Podcasts?+We+Don't+Need+No+Stinkin'+Podcasts

='Podcasts? We Don't Need No Stinking Podcasts!'=

By Andrew J. Dutcher, Dryden Middle School/High School Library Media Specialist
Perhaps you have heard of podcasting, or maybe you haven't. Come on in to discover what podcasting is, how you can use podcasts in the classroom, and how students can create podcast materials to demonstrate their learnings. Specific examples will be presented of how podcasting and podcasting technologies are bing used at Dryden Middle and High Schools to promote student learnings and to share school-related student programming with our community.

Some assembly required (print, staple, fold).
 * Conference Hanndout** [[file:Podcasting.pdf]]


 * Additional Material Mentioned**
 * Student Permission Form [[file:Podcast_permission.pdf]]


 * Podcasts Mentioned**
 * [|**Visitor Showcase Podcast**] Many of our classroom teachers invite local professionals into the classrooms to work with their students. Listen to these teachers and their guests talk about these visits.
 * [|**Student Poetry Podcast**] Enjoy original student poetry and creative writing.
 * [|**Sounds From the Classroom Podcast**] Presenting some examples of how our teachers are using these technologies in their classrooms with their students at Dryden Middle and High Schools.



All three of the podcasts mentioned are produced in the Dryden MS/HS Library Media Center's recording studio. These can be found by going to the library web page and clicking on 'podcasting' or by searching for "Dryden Central School" in iTunes.