The Best 30 Technology and Education Podcasts

Learning doesn't always have to be visual. Podcasts can be listened to while you do other things. You can download the audio file and relax at your leisure. Here are 30 I have hand-picked for you. Please add your suggestions below after the post.


Assistive Technology: Tools in Public Schools- assistive technology specialist Chris Bugaj

Astronomy Cast- astronomy concepts covered

BAM Radio: Connecting the Voices of the Education Village

Concordia EdTech Podcast

Distillations Podcast- focuses on chemistry

EdCeptional

The Ed Tech Crew Podcast- hosted by Darrel Branson (The ICT Guy) and Tony Richards from itmadesimple.com.

The EdTech Roundup- Michael Karlin

English as a Second Language Podcast

Flipped Learning Network- hosted by Troy Cockrum

The Google Educast- hosted by Google certified teachers

Great Speeches in History Podcast- famous speeches include JFK, Reagan, Obama

The History Chicks- "our goal is to introduce you to female characters in history, factual or fictional. An introduction, an overview and a little push to explore and learn more on your own."

House of #EdTech- NJ Social Studies teacher Christopher J. Nesi

How Stuff Works- broad range of topics

Instructional Tech Talk- tech integration assistance

ISTE Casts- produced by the International Society fro Technology in Education

LitTech- hosted by learning technologies librarian Emily Thompson and media specialist Addie Matteson

The Learning Revolution Has Begun: Are We Ready?- Steve Hargadon

Moving at the Speed of Creativity- "education, twenty-first century literacy, blended learning, technology integration, and educational leadership."

#NerdyCast- Nicholas Provenzano's podcast features smart and funny people in education

NPR Education Podcast- from National Public Radio

Practical Money Skills for Life

Spark- Nora Young

The State of Tech- bi-weekly podcast

Talks with Teachers- "inspiring stories from today's educators"

Teaching with Technology Podcast- from Cablevision's Power to Learn Initiative

Teacher Created Materials- strategies for the classroom

Tech Chicks- "Two Texas Chicks Who Love Technology and the Digital Lifestyle"

TED Talks Education- if you are familiar with TED, you know that these podcasts will be well done

Guest Post: Build Your PLN This Summer Via Podcasts

Summer is the perfect time to reflect on the past year and learn new strategies for the coming year.  One way to do this is by building your PLN…personal learning network.  Teaching can be an isolating business, yet there are hundreds of teachers in your state, country and throughout the world who do exactly what you do and are willing to share their successes and failures with you. There are many ways to build a PLN, but today I would like to focus on one of the easiest ways (in my humble opinion) which listening to podcasts.  Podcasts/vodcasts are audio/video recordings that can be viewed on your computer, smartphone or ipod/mp3 device.  There are a growing number of teachers who voluntarily produce very informative podcasts on a variety of educational topics. What better way to learn about the value of listening to a podcast than to listen to a podcast?  Teacher Tech Talk is a fabulous teacher-produced podcast and in episode 1.5 the host Chad Kafka provides a “tech tidbit” on the value of listening to podcasts, shares how to listen to podcasts and highlights some of his favorite podcasts. 

For you to begin your podcast adventure, you will need to find a podcast that suits your needs.  There are several organizations that provide a collection of podcasts that might be a good place to start.  The first place I would recommend is The Edreach Network.  You can listen to their publications through their YouTube Channel, on itunes or on Stitcher radio if you have a smartphone.  They have podcasts for administrators, theater teachers, art teacher and so much more.  My personal favorites are Teacher Tech Talk, Mobile Reach,   The Google Educast and Techlandia.  Another organization that provides a variety of podcasts is TeacherCast.  My favorite podcast of the TeacherCast network is the TechEducator podcast, but there are several other great podcasts as well.  In addition, there are many other podcasts available just by searching the itunes store in the podcast section.  I stumbled upon The Cool Teacher podcast that way.

Whether you listen to a podcast in the car, while you are exercising or just sitting at your desk you are sure to be motivated to check out a new ipad app or website, or read an intriguing news article.  Try it out!  Most podcasts are between 15 minutes – no more than hour!

