Phillip VanFossen
Ackerman Professor of
Social Studies Education
Associate Director Purdue University Center for Economic Education
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Podcasting in Economic Education...An Introduction |
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Phillip VanFossen
Associate Director Purdue University Center for Economic Education
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Subscribing to Podcasts |
By far the most popular podcast 'aggregator'...Once downloaded, click 'Podcasts' under the iTunes Store to find the search tool. |
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Bills itself as "the premier podcast receiver, allowing users to capture and listen to podcasts anytime, anywhere." Also useful links to other options including PodNova, and PodsafeAudio, which provides access to music, other content and tools to create royalty-free podcasts. |
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Finding Podcasts |
"Podcast Alley is the podcast lovers portal. Featuring the best Podcast Directory and the Top 10 podcasts, as voted on by the listeners." |
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The 'podcast directory" also has searchable database of online radio programs. |
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Find podcasts of favorite NPR show as well as those from over 50 local public radio stations. |
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Using Podcasts |
Wide range of examples of student-created podcast programming across grade levels and subjects. |
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Learning and Leading with Technology article that provides a very nice overview of the potential of podcasting for the K-12 classroom. |
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Podcasting in Education | Apple's portal to a variety of resources for using podcasts in educational setting including several example podcasts and resources for using and creating podcasts |
| Apple's Cut to the Core podcast "Why Podcast?" | This podcast features educators at all levels showcasing how they are using podcasting in their educational niche. | |
| BoilerCast | Purdue University's digital audio delivery of classroom audio recordings to students at their request. With new enhancements, and the use of iTunesU, faculty can now BoilerCast audio, video, images, and PDF files. | |
| IU Podcasts | Portal to all IU-based podcasts as well as support and FAQs for developing your own. | |
| Podcasts as Professional Development | Article describing podcast potential to reach practicing teachers; an example from NYC; another from Georgia; a small study of teacher's view of podcasting for professional development. |
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Economics Podcasts |
TalkingFinLit.org | "Talking Financial Literacy Podcast and its companion web-based resource site is a vital wellspring of information and assistance for educators." |
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Radio Economics is an economics podcast which features interviews and discussions with economists worldwide. Guest have included Jeffrey Sachs. |
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"Economic podcasts for daily life" hosted by the Library of Economics and Liberty. Guest have included George Schultz, Paul Romer and Eric Hanushek. |
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The Economist | Audio content from The Economist magazine, including interviews with journalists and experts on world politics, business, finance, economics, science, technology, culture and the arts. |
| MarketPlace | Podcast of the award-winning general economics show from American Public media. | |
| Journal of Law, Economics and Policy podcast | Podcast of JLEP Lecture Series panel discussions and keynotes. | |
| The Invisible Hand | The Invisible Hand is a semi-monthly podcast devoted to management thinking and other business topics. 58 episodes. | |
| UBS podcast | Interviews with UBS economists around a variety of global topics of interest to investors. | |
| It's ALWAYS About Economics | Stavros Center (FL) podcasts about basic economic concepts: e.g., a quick lesson on choice, a lesson on scarcity, etc. | |
| Economics in Action | Blog/podcast out of the UK created by members of created by the Economics Network and the Royal Economic Society. | |
| National Economists Club | Podcast of NEC weekly luncheon speakers. | |
| Foundation on Economic Education | Podcasts and other digital media from the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE), one of the oldest free-market organizations in the United States. | |
| NPR's Business Story of the Day | Short selection of the 'best' economics stories among all of NPR's programming. |
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Creating (yes, you can do it...) Podcasts |
Audacity is the most popular open source software for creating audio files. Try this tutorial. |
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Recording a Podcast | This the most comprehensive introduction to recording your own podcasts (complete with equipment recommendations). Get some free music for your podcast here or here or here or here. |
| Podcast Tutorial | This podcasting tutorial will show you how to create, and upload your own podcast. | |
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Create and post your own podcasts... |
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| Music for podcasts | Royalty-free music for use in creating your podcasts. I've placed 4 tracks here you can edit and use in creating your podcast. | |
| Sample script from session | Directions and script used in the workshop. |
A 'proof-of-concept' podcast using a clip from Marketplace Money...
Another example of a 'proof of concept' podcast....
This page developed and maintained
by:
Phillip
VanFossen
Assoc. Director, Center
for Economic Education
Purdue University
Last Update: 09-30-09
