Yes, you can now podcast using the iPod Touch!

My sister, who is a classroom teacher, just got an iPod Touch as a gift.  She's eager to start podcasting with her students.  Having never done such a thing, she wanted someone to show her how to do this.  So I created a really quick podcast for her, talking her through the process.  Then it dawned on me, why not share this with everyone here on iUpgrade!  So this podcast is from the "rough and tumble series:"  it's not fancy.  It's just a quick show and tell on how to do something specific:  podcast with the iPod Touch.

Here's what is covered:

*  Adding a mic to the iPod Touch 

* Recording using the iTalk App from the iTunes Store

* Getting the file from the iPod Touch to the computer desktop

* Converting the file to a format that will work on the web

* Publishing the podcast to the web

Podcasting with an iPod Touch

A podcast series about cool ways to do practical practice with technology in the classroom technology

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If you are thinking about purchasing a physical interactive whiteboard, think again. By purchasing an iPad and software like Doceri, you probably could easily save your school about $1,000 or so (per classroom installation) and have an even more versatile tool than a fixed interactive whiteboard. And if the iPad travels with the teacher, then you have greater flexibility of use over a physical interactive whiteboard that is permanently mounted in one classroom location.

While these quickcast videos are not a comprehensive tutorial in how to use Doceri, they do provide a good overview of the current features of Doceri.

The good people at Doceri are actively working to add some very impressive features to their already awesome product. I don't know if I am at liberty to share those or not, but this will be a product to place on your watch list. They are actively working to leverage the unique power of Apple iOS devices to extend Doceri well beyond a mere content deliver mechanism. I am eager to see how this product, already the most powerful in its class in my opinion, evolves into a comprehensive tool that teachers will just not be able to live without.

Disclaimer: I am in no way affiliated with nor am I receiving any consideration of any kind from Doceri or SP Controls, Inc., for bringing this product forward. I do so only because I would have to have and use it if I were working in the school setting. I use it now every time I present to educators.

Doceri - A Complete IWB Solution for the iPad (part 2)

Doceri - A Complete IWB Solution for the iPad (part 1)

As a result of everyone's enthusiasm in sharing their new ideas about how they are now implementing the iPad as an interactive whiteboard, I created this follow up quickcast sharing the collective creativity of educators everywhere.  It contains numerous ideas and suggestions from around the world.

Having trouble viewing this quickcast?  It is also cross-posted at my YouTube channel:  iUpgradeTV.  The URL is:  http://www.youtube.com/user/iUpgradeTV

iPad as IWB Update 1

Thanks to Crystal Priest, from Maine, for this recommendation:  Splashtop Remote instead of Air Display.  At only $4.99, Splashtop is half the price of Air Display and offers several "must have" features, but there is a trade off.  Learn more.

Having trouble viewing this quickcast?  It is also cross-posted at my YouTube channel:  iUpgradeTV.  The URL is:  http://www.youtube.com/user/iUpgradeTV

iPad as IWB Update 2 - Splashtop Remote

xTag is my favorite, affordable, USB, wireless microphone.  I highly recommend it.  (And Revolabs, its maker, probably doesn't even know I exist.)  Learn the basics in this quickcast.

Having trouble viewing this quickcast?  It is also cross-posted at my YouTube channel:  iUpgradeTV.  The URL is:  http://www.youtube.com/user/iUpgradeTV

Podcasting with an iPod Touch

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