Podcasting
FOR
DUMMIES
Teachers 
A beginnner’s guide
to the wonderful
world of podcasts!
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Aim: In this session we will …
•Learn what a podcast is
•Look at how we can use podcasts to enhance our
teaching
•Create a podcast
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So what is a Podcast?
A podcast is \"a digital recording of a radio broadcast or similar
programme, made available on the Internet for downloading to a
personal audio player.\"
It is also now generally accepted that podcasts can be in video form
Contrary to popular belief you do not need an iPod in order to make
or download a podcast 
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Why podcast?
•Different learning styles
•24/7 classroom
•Using medium with which pupils are familiar
•Motivation
•Purpose
•Speaking skills
•Listening to native speakers
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How to create a sound file using Audacity
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You will need:
A computer
Audacity and a LAME encoder on your computer – free
software available from www.audacity.sourceforge.net
A set of headphones with a microphone
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Here’s what you need to do…
1. Plug your headphones into the FRONT of your computer, making sure
that you match the colours correctly.
2. Check that the sound levels are set correctly and that you have the
“microphone” set properly
