Podcasting and Vodcasting: Flash Gordon Meets iPod Ellen Robertson, HHH Instructional Computing Facilitator, 15 hr PDP Workshop

How New Technologies Will Affect What/How We Teach Did you Know?

Did you Know?

Podcasts and Vodcasts Pre-recorded radio (and now video) series or episodes that are delivered to your computer--think “Flash Gordon” Saturday matinees! Allows educators/students to: Publish audio and/or video content to web that can then be “subscribed” to by an “aggregator” like iTunes Can then be synched to an MP3 player

Pre-recorded radio (and now video) series or episodes that are delivered to your computer--think “Flash Gordon” Saturday matinees!

Allows educators/students to:

Publish audio and/or video content to web that can then be “subscribed” to by an “aggregator” like iTunes

Can then be synched to an MP3 player

What Can You Do With Podcasting/Podcatching? Speak Listen Teach Learn

Speak

Listen

Teach

Learn

Why Do Kids Think Its Cool? anybody with a microphone, a computer and an Internet connection can publish audio/video shows that can be listened to/seen by people anywhere in the world barriers to entry are very low--little “geek factor” popular way for people share audio/video shows time shift can be automatically downloaded to portable media players; can be listened to whenever it's convenient

anybody with a microphone, a computer and an Internet connection can publish audio/video shows that can be listened to/seen by people anywhere in the world

barriers to entry are very low--little “geek factor”

popular way for people share audio/video shows

time shift

can be automatically downloaded to portable media players; can be listened to whenever it's convenient

Why Do Kids Think Its Cool? It’s free! can be subscribed to--don’t have to remember to retrieve it great mobility repeatable recyclable personal 9.2 million US adults downloaded an audio podcast and 5.6 million downloaded a video podcast by end of 2006

It’s free!

can be subscribed to--don’t have to remember to retrieve it

great mobility

repeatable

recyclable

personal

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Podcasting covers many topics and countries There are already many types of podcasts, including audio books , music shows , news, humor and sports. Most podcasts are created by amateurs, but there are also commercial podcasts and independently produced podcasts. There are podcasts in Dutch, French, German, Icelandic, Italian, Mohawk, Spanish, and many other languages From podcastingnews.com

There are already many types of podcasts, including audio books , music shows , news, humor and sports.

Most podcasts are created by amateurs, but there are also commercial podcasts and independently produced podcasts.

There are podcasts in Dutch, French, German, Icelandic, Italian, Mohawk, Spanish, and many other languages

Coolest of all is that if you've got a great idea for a podcast, you can probably do it!

Websites House Podcasts Podcasts can originate as a website that will enable visitors to: Find specific episodes Subscribe to present and future episodes Listen to/view episodes Comment /interact with the episode or producer of the episode See a sample: http: //hhhskills . podomatic .com/

Podcasts can originate as a website that will enable visitors to:

Find specific episodes

Subscribe to present and future episodes

Listen to/view episodes

Comment /interact with the episode or producer of the episode

Subscribe to Podcasts to: Use as “do nows” for your classes Learn a new language Keep students informed of current events Quickly hear the news of the day Stay healthy Learn about finances Laugh See the epnweb directory

Use as “do nows” for your classes

Learn a new language

Keep students informed of current events

Quickly hear the news of the day

Stay healthy

Learn about finances

Laugh

Find Education Podcasts iTunes>iTunes store>Podcasts>education iTunes>iTunes store>Podcasts>browse Education Podcast Network http: //epnweb .org Podcast .net podcastalley .com NPR podcast directory Find one educational podcast to tell the class about

iTunes>iTunes store>Podcasts>education

iTunes>iTunes store>Podcasts>browse

Education Podcast Network http: //epnweb .org

Podcast .net

podcastalley .com

NPR podcast directory

Found Great Podcasts? How Do I Keep Track? RSS Feeds R eal S imple S yndication or “ R eady for S ome S tories”

RSS Feeds R eal S imple S yndication or “ R eady for S ome S tories”

A Podcast has a special type of RSS feed Look for these icons on a web page that has a podcast

Look for these icons on a web page that has a podcast

How to “subscribe” to Podcasts Install a free podcast “aggregator” on your machine like iTunes or iPodder Search through iTunes directory Click on the subscribe button If you find a podcast on a website, copy the URL of the podcast and in iTunes, go to advanced>subscribe to podcast Some sites have a podcast subscribe button that auto subscribes you to iTunes if clicked

Install a free podcast “aggregator” on your machine like iTunes or iPodder

Search through iTunes directory

Click on the subscribe button

If you find a podcast on a website, copy the URL of the podcast and in iTunes, go to advanced>subscribe to podcast

Some sites have a podcast subscribe button that auto subscribes you to iTunes if clicked

You DON’T Need One of These to Listen to Podcasts

And You Don’t Need This! Because almost all podcasts are free!

