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DIGITAL MEDIA ON DEMAND. Podcasts - Distribution of media programs over the Internet using a subscriber model. • Commercial-free broadcasts. • Minimal publishing costs. • No FCC regulations. WHY PODCAST IN ACADEMIA . • Free and accessible.
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DIGITAL MEDIA ON DEMAND Podcasts - Distribution of media programs over the Internet using a subscriber model. • Commercial-free broadcasts • Minimal publishing costs • No FCC regulations
WHY PODCAST IN ACADEMIA • Free and accessible • Episodes delivered to subscribers • Allows for self-paced, mobile learning • Promotes active learning and engagement • Provides access to subject matter experts
SUBSCRIBE TO PODCASTS • Podcast Directories iTunes Store Podcast Alley • Internet Access • Aggregator (podcatcher) Juice iTunes • Media Player VLC Player QuickTime Player Windows Media Player
PUBLISH A PODCAST mp3 • Create Media File PDF m4v <item> <title>ITEM_TITLE</title> <link>ITEM_URL</link> <description>ITEM_DESCRIPTION</description> <enclosure url=“ITEM_URL”length=“ITEM_DURATION”type="audio/mpeg” or “video/m4v” or “application/pdf”/> <pubDate>ITEM_DATE</pubDate> </item> • Create XML File • Upload to Server
CREATE MEDIA FILES • Locate Equipment • Script Episodes • Prep Talent • Record Quality Media
CREATE MEDIA FILE • Record and Edit Audio Audacity GarageBand Soundtrack Pro mp3 • Encode Audio into mp3 iTunes LAME • Digitize and Edit Video m4v or mp4 iMovie Final Cut Pro Windows Movie Maker • Export Video as m4v
CREATE XML FILE • Code Writing with XML Template Dreamweaver Microsoft Word NotePad TextEdit <item> <title>ITEM_TITLE</title> <link>ITEM_URL</link> <description>ITEM_DESCRIPTION</description> <enclosure url=“ITEM_URL”length=“ITEM_DURATION”type="audio/mpeg" or “video/mpeg” or “application/pdf”/> <pubDate>ITEM_DATE</pubDate> </item> • File size of PDF, mp3 or m4v in bytes
UPLOAD FILES TO SERVER mp3 + + + XML File PDF m4v • Place the completed XML file in the same directory as your media files. • FTP (File Transfer Protocol) Mac OS - Fugu Windows - WS_FTP 95
SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST • Add the Feed in Your Aggregator In iTunes, go to Advanced > Subscribe to Podcast. • Type in Feed URL: http://yourservername/yourdirectory/yourfilename.xml • Add a weblink to your vidcast: itpc://yourservername/yourdirectory/yourfilename.xml
PODCAST RESOURCES • Audacity - Free, open source software for recording and editing sounds. It is available for Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, GNU/Linux, and other operating systems.http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ • Making a Podcast - Apple's site covers submission and feedback processes, an example feed, iTunes RSS tags, and formatting video for the iPod.http://www.apple.com/itunes/whatson/podcasts/specs.html • Smith College Resources for Podcasters - View multimedia tutorials on how to create audio and video podcasts.http://www.smith.edu/multimedia_resources.php#
PODCAST TUTORIALS • Audacityhttp://audacityteam.org/wiki/index.php?title=Tutorials • GarageBandhttp://www.apple.com/ilife/tutorials/#garageband • How to Podcasthttp://www.how-to-podcast-tutorial.com/00-podcast-tutorial-four-ps.htm