Podcasting Create. Deliver. Educate.. What is a Podcast? Audio or video broadcast distributed through the Internet on a subscription basis. Thousands.

Podcasting Create. Deliver. Educate.

What is a Podcast?• Audio or video broadcast distributed

through the Internet on a subscription basis.

• Thousands of FREE topics to choose from.

• Based on RSS (Really Simple Syndication, Rich Site Summary).

• Portable technology.

RSS Is the Key

RSS Is the Key• RSS known as Really Simple

Syndication or Rich Site Summary.

• Based on XML.

• iTunes checks the RSS file.

• Tools available to create RSS files.

RSS to iTunes to iPod

What Can I Listen To?Anything you want. Choose from thousands of selections.

How Can Students Benefit?• iPod or some type of multimedia player already available to students - 100 Million iPods Sold.

• Practice 21st century communication skills through audio and video to express ideas and concepts.

• Portability a huge aid to studying.

• Doubles as a recording device.

• New and innovative ways of teaching can be explored. A great supplement for lectures.

Explore Teaching with Podcasts• Not limited to just recording lectures…

• Dialogues, create vocabulary lists, and flash cards.

• Problem set demonstrations and lab experiments.

• Audio feedback.

• Common question reviews at the end of week.

• Students create video/audio podcasts. Critique each other.

• Supplemental course material.

• Turn to the person next to you and share ways podcasting can enrich your class and teaching methods.

A Few Suggestions• Keep it short and informative. 5 to 15 minutes a good

rule.

• Collaborate with colleagues.

• Talk to students.

A Gathering Place for NOVA Podcasts

iTunes U• Service provided by your educational institution and

Apple.

• Repository for faculty to store their podcasts.

• Easy for faculty members to use.

• Students can be given access to upload their own podcasts.

• Place for staff too.

• Branding of the college.

Equipment Needed

• PC or a Mac.

• A microphone.

• Video camera (optional for video).

• Recording software.

PC Recording Software • Allows you to record your podcast, edit, and then save to mp3.

• Audacity – free, open-source http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

MAC Recording Software • Preferred platform to podcast.

• GarageBand preloaded in iLife suite.

Legality Issues on Music• Beware of using licensed music.

• Use public domain or music under Creative Commons license.

• Create music with Fruity Loops, Acid, or Garage Band (MAC)

Recording with Audacity• Get Audacity at http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

• Download plug-in LAME MP3 encoder.

• Install. Open and start a new project.

• Project files are saved as *.aup files

• Hit the Record Button.

• Start reading from your script.

Recording With Audacity• If you make a mistake, pause for a few seconds and

reread the sentence.

• Make edits later.

Editing With Audacity

• Delete word whiskers, lengthy silences, and interruptions.

• Choose to add music.

• Add effects such as volume control, fade-ins, and fade-outs.

Convert to MP3• Audacity requires LAME MP3 encoder.

http://audacity.sourceforge.net

• File – Export As MP3.

• Add ID tags to your MP3. Title, Artist, Album, and Comments.

Publish and Promote • RSS feeds used to publish Podcast.

• Users will subscribe to RSS feed.

• Upload your podcast file to your web host.

• Blogger + Feedburner setup your podcast automatically.

Publish and Promote

• Create a RSS feed with RSS builder. http://www.snapfiles.com/get/rssbuilder.html

• Upload your RSS feed.

• Grab your RSS feed address. Example: http://www.nvcc.edu/home/rbrown/index.xml

• Add RSS address to iTunes.

• Publicize this address by adding it to your website.

Have fun podcasting!

• Email [email protected] or [email protected].

• Visit http://tac.nvcc.edu/podcasts/ for resources on podcasting.

• Download this presentation at http://tac.nvcc.edu/resources/presentations/podcasts.ppt