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 * // Project Coordinators: Amy, Lisa & Maria //**



Podcasting for Education Project Development

__How to Proceed__
Under the Design page, a strategy was given for how to proceed with this diffusion of innovation project. Below are the resources that will be used, or similar to the ones that will be used, throughout the implementation of the podcasting project in School District 685. Some resources were created by the project coordinators, others were graciously provided by other colleagues in the field. The resources below show how vision, analysis, and craft come together in order to produce effective, engaging, and professional training materials.

__Gather Information__
Assess the educator's technical skills to determine their capabilities with the computer. Low skills in certain areas might need to be addressed before proceeding with learning how to podcast. The exam will be available through the district's intranet.
 * [|Preview] of Online Technology Skills Assessment for Teachers (TX Education Agency website)

Showing educators a school that has already implemented the innovation will help concretize the idea. A tour will allow the new innovators to ask questions of more experienced staff and students to clarify uncertainties and to gain new perspectives.
 * **Model School:** [|Bellwood-Antis Middle School]
 * [|Involved in Podcasting]
 * [|High "Great School" Rating]
 * [|Globally Involved]

Brochure
Reading material can ease one into the awareness phase without the pressure of face to face contact.

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Presentation for Staff Meeting
These general introductory materials will let those unfamiliar with podcasts gain a superficial understanding of them. The introductory meeting will be presented by the coordinators, but the meeting will have been set up by the staff meeting coordinator (usually the secretary).

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Presentation for Interested Staff
Ideally, this presentation will be give by a fellow staff member for better audience reception. This presentation will give more details about what podcasting is, how it is done, and how it can be used. media type="custom" key="28660164" __ [] __

Tour Model School
Small groups will tour to reduce disruption and increase quality of visit. This school is only an hour away from our town. Documentation of the visit needs to take place in order to convert it into a podcast, which will serve promotional purposes at school meetings, for personal online access, and for community awareness through journalism.
 * Bellwood, PA: [|Bellwood-Antis Middle School]
 * Listen to [|Podcast]

__Trial I__
Some educators that are familiar with podcasting will want to "try it out," before deciding if they want more training. Because of the technical nature of podcasting, some basic training will need to occur before initiating the pilot project. If the teacher likes the innovation, they may opt to gain further training. It is important to the give the educator a freedom of choice. External pressure might turn them off to the innovation. Other teachers might want to be "onlookers" to obtain more in-depth knowledge without commitment.

After conducting a pilot project, it is important to debrief/reflect about the project with the participants. This will allow them to determine how the tool can be used in their subject matter. Reflection will also make them aware as to any potential snags while working with the students.

Presentation by Teacher(s)
Pilot projects serve to create spokespersons for the innovation. It will be helpful to recruit pilot-pros in giving testimonials to their colleagues, which will help build a project's good reputation (or bad reputation if the project goes badly). This will help build up the second interest level (or wave). It will be helpful to make this presentation at a staff meeting to disseminate the information more broadly. This will have to be set up through the staff meeting coordinator. media type="custom" key="28660178"[|**http://www.slideshare.net/paulfuller75/podcasting-in-the-classroom-96355**]

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__Interest II__
To help build the second wave of interest, the podcast will be made available for staff to access online or download. This will also increase their familiarity with podcasts.

__Trial II__
After the testimonials and promotional hype, more individuals will want to participate in pilot projects. New individuals and onlookers will be allowed to participate.

__Training Session __
The training will occur at each school. (Staff not sufficiently skilled with computers will participate in a separate, more remedial computer enrichment workshop. It is the hope that these individuals, once skilled, will also pursue podcasting after the initial implementation year.) To set up the learning space, the help of the maintenance people will be needed. All educators interested in continuing with podcasting will participate in a training session, given by fellow staff members, that will cover copyright issues, safety issues, legal issues, and skill building. A paper exam will be given for the legal portion. media type="custom" key="28660174" []

Skill building will need to be supplemented outside of training. The GarageBand tutorials are excellent.

GarageBand Tutorials
by Bill Hamlin on YouTube
 * [|Introduction to GarageBand]
 * [|Adding a Vocal Track]
 * [|Adding Photos]
 * [|Adding Sound Effects & Jingles]
 * [|Adding Music]
 * [|Adding Movies & Video Files]
 * [|Saving & Sharing the Podcast]

__Creation Workshop__
The learning space for this workshop will also need to be set up through the schools' maintenance people. This workshop will help all educators create their first subject matter podcast. The project coordinators will serve as general workshop guides. The educators will split up into groups, and pilot project "graduates" will serve as group facilitators. media type="custom" key="28660176"[]