The Podcast page type allows you to post your audio files in such a way that your audience can easily subscribe to your podcast and receive updates automatically.

You will need to record and save your audio file in .mp3 or .wma format before uploading to your podcast page.

For detailed information on the Podcast page type, see the Podcast User Guide.

You can assign different short stories or topics to students.  Select students to be the host or anchor and let the fun begin.  This is great example of a group of students putting together a news type show.

Create a drama like an old time radio show, spoof on a movie like Gone With the Wind, or just have fun putting together a play about a topic.

This example has a group of students doing a court drama about the  Ogallala aquifer in Nebraska.

assign students a day each month
look for historical events on their date
research context, events, and implications
be able to explain, not just read
it is more than just students “telling the facts,” you can always tell when someone is doing that

A Podcast is a great medium for students to retell a story.  This example is a group of students doing Hamlet.

Language with music and sound.  Students can collaborate and produce a series together.

In this example:

Publish your weekly spelling list as a podcast (spoken, spelled, used in a sentence)

Great for practice - pause, rewind, repeat...

Students pick a day in a given month and create a listing of facts about that date. They could include famous birthdays, historical events, weather observations, etc. Episodes can be recorded ahead of time and then posted on the proper date.

Students can use a combination of media to create a project that demonstrates their knowledge about a given topic.  The attached file is a great demo of younger students teaching about shapes.

Podcasts can be used to create study guides or review sessions that students can listen to on their own time. 

In the attached example an Earth Science teacher has created a quiz review podcast for his students.

The attached example is from a Biology teacher who has created a Podcast to give students strategies and tips on attaching sample Regents questions that will help them review for the test.

You might assign students a day each month and ask them to research historical events on their date.
They can research context, events, and implications and then they use the Podcast to explain, not just read, about their events.

This sample is a rap about 'Marvelous Matter'.  Very cute!

Follow-up on field trips or other important topics where you want students to demonstrate knowledge. 

In this attached example the students wrote star stories as a follow-up to a field trip to the planetarium.  This is a video podcast.