Technology Summer Camps

by Langwitches ~ May 11th, 2007. Filed under: Uncategorized.

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It’ the time of year again. Students at out Elementary School are signing up for 3 hours each for 5 days camps. I will be offering two different camps for students ages 9-12.

One camp is titled “iPod, you Pod, wePod” and the other “Blogging and Podcasting”. I am starting to put together plans on necessary preparations, planned projects and general operations of the camp. So I am using my blog to organize my thoughts, gather ideas and maybe even receive comments/advice from others who are planning similar camps or classes.

Photo by Mcwetboy

Pod, you Pod, wePod CAMP

Preperation:

  • Create a camp blog
  • Have iTunes installed on lab PCs
  • Have example MP3s and MP4s available to download on camp blog
  • bring iPod Nano, shuffle, photo, video, iRiver
  • A/V Cable
  • iHome
  • iTalk
  • Blank CDs
  1. Day 1
    1. Overview of MP3 players and iPods
    2. Using your iPod for disk space, study guide, book
    3. Accessories
    4. Introduction to iTunes
    5. iTunes store
    6. Creating playlists
    7. Importing CDs, burning CDs
  2. Day 2
    1. Download MP3 files and importing into iTunes
    2. Podcast search, subscriptions and transfer (automatic & manual)
    3. What’s an RSS feed?
    4. Changing track names, tags and Album Art
  3. Day 3
    1. Transfer notes, addresses, calendar etc. to your iPod
    2. Create and edit sound files in Audacity
    3. Import into iTunes and transfer to iPod
  4. Day 4
    1. Creating Smart playlists
    2. Converting songs
    3. Creating text files to transfer
    4. Create an e-Book
  5. Day 5
    1. Backup your music library
    2. Recovering files from your iPod
    3. Download youTube videos to your iPod
      1. Zamzar.com
      2. Vixy.com

Blogging and Podcasting CAMP

  1. Day 1
    1. Internet Safety, Citizenship, Copyright
    2. Sign in and customization of blog
    3. Podcasting Intro
    4. Decide if we are going to produce one podcast or each camper their own episode
    5. Document tools and thoughts on blogging and podcasting in blog
  2. Day 2
    1. Creative Commons music, loops, jingles
      1. Garageband.com
      2. CC Mixer
      3. Flashkit Loops
    2. Brainstorm, write and record a jingle for school podcast
    3. Storyboard of each episode (or part)
    4. Document Podcast tools used and process in blog
  3. Day 3
    1. Brainstorm what camp podcast will be about.
      1. Reporters
      2. Storytelling
      3. Drama
      4. Book Review
    2. Divide roles
    3. Rough draft writing and peer editing of episode
    4. Document Podcast tools used and process in blog
  4. Day 4
    1. Practice recording of podcast
    2. Audacity: editing of sound files
    3. Document Podcast tools used and process in blog
  5. Day 5
    1. Publishing of podcast
      1. Podomatic
      2. Odeo
      3. Gcast
    2. Document Podcast tools used and process in blog

Remember that this list IN PROGRESS!!! I welcome suggestions and/or ideas what else to incorporate into the camp day.

[tag] iPods [/tag]

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3 Responses to Technology Summer Camps

  1. William Bishop
    May 11th, 2007 at 11:07 pm

    Okay, I not worthy of making suggestions. I think you have everything figured out. Can I attend the camp? Just kidding! I live to far away.

    I noticed that you are Mac based. Right? I use PCs. I am thinking about getting a Mac in the future for fun. I use audacity to create podcasts. Also, podomatic scares me a bit, but I’m not sure what age levels are attending the camps. What about using ODEO or GCAST. I have used Odeo, but I haven’t used GCAST. I heard that it was a safe and useful podcasting site.

    Well, if I were David Warlick, that would be my two cents worth.

    Also, I blogged about you and your sites today. I love them. BTW, it was my 100th blog post. Kudos for me! I got your email and I will get back to it soon. Saludos desde Alabama…

    William Bishop (Bill)aka lostjohns

  2. Langwitches
    May 12th, 2007 at 6:38 am

    Bill,
    Thank you for your suggestions. I’ll check into Odeo and Gcast again. I had looked into Gcast a year ago while in Argentina and it was great to phone in an episode, since they provided me with a local number in Buenos Aires.

    Actually I am ALL PC based. School AND home. Just recently I have gotten a Mac “for fun” as you say and I am loving it.

    BTW you were my 100th comment today

  3. Kim Cofino
    May 16th, 2007 at 7:17 pm

    Silvia,

    This looks awesome! You are going to have so much fun!

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