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Podcasting World Languages OEC 2009. JoNelle Gardner gardnerj@fort-mill.k12.sc.us ghesblog@blogspot.com. You Need. Microphone Logitech or other brand Recorder Free built in your computer (Run: sndrec32) Audacity Computer With speakers MP3 player and headphones are optional.
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Podcasting World Languages OEC 2009 JoNelle Gardner gardnerj@fort-mill.k12.sc.us ghesblog@blogspot.com
You Need • Microphone • Logitech or other brand • Recorder • Free built in your computer (Run: sndrec32) • Audacity • Computer • With speakers • MP3 player and headphones are optional
IMPORTANT: File types: Audacity Project (recording& editing) MP3 WAV Record Export as MP3 for Gcast Audacityfree audio recorder and editor
Downloading Audacityhttp://audacity.sourceforge.net/download • Search for “download audacity” • Choose your OS • Follow on screen directions
Audacity • MP3 files for Gcast • Wave files for your computer
LAME MP3 encoder • Just need these steps once per computer
Create Gcast Account • Before you begin – decide on your name
Create Gcast Account • Before you begin – decide on your name
Create Gcast Account • Skip phone number!
Upload file • Upload your recording- From your computer: Upload new audio files
Add information • Add title and description for easier identification and searches later • You made it!
Add another file • Create another podcast
Publish • Publish your podcast with just a TITLE and a CLICK! (well almost)
Subscribe to podcast XML file • iTunes • Google Reader • more or Email alerts
How to listen and subscribe to podcasts http://www.gcast.com/htdb/info/how_subscribe.html If link is blocked, please continue presentation.
Click & play on the web • If your web browser is enabled with Flash, you can listen to podcasts embedded in web pages (such as the one on the Gcast home page). • This allows anybody to embed a podcast in any web page.
Download MP3 files • Many podcast channels are also available as individual MP3 files which you can download to your computer and listen on your media player of choice.
Subscribe via iTunes • If you have iTunes, you can use it to subscribe to any podcast channel • Select the "Subscribe to Podcast" option from the "Advanced" menu in iTunes.
Subscribe via MyYahoo or MyMSN • If you have a MyYahoo or MyMSN account, you can easily add any podcast channel to that account. The podcast channel will simply appear as a new module, and each new "post" will appear as a new "headline" on your personalized page.
Subscribe via email alerts • This is the simplest way to subscribe to a podcast. GCcast enables listeners to subscribe for email alerts and whenever a podcast channel is updated, you'll automatically receive email with links to download the new audio file(s).
How to listen and subscribe to podcasts http://www.gcast.com/htdb/info/how_subscribe.html