Podcast on "Phantom Libraries" with Haley Bradley and Leyna Brewer

My partner for this podcast was Leyna Brewer and we chose to do our podcast on “Phantom Libraries” from around the world that no longer exist or have disappeared long ago.  I chose to upload our podcast into SoundCloud just because I had used the platform before in a previous class.  I ran into a little bit of trouble trying to make sure the video/audio was uploaded into the correct format but other than that it was a very easy process.  I titled the work and put a short description, and the link is attached to this post.  I reviewed two other platforms, one was PodBean which was also very easy with one small hiccup, being that I didn’t have an RSS feed which I would have had to switch my SoundCloud post over to PodBean and then upload the video from there.  I liked how there was an Episode tab on the left-hand side of the website where you could keep track of your different podcasts.  I also looked into Audacity platform, and it is fairly easy and a similar set up to SoundCloud, you just need the right format to upload which takes a few extra steps to accomplish.  Overall, I like how SoundCloud gives you easy ways to share, stream, and copy your audio and it is very user-friendly. 

The use of podcasts I can see how it could be beneficial for libraries; the librarian can do so many different things with a podcast that can help increase community involvement and get the students involved as well.  Podcasts are very easy to use and using a digital platform you can easily upload and send them out to school or send a link to your personal podcast platform.  I would love to see podcasts used to introduce new books, or to host a bedtime story with your librarian each week or month, or have students talk about new books they love to read and use this to involve the school and community.  The only challenges I could see you running into are maybe the technology piece and making sure you have stable internet and a good environment with working audio features to make the podcast high quality. 

 

Link to Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/haley-bradley-857873110/podcast-phantom-libraries/s-CsG7X0LHMa5?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing&si=9f6d6b2c13414a77a47fbd5a7f28584a

Other educational podcasts can be found on these websites:

https://www.commonsensemedia.org/podcast-lists

https://www.pbs.org/parents/podcasts




Comments

  1. I really look forward to hosting booktalks with my students but I understand that not all students have the time to attend afterschool events due to other commitments. In order to reach those students, I really love your idea of creating a podcast where you have students talk about books they've read to share with their peers! Thank you!

    I also really enjoyed listening to you and Leyna talk about phantom libraries and I thought you all included some really interesting facts!

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  2. This seems to be a timely topic! Nice work here!

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  3. Hi Haley! I absolutely LOVED working on this podcast with you! The world of podcasts is exploding and I think there are so many different ways to get kids voices out there into the universe while still protecting their faces and identities. I really like your idea on "stories with the librarian". I read books with my daughter every night, but not everyone has that capability. There is some great ideas here!

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  4. Hi Haley,
    Very interesting topic, I love history. It is interesting to know that libraries are disappearing. I believe libraries of the 21st century need to be places where books and all forms of digital media exist. I think it is interesting to use podcast to convey your message in the library form.

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