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Teaching Subjects:

WelshEnglishInformation and Communication TechnologyModern Foreign Languages

English Curriculum:

Key Stages 1, 2, 3 & 4

Scottish Curriculum:

P1-3, P4-7, S1-2, S3-4
Product Overview

NEW - Podium with Video

NEW Podium with video means that you and your pupils will be able to create, edit, publish and promote audio and video podcasts, quickly and easily all from the same simple interface, allowing more flexibility than ever before! 

Now that Podium supports video, you will be able to enrich your podcasts by adding video or a series of images to a dedicated video track.  Populate your video track by importing an existing video or image file or create a new one by recording directly onto the track using Podium's built-in video capture feature.

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What is Podium?

'Tell your story' with this major new podcasting tool developed for the education market. The PC-based application allows students to easily create, edit and publish podcasts all from the same simple interface.

Podium features a fantastic scripting tool that allows users to assign and colour-code dialogue depending on whose turn it is to speak, greatly enhancing group working capabilities. It allows pupils to display and extend their creativity using audio as a means of expressing themselves and is extremely straight forward to use, whatever your age.

Winner of a BETT award 2009 | Content-Free Tools

New Primary Framework for literacy
The first four strands of the new literacy framework (speaking, listening and responding, group discussion and interaction and drama) for all year groups, invites many activities which are well served by podcasting. Specific references to podcasting are also included. Visit the DfES literacy framework and search for 'podcasting'.

What is podcasting?
Podcasts are sound files that are made in the same way as radio programmes. What makes a podcast different is that it can be automatically downloaded to your computer and then loaded onto your MP3 player without you having to do anything except connect the two together. This is easy and very convenient. It keeps an eye on requested programmes and goes back to look for updates regularly so that you don't miss episodes of your favourites.

Podcasting lets anybody with a microphone; a computer and an Internet connection publish audio broadcasts that can be listened to by people anywhere in the world. Podcasts are free and as they can be automatically downloaded to portable media players, they can be listened to whenever it's convenient.

Podcasting in education
We believe that podcasting really is set to revolutionise both teaching and learning in schools and is suitable for any age and any subject. There are many reasons why podcasting in education is becoming more important, including:

  • it can be tailored to any curriculum area
  • it provides the potential to support or extend the work of any pupil with special needs
  • it is useful for children who miss sessions through absence
  • podcasting provides a fantastic parent / community : school link
  • it could bring a whole new approach to homework, e.g. audio notes to reinforce learning
  • it improves speaking and listening skills - an area highlighted in the new Primary National Strategy Framework for literacy
  • it improves motivation, ICT skills, teamwork and audience appreciation and consideration
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Why Podium?
Podium is a PC based application suitable for all ages from KS1 right up to KS4. It enables users to create, edit and publish podcasts all from the same simple interface, meaning that pupils do not have to work with a number of different software packages in order to podcast in lessons. Podcasting with Podium is so easy pupils are able to receive a brief; create, edit and publish their podcasts all during one lesson! Podium's fantastic scripting tool also enhances group working as pupils can create scripts together and assign dialogue to different members of their group so when they begin recording, they each know whose turn it is to speak. It's as easy as 3, 2, 1, record!

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Don't just take our word for it! 
"The ability to podcast has allowed us to make a major pedagogical shift in our approach to teaching and in our pupils' approach to learning."
Eneas McNulty, St Mary Magdalen's RC Junior School.

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