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Podcasting Basics. Donna Teuber Ridge View High School. Podcasting Basics. Podcasts are audio files ANY device that plays digital audio files will play a podcast- from iPods to Windows PC’s Typical format for the files is MP3
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Podcasting Basics Donna Teuber Ridge View High School
Podcasting Basics • Podcasts are audio files • ANY device that plays digital audio files will play a podcast- from iPods to Windows PC’s • Typical format for the files is MP3 • Often podcasts are “radio-like” programs- host with music, interviews, monologues, etc.
Distribution • Web Page • BlackBoard • District Podcasting Site – http://podcast.richland2.org A RSS feed allows people to subscribe to your podcast
Finding Podcasts • Podcast directories: • PodcastAlley.com - (http://www.podcastalley.com/) • Podcast.net - (http://www.podcast.net/) • iPodder.org - (http://ipodder.org) • iTunes Store • Yahoo – (http://podcasts.yahoo.com/) • Learn Out Loud – (http://www.learnoutloud.com/Home )
Podcatchers • Podcatchers are programs that allow you to subscribe to podcasts. • Some podcatchers are: • Apple iTunes • Available for free for Windows and Mac machines • See (http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/) • Doppler • Free for Windows • See: (http://dopplerradio.net/) • Juice • Free for Windows and Mac See: (http://juicereceiver.sourceforge.net/)
Why Podcast? • Writing for a real purpose • You can listen and learn at your own leisure • You can reach a real audience and communicate globally
Students can… • listen to audio stories. • create songs, reader’s theater, radio drama, or play/skit scripts. • interview another student about a topic. • create commercials. • listen to directions for a class assignment. • create a study guide for tests. • create an oral presentation. • create a music video. • listen to podcasts to gain knowledge about topics, cultures, etc.
Teachers can… • create directions for an assignment. • create study guides or test review information. • create lectures/notes lesson plans for review or for absent students. • use podcasts as forms of assessment. • inform parents about what students are learning and how they are learning. • create announcements for parents about special events, assignments, etc.
Producing a Podcast • Pre-production (writing script) • Recording • Post-production (editing) • Publishing • You need a computer, headphones or speaker, and a computer microphone
Editing Software • Audacity • Easy to use • Cut & paste • Fade-in, fadeout • Equalize • Noise removal • Additional tracks • Exporting