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 * Paper** **submission #008**

Podcasting in Middle School: A Case Study and Implications for Teacher Education
 * Title**

Thanh Truc T. Nguyen, Assistant Specialist, Curriculum Research & Development Group, College of Education, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA, nguyen@hawaii.edu
 * Presenter(s)**

Marybeth P. Hamilton, Teacher/Curriculum Researcher, Curriculum Research & Development Group, College of Education, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA, mph@hawaii.edu

Currently, podcasts in education are used by instructors to deliver content; additionally, most research is about university courses. This paper presents a case study of the curriculum research, development, and implementation of student-created podcasts in two classes offered as a continuum at a middle school. The first course was seventh grade English; the second was eighth grade computer literacy. In English, the curriculum was already strong and established. In computer literacy, the curriculum was in experimental stages. Student-learning considerations and results of implementation are described, as well as the different approaches used by both teachers and the resulting student outcomes. The paper concludes with a discussion of implications for teacher education when preparing other educators to use this emerging technology.
 * Abstract**

Paper accepted for proceedings
 * Notes & Comments**