Podcasting
What is Podcasting?
Podcasting is the method of distributing multimedia files, such as audio programs or music videos, over the Internet.
Note: An Apple iPod is not required to listen to podcasts.
We recommend using Apple iTunes to listen to these podcasts that is available for both Microsoft Windows and Apple OS X.
Thorogate Infant School - Podcasts
A selection of the best podcasts from the Year 2 and Year 3 podcasts from Thorogate Primary School. Year 2 covered the Sea Side and Year 3 covered Healthy Living.
Y2 - The Seaside
Y2 - Healthy Living
Ravenfield - Tudor Podcasts
A selection of the best podcasts from Year 5 and Year 6 of Ravenfield Primary school about the Tudors.
Le Clifton Podcast
A French podcast brought to you by year 7 pupils at Clifton - a Community Arts School in Rotherham, together with the South Yorkshire e-Learning Programme.
Episode 1 - Personal Information
This episode covers the topic Personal Information, and includes key vocabulary - pets, introductions to the presenters, a profile of Tobey Maguire and a rhyme. It can be used with pupils in Key Stage 2 and 3, and there are some interactive exercises to accompany the podcast.
Downloadable Activities:
- Animals Spellmaster Activities (start page - animaux.htm)
- Introductions Quiz (start page - waterballoon.html)
- Profile (start page - tobey.html)
Episode 2 - Interests and hobbies
This episode covers the topic Interests and Hobbies, and includes key vocabulary - sports, the presenters' hobbies, an interview with the French assistant and a sports quiz.
It can be used with pupils in Key Stage 2 and 3, and there will shortly be some interactive exercises to accompany the podcast.
Episode 3 - Christmas Special
This episode contains Christmas related information. It includes a description of Christmas in France, in both French and English, plus a French Christmas carol. It is suitable for use with Key Stages 2, 3 and 4.
Storytelling - High Greave Infants School, Rotherham
The Crow & The Geese
Year 2 write, illustrate and read this short story for other children. It is the first of many similar Jackanory type stories.
The Runaway Pancake
Here are a selection of podcasts based on the story of the runaway pancake
Scooby Doo on Zombie Island
This story is based on the cartoon characted Scooby-Doo and his adventures on Zombie Island.
Personal Demons Project - Newman Special School
Episode 1 - Project Aims
Harriet Truscott from Cambridge University talks about the aims of the project.
Episode 02 - Characterisation
KS4 students focus upon some of the personal feelings experienced by the characters in their Personal Demons novel.
14 -19 Journalism project
Students are creating episodes to prepare other students for a trip to the Costa Brava, España.
Episode 01
Planning for Special Needs
Episode 02
The Locality - LLagostera
Episode 03
The Boat Trip - L'Estartit
Episode 04
Useful Spanish phrases and vocabulary