Audio+&+Podcasting+Tools

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[|Audacity] Free, open source software for recording and editing sounds. It is available for Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, GNU/Linux, and other operating systems = = [|Vocaroo] Simple audio recorder, no uploading required. Can embed into any webpage [|Qlipboard] Make a message using just your voice and browser with QlipBoard Online. [|VozMe] is a free service that converts any text into an MP3 file. Just type or paste in some text and create a downloadable MP3 file. The site works in English, Spanish, Italian, Hindi, Portuguese, and Catalan. You can also choose to hear a male or female voice [|Jamglue*]**:** Mix and edit your audio clips with this online tool and when you’re done, share the finished product with other online visitors in a YouTube like format. 

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=PODCASTING = = =

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Podcasting in Plain English - from The Common Craft Show
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Uses of Podcasting in Education

 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Professional development
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Instructional materials for students (lessons, tutorials, practice examples, sight word practice, literature circles, etc.)
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Student publishing
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Parent/community communications

=<span style="font-size: 150%; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"><span style="display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; text-align: left;"> = <span style="font-size: 150%; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"><span style="display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">A Beginner's Guide to Podcasting <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; text-align: left; display: block;"> [|Part][|1 - A Consumer's Guide] and [|Part 2 - A Creator's Guide]

[|How to Create A Podcast] A step-by-step tutorial

[|Podcasting](pdf) - Overview of podcasting, student planning sheet, teacher introduction, ideas for student-created podcasts that support classroom technology integration, links and resources.

[|Podcasting Booklet] Download a free 32-page booklet, //Podcasting for Teachers and Students// by Tony VIncent of Learning in Hand fame from this page and then listen to a podcast

[|Podcasting 101] A wiki dedicated to teaching all about podcasting: how to find podcasts, how to listen to them, how to create them--all from the library perspective.

Blogging with Blogger and Feedburner - []

[|Podcast Alley] Pick a podcast genre, and you'll receive a list of podcasts to take a listen to. Genres include, but aren't limited to: business, cultural/political, environment, movies/films, sports, technology, comedy, travel.

[|PodSafe] Music and other tools for your podcasts

[|Education Podcast Network] Podcasts for teachers by teachers. Search by content, hear student projects by grade level.

[|Find Podcast] A directory where you can search in categories much like the site above, but a nice addition is "kids and teens." Check out new podcasts, rated podcasts, or popular podcasts, too.

[|iTunes] Free software for Mac and Windows. The interface will be familiar to most K-12 students from music downloads. Search for podcasts of interest to you.

How to Make your Internet Broadcast a Podcast from Mr. Coley's Classroom - []