To help help support teachers we have prepared a few notes on using podcasting to support curriculum delivery.

1. Prepare
Preparation is the key to a great podcast. Help your students to prepare a few notes in advance to remind them of the topics to be covered using podcasting
with specific information about each topic. Human brains love stories – podcasting is a great way to share stories and help students learn.

2. Security
Choose a podcast hosting company that offers a safe and secure location for your content that can be accessed from your school.  Cheapest does not
always mean the best.  Podcasting with Schoolstream means that your students’ media will always be secure.

3. Detail, Detail, Detail
Audio is a uniquely intimate medium. As you hear a story you create an image in your head of what the speaker is talking about.  Think in pictures and help
your students to create thought pictures for their listeners.

4. Support
Select a hosting company that is solely aimed at supporting schools and their communities.   Schoolstream draws upon a wealth of talent from the
community media, broadcasting and education sectors.

5. Get a good quality digital recorder and microphone
The phrase “garbage in, garbage out” applies to sound recordings.  A poor quality recording device will create poor quality recordings. Schoolstream can give you good advice on affordable equipment.

6. Open source solutions
An open source hosting solution will allow your students access to standard media formats.  When podcasting with Schoolstream your media is always accessible and portable, and you will not be tied to a proprietary platform.  Using free open source software for audio editing means that students can install it and use it at home.

7. Creative Commons music
If your students want to use music in their podcasts then find Creative Commons licensed content available for free download so that you are not in breach of any copyright  restrictions.