Podcasting+with+PCs



= = = Podcasting with PC's = = What is a podcast? - combination of the words iPod and broadcast. A podcast is web feed media file(s) that can be downloaded to a portable media player or computer, that can be played back at the listener's convenience. The other difference between a podcast and just a movie or audio file is that podcasts can be subscribed to by others to receive it. They originally started out as audio files, but are now audio, pictures, videos, and other media. = = = =media type="youtube" key="y-MSL42NV3c" height="364" width="445" media type="custom" key="4176967" REQUIREMENTS FOR CREATING A PODCAST= =an audio recording application (we are going to use Audacity as it is easy and free= =a microphone (A unidirectional, dynamic-type external microphone is preferred, but not required= =earphones make it easy to listen to and edit= =a website to publish to = =RESOURCES FOR PODCASTING= =-[|"Creating Classroom Podcasts"] by Allisyn Levy= =-[|The Educator's Podcast Network]= =-[|PoducateMe Podcasting Guide]= =-[|Podcast For Free] How-to-Guide on steps of podcasting= ="4 Steps of Podcasting= =--Plan: Storyboard and write= =--Produce: Record what was written= =--Prepare: Edit the work= =--Publish: Post to the web= =Step 1: Plan - Have students plan and write their scripts. Do not have them just try to make the recording offhand!!! = = Story Boarding Template developed by Bernajean Porter = =  Podcast Storyboard from CTAPIV Podcasting Workshop for Teachers = =Step 2: Produce and Step 3: Prepare - We are going to use Audacity because it is easy and free. = = = = = =media type="youtube" key="IC3VZkfdgV8" height="364" width="445" Here are some more references you can use for podcasting using Audacity.= = = = = == = = =You can also import audio files and music.= =Here are some "free" sites for getting music. Just make sure you follow the copyright rules for each site and download.= = [|Musopen] = =[|Findsongs] = [|Freeplaymusic] ** [|Podsafeaudio]

//One thing to note: you want to export your finished file as an mp3. To do this you have to download the lame mp3 encoder file. This file can be downloaded from the [|Audacity website]. You can save the file wherever you want, but just remember, because the first time you try to export an .mp3 file, Audacity will ask you where the lame file is located. After the first time, it will not ask again.//  Step 4: Publish - hosting sites for your published podcasts.

[|podbean] [|podcastpeople] [|podomatic] [|Learn360 website] We are going to use the Learn360 site since all 3 school have membership to the site.

One more site to mention is [|Gcast]. With Gcast you can create and publish your podcast on one site online. ** = = = = = =