Podcast CREATION Needs ( simplest form for PC or Mac): MP3 recorders or a computer with recording capabilites (ALL Macs come equipped to record) Software for recording MP3s ( Audacity and its LAME framework--free!) Computer to edit/enhance the audio files Internet connection Weblog or Podcast server or access to a free site such as podomatic Add some free music: http://www. edsupport . cc/mguhlin/wiki/index . php ? n=Main . Podcasting #toc7

MP3 recorders or a computer with recording capabilites (ALL Macs come equipped to record)

Software for recording MP3s ( Audacity and its LAME framework--free!)

Computer to edit/enhance the audio files

Internet connection

Weblog or Podcast server or access to a free site such as podomatic

Vodcasting needs (simplest form) MP3 recorders Digital camera Software for recording audio (Audacity and its LAME framework) Computer/software to create slideshow or movie with narration and export as a .mov file QuickTimePro7 to save the .mov as .mv4 Internet connection Weblog or Podcast server or access to a free site such as podomatic

MP3 recorders

Digital camera

Software for recording audio (Audacity and its LAME framework)

Computer/software to create slideshow or movie with narration and export as a .mov file

QuickTimePro7 to save the .mov as .mv4

Internet connection

Weblog or Podcast server or access to a free site such as podomatic

Steps to Podcast/Vodcast Production 1. Plan: Storyboard and Write 2. Produce: Record/shoot the pieces 3. Chop: Edit the pieces 4. Publish: Share your creation

1. Plan: Storyboard and Write

2. Produce: Record/shoot the pieces

3. Chop: Edit the pieces

4. Publish: Share your creation

Suggestions For YOUR Podcasts Storyboard and write your podcast out. Write a standard introduction that includes your name, organization/affiliation, a motto or statement of purpose, and web site address where folks can find other podcasts. Mention some of the topics you'll be discussing. Select an intro tune, exit tune, and tune to play during pauses or topics ahead of time.

Storyboard and write your podcast out.

Write a standard introduction that includes your name, organization/affiliation, a motto or statement of purpose, and web site address where folks can find other podcasts.

Mention some of the topics you'll be discussing.

Select an intro tune, exit tune, and tune to play during pauses or topics ahead of time.

Try your hand at making an audio podcast! Use Audacity to record an “info-mercial” of less about 2 minutes about a place/attraction you have visited on Long Island and export as an mp3 file. Name your file with first initial, last name Wait for directions and password to upload at this server on the HHH PDP Playground: http://media. halfhollowhills .k12. ny . us/weblog/pdp/

Use Audacity to record an “info-mercial” of less about 2 minutes about a place/attraction you have visited on Long Island and export as an mp3 file.

Name your file with first initial, last name

Wait for directions and password to upload at this server on the HHH PDP Playground: http://media. halfhollowhills .k12. ny . us/weblog/pdp/

Now subscribe to the “HHH PDP Playground” podcast site! Wait until the entire class uploads their episodes On the HHH podcast page, click on the button that says RSS Podcast Follow the directions there Listen to the podcasts in iTunes

Wait until the entire class uploads their episodes

On the HHH podcast page, click on the button that says RSS Podcast

Follow the directions there

Listen to the podcasts in iTunes

How to Make a Vodcast We’ll use iMovie 5 on a Mac to create a slideshow with narration We’ll save the movie as a QuickTime file We’ll open the QuickTime file in QuickTime Pro and then export it for an iPod (iMovie 6 automatically can export as an iPod video file) Then we’ll upload it like an audio file to the HHH podcast server

We’ll use iMovie 5 on a Mac to create a slideshow with narration

We’ll save the movie as a QuickTime file

We’ll open the QuickTime file in QuickTime Pro and then export it for an iPod (iMovie 6 automatically can export as an iPod video file)

Then we’ll upload it like an audio file to the HHH podcast server