Creating a Podcast

AudacityTutorial - http://comped.brown.edu/handouts/index.php/Audacity

Edhsonline.org (another Audacity tutorial) - http://www.edhsonline.org/other/audacity/

LAME encoder (necessary to turn your Audacity projects into MP3 files) - http://audacity.sourceforge.net/help/faq?s=install&item=lame-mp3

Juice (for subscribing to podcasts) - http://juicereceiver.sourceforge.net/index.php

iTunes (for subscribing to podcasts) - http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/

PodSafeAudio (great source for copyright free music) - http://www.podsafeaudio.com/

SoundEffects (free sound effects for your podcasts) - http://www.grsites.com/sounds/

Basic Podcast Creation - http://forevergeek.com/geek_articles/beginners_guide_to_podcasts_and_podcasting_plus_how_to_create_a_basic_podcast_of_your_own.php

Podcasting Tools - http://www.podcasting-tools.com/

iKeepBookmarks (great place to organize the websites you want available for your students in one place) - http://www.ikeepbookmarks.com/

Lesson Plans

Apple Ipod Lesson Plans (actual lesson plans to be used in the classroom) - http://www.apple.com/education/ipod/lessons/

Edugadget (tips on how to get parents, students, teachers, and community involved in podcasting) - http://www.edugadget.com/2005/04/18/ipod-lessons-for-all-of-us/

PodcastsforTeachers (a great resource for how podcasts are being used in education, examples by teachers and students) - http://www.podcastforteachers.org/Who'sUsingPodcastingInEducationAndHow.htm

Podcast Sites

PodcastsforEducators (gives podcasts suitable for ages 5 and up from all over the globe) - http://recap.ltd.uk/podcasting/index.php

Podcastnet (podcast directory of all kinds, not just educational, podcasts) - http://www.podcast.net/

Podcasting and Education (podcasts with technology themes) - http://www.shambles.net/pages/learning/infolit/edupodcast/

Education Podcast Network - http://epnweb.org/index.php

 Blogging

Article on Blogging in Education - http://www.thejournal.com/articles/16626