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Podcasting

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Welcome! • Please find a computer Or start your own computer

You will need an internet connection and email account open and ready

• I am Mary Wiseman & I am here to help you. Please ask questions.

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Podcasting

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Our Agenda Today:

•Quick Introductions•Podcasting Background•Create a Podcast•Closure & Questions

Ask questions as we proceed…

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When you leave this workshop you will:

•Know what a podcast is.

•Describe why & how to use a podcast.

•Communicate the podcast creation process.

•Create a simple podcast.

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Podcasting

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•What do we know about podcasts?

•What questions do we have about podcasts?

•What more would we like to know about podcasts ?

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What are podcasts?New Oxford American Dictionary definition of a podcast is

"a digital recording of a radio broadcast, made available on the Internet

for downloading to a personal audio player [iPod, mp3 player, smartphone].”

Includes video as well as audio.

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Why use podcasts?

•Auditory learners

•Flexibility

•Mobility

•Learning beyond the classroom

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Podcasts in the classroom:

•Nancy Bentley, Wood End School - Reading, MA

Podcasts related to your classroom curriculum can be used whether you teach preschool or high school.  They can be played for students in school or your students can download them to their MP3 players and listen to them on their own time.

The itunes store is a great place to get started. 

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Podcasts in the classroom:

•Introductions, conduct interviews•Record classroom curriculum •Weekly classroom news broadcasts•Document field trips•Record individualized learning plans•Study aids & review content•Book reviews

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Let’s look at some examples of Podcasts

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4 Phases of Podcast Creation:

1.Preproduction

2.Recording

3.Post Production

4.Publishing

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First Phase of Podcast Creation:

Preproduction:

• Plan, plan, plan

• Audience

• Name: Podcasts series & episodes

Be consistent: [example] GothamCast001.mp3

• Distribution methods

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Second Phase of Podcast Creation:

Recording:

• Recording Software:

• Audacity [PC] -Today we will use Audacity

• Garageband [Mac]

• Configure Microphones & Headsets:

• Sound & Audio

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Third Phase of Podcast Creation:

Post Production:

• As fancy as you’d like

• Levilator-levels audio

• Soundsnap for music & sounds

• Images: Garageband & iTunes-branding

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Fourth Phase of Podcast Creation:

Publishing:

• mp3, webpage, RSS feeds

• A home for your podcast / host

• Think distribution methods:

• Screencast, iTunes, YouTube

[video/podcasts]

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Let’s make a podcast!

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We need to prepare our podcasting toolsRecorder, Audio & Sound Systems

Refer to the hand outs

• How to Install Audacity from Thumb Drive• How to Configure of Audio and Sound PC & Mac

Insert thumb driveCopy folder- Podcast PC or Podcast MACWait for instructions

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Congratulations!

You are ready to record

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Record:• What will you say? Audience & message

• Open your recording software.• Follow instructions

• Record, rewind and listen & re-record, if necessary

• Save as an mp3 file.

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Publish:Your host: holds your podcast so you can link to it• We will use Screencast as a host

Open an Internet browserNavigate to: www.screencast.comUser: mwiseman@papergems Password: 97hawley

This is a general account. If you like you may open your own personal account with Screencast. Instructions included.

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Now you have a podcast!

•Your podcast is located in the Screencast folder.

•Get the link for your podcast-save link•Email the mp3 file to yourself

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Congratulations!You just made a podcast

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Closing Comments & Questions:

•Do you know of at least 1 opportunity where you can use a podcast?

•Do you feel comfortable in your ability to produce a podcast?

•Any other questions?

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Please contact me with any other questions

you might have about podcasts.

I will email you all the links we worked with and covered.

Mary Wiseman

Phone: X125

mwiseman@collaborative.org