PodCasting (Or Vlogging)
There are multiple tools and ways to set up a Podcasting assignment for your course.
Panopto Dropbox
- Provision your Course Site for Panopto
- Set up an Assignments Dropbox which can be used for audio or video files
- Post Link to Assignment Dropbox in your course with directions on how to upload
Audacity is our recommended tool for students to record audio from their computer. There are also mobile tools such as voice memo for iphone or voice recorder app on Android. There are really countless options, students can choose what works for them and save as a MP3 file.
Here are some more resources on how to create a podcast.
- NPR Guide for students on Podcasting - https://www.npr.org/2018/11/15/662070097/starting-your-podcast-a-guide-for-students
- Ted-Ed Blog on changing a book report to a Podcast - https://blog.ed.ted.com/2016/06/21/the-next-book-on-your-student-reading-list-and-how-to-build-a-podcast-around-it/
- Project Audio: Teaching Students How to Produce Their Own Podcasts from New York Times- https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/19/learning/lesson-plans/project-audio-teaching-students-how-to-produce-their-own-podcasts.html
- Tools for Podcasting - https://edspace.american.edu/toolsforpodcasting/
Anchor
This is a easy way to use mobile device or computer to start and podcast and distribute all in a one tool.
Youtube creator Academy
https://creatoracademy.youtube.com/page/lesson/vlogging
Blog
Students can create a Blog to share their ideas with each other or which a larger audience.
Word Press
https://confluence.cc.lehigh.edu/x/FoQ2Aw
Make a Meme
Lesson on how on to create a meme: https://applieddigitalskills.withgoogle.com/c/middle-and-high-school/en/create-a-meme-with-google-drawings/overview.html