology Leadership for School Improvement > Instructor: Jason Poirier > > Christine LaBue > Hilary Short > Amy Tyler > Brooke Wagner
 * BCPS OIT / Johns Hopkins University Cohort Course

Student Implementation Model
and directions at this site: http://khsaplit.wikispaces.com