GUEST BLOGGER INFO

Julie Spang is a Technology Integration Specialist who lives in Dunstable, Massachusetts and will soon be working at Groton-Dunstable Middle School. She has been a technology teacher and integrator for 9 years.  You can find more articles on her blog: http://technologeyes.wordpress.com/

All About Podcasting: 82 Sites Which Will Show You Everything You Need to Know

ABOUT PODCASTING
Apple in Education Podcast Guide
Beginner's Guide to Podcast Creation
How Podcasting Works- from How Stuff Works

How to Create Your Own Podcast- step-by-step tutorial
How to Podcast- Audacity tutorials

Making a Podcast- using iTunes to create a podcast

Podcasting- explained by K12 Handhelds
Podcasting Basics- from Teaching Today

Podcasting in the Classroom- includes guide, iPods in education, a large list of resources for creating podcasts in the classroom and more

Podcasting Legal Guide- from Creative Commons
Podcasting: Tips for Teachers
Podcasting Tools- instructions on how to produce a podcast

Poducate Me- "HowTto" guide is downloadable as a pdf

Sample Video Podcasts- from HS science teacher 
Ten Ways to Use the iTunes/Podcast in the Classroom - from Michael Zimmer's Pursuit of Technology Integration blog
Top 40 Podcasts for Teachers

PODCASTING TOOLS
Audacity- free cross-platform sound editor

Blubrry- podcast community and directory; hosting
Evoca- create and share digital voice recordings 
Gabcast- record and post to your blog or website

MyPodcast.com- free podcast hosting and directory
PodBean-"407,908 PODCASTERS, 1,880,627 EPISODES, 178,593,437 DOWNLOADS AS OF TODAY."
Podomatic- create or listen to podcasts

Power Sound Editor Free

WavePad Audio Editing Software- for Macs

Wavosaur Free Audio Editor

ART AND MUSIC
Art History- produced by LearnOutLoud, this podcast is narrated by Antonia Bath. Each podcast is about 2-6 minutes long.
Museum Podcasts- Smithsonian American Art Museum
National Gallery of Art Podcasts
Pandora Podcast Series


BOOKS
Barnes and Noble Studio- video podcasts with writers
Book Lust- Seattle librarian Nancy Pearl interviews writers
Book Review- The New York Times
Books Available as Podcasts
Bookworm- showcases writers of fiction and poetry
Fireside Book Chat-"books for teens; reviews by teens"
Librivox- books in the public domain; very extensive list includes Shakespeare, Dickens, Aesop and Verne
The NewYork Review of Books
NPR Books
The Penguin Podcast-Penguin Books
Podiobooks-from fantasy to fiction, this site has loads of FREE books you can listen to in your spare time
Science Fiction Book Review Podcast
Slate's Audio Book Club


LANGUAGE ARTS
Booktalks- new and old books are covered here, as hosted by media specialist Nancy Keane
Grammar Girl's Quick & Dirty Tips for Better Writing- tips are 5-10 minutes; most topics are requested by listeners
Podcasting in Language Arts- ideas for the classroom
Podcasts in Language Arts
ShakespeareCast- the complete works of William Shakespeare, performed by the Los Medanos College, Antioch Classical Theatre Company and Antioch High School. 
What Should You Teach Your Students About Communicating Digitally?


MATH
Chisholm Math Minutes- podcasts from 8th grade teacher Mrs. Penner 
Classroom Professor Math Podcast-  sample podcast: Math in the Cemetery, Where is Zero on Earth?
Dan's Math Cast-for high school juniors and seniors, this podcast is produced by math professor Dan Bach; well done!
How to Integrate Podcasting into Science and Math Classes  
Math Podcasts- 6th grade student podcasts
Technology in the Math Classroom 
Using Podcast to Teach Math


PODCAST DIRECTORIES
Digital Podcast- around 40 categories

The Education Podcast Network- K-12 with 15 categories

Find Education Podcasts- list covers professional development podcasts, education podcasts

Podcast.com- podcasts from CNN, Grammar Girl, The Public Speaker, Yale University, Edutopia and much more
Podcast Alley

PodcastDirectory.com

PodcastDirectory.org
PodFeed- 19,000 podcasts


SCIENCE
Discovery Network Podcasts- you'll find Science Channel Video, Animal Planet Presents and Discovery Channel Video
Hidden Universe- episodes are 5 minutes long and transcripts are available; this podcast is presented by the Spitzer Space Telescope
How to Integrate Podcasting into Science and Math Classes 
Ideas for Podcasting in the Classroom
NASA Podcasts- for 9-12th graders
Podcasting in the Middle School Science Classroom
The Wild Classroom- biology podcasts


SOCIAL STUDIES
Autobiography of Theodore Roosevelt- 15 chapters
Colonial Williamsburg
Medieval Studies
Mr. Carmichael's Social Studies Podcasts- covers American history, world geography and world history
Podcast Central: Social Studies- for middle school teachers
Room 613 Talk- 6th grade social studies class
Social Studies Podcasts- includes Free Speech vs Privacy, Digitizing History
Using "Easy" Podcasting in the Social Studies Curriculum