ICT ResourcesListening

Wednesday 8 June 2009

How many times have you ...

... been unable to find the CD or cassette for your

lesson?... been unable to find a CD/cassette player that

works?

Listening to the radio

• What problems do students have when they listen to the radio?• too fast• not clear

• difficult vocabulary• haven’t got a radio

• too difficult to sit down in front of the radio• miss the programme• not interesting enough

Authentic listening materials on the computer

• BBC iPlayer – wide selection of recent radio (and TV) programmes

+ Students can pause the recording+ Students can search for programmes which

interest them- Students need to be in front of a PC to listen

What about podcasts???

What is a podcast?iPod + broadcast = podcast

(Personal On Demand broadCAST)

(noun) a Web-based audio or video broadcast made available for download, accessed by using a podcatcher

(verb) to deliver a Web-based audio or video broadcast, made available for download

How to obtain a podcast?• a podcatcher – a software application that can

automatically identify and retrieve new files in a given series when they are made available (e.g. iTunes)

Availabilitybbc.co.uk – “...you can listen again to most

programmes online for 7 days after broadcast via iPlayer ...most BBC podcasts are available for 7 days before being removed...”

• download from content provider’s websitee.g. bbc.co.uk/podcasts podomatic.com

www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/

www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/

Click on radio stationClick on radio programme

Right-click and select “save target as”

iTunes

RSS – Really Simple Syndication

RSS feed - can be read using software called RSS readerYou can just click on the icon to the right which will subscribe you for updates

This comes up in OutlookNote – if you do this, it won’t store the podcast.

you need to manually download it. Some podcasts are only made available for download for a set period of time

Using podcasts

• Play from the website• Play from mp3 file on computer• Play on mp3 or audio CD• Play on an mp3 player (e.g. iPod)

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Podcasts