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1. Meaningful idea and purpose
Assessment
http://www.uwstout.edu/soe/profdev/podcastrubric.html
2. Computer with microphone built in or plug in mic.
3. Recording software (GarageBand-Mac, Audacity-PC)
4. Somewhere online to post the audio file. A blog is best because then you can have subscribers.
Listen to Podcasts to learn and get ideas
iTunes Example-Spanish Pod
Cedar Creek Elementary nutrition
http://ccepodcasts.edublogs.org/files/2008/10/kate_jacob.mp3
Bluejay Authors' Collection
Author Interview
CyberChickens
http://jabernethy.com/RSSFeed.xml
Our City Podcast about Greenville, PA
Write a Script
Ideas:
What was the best session that you have attended so far at TRLD?
How do you want to use Podcasting?
What was your favorite vacation?
Explain a concept or problem that your students could listen to.
Record
Open up Gargageband and choose FILE>New and then New Podcast.
Click on one of the voice tracks (male or female).
Plug in the microphone and use the red button to record. If you don't like how it sounds delete it and record again.
Record in small segments (a sentence or so at a time) so that if you make a mistake it is easy to redo. When it is all put together it will sound like one recording rather than pieces.
On a Mac-Garageband is easy and has music!
On a PC -Audacity is free software to download.
Edit and Save
Save on your computer as an audio file.
An audio file is about 1 mb per minute in size.
Handout on File Types and sizes
Publish
Today we are publishing at Edublogs. When you do it on your own you will have to decide where to put it.
Directions for Publishing in Edublogs
A blog (blogger.com, edublogs.org, wordpress.com, etc...)
Your own server or webspace (this will not create an RSS feed for people to subscribe to your podcast)
Other Podcast Hosting Services (Do a Google search for Podcast Hosting. There are many of them for various prices.)
Ready for More?
Creating an RSS feed-People can subscribe to your Podcast and you can get statistics about who subscribes.
Resources
Tony Vincent's Page
http://learninginhand.com/podcast
Video Explanation
http://gruntmedia.com/podgrunt_001_view.html
Eanes Podcasting and Vodcasting Professional Development
NOTE FROM TONY VINCENT: Teachers who would like to produce a single episode instead of a series are invited to participate in the Our City Podcast. Students from around the globe are invited to produce an episode all about their home towns. It's a great way to try out podcasting with a project students enjoy.
http://learninginhand.com/storage/ourcity/index.htmlPlaces to find Podcasts:
iTunes Store
NPR
http://www.npr.org/rss/podcast/podcast_directory.php?type=topic
Podcast Directory.com
http://www.podcastdirectory.com/
Educational Podcasting Network
http://epnweb.org/
Podcast Alley
http://www.podcastalley.com/
Learn Outloud
http://www.learnoutloud.com/Free-Audio-Video
PodFeed.net
http://www.podfeed.net/
and finally, a directory of podcast directories!
Podcast 411
http://www.podcast411.com/page2.html
My favorites to listen to:
Copyright Free Music
Podsafe Music
http://music.podshow.com/
On this
site you must have an account. This account gives you
access to a playlist that keeps track of what you have used and lets
artists know that their work is being used. The music you download is
free, but they ask that you attribute the site and the artist.
Podsafe Audio
http://www.podsafeaudio.com/
A great resource. The best!
The FreeSound Project
http://www.freesound.org/index.php
Great for loops and sound effects.
MUTopia
http://www.mutopiaproject.org/
Classical music. .mid files, will need to be converted to be used in
many podcasts. All public domain.
SoundSnap
http://www.soundsnap.com/
Requires sign in, but allows downloads of 5 free sound
effects and loops per month
SoundFX
http://flashkit.com/soundfx/
Assorted
loops and sounds. Some free. No login required.
lots of ads
Podcast Bumper Music
http://bumpermusic.blogspot.com/
This
is a blog with daily entries of "bumper" music-the
music that ends a show or goes between different parts.
Four Bees
http://www.fourbees.com/fourbees/audelm.asp
You must have an account and be logged in to download.
ACID 8 Packs
http://www.acidplanet.com/tools/8packs/
Every Friday this site posts 8 loops to use in podcasts which you can
download for free.
Get Your Own RSS Collector (Aggregator)
Pageflakes
http://www.pageflakes.com
Bloglines
http://bloglines.com
Google Reader
http://www.google.com/reader
Let's stop this nonsense of teachers needing to master a technology and leverage the knowledge, experience, and adaptability of the students! They [the students] ought to be the creators not just consumers.
Alan Levine, CogDogBlog
A great podcast, like an engaging web site, can increase class attendance by sparking student interest to lean more about the subject matter.
Michael Rappa, North Carolina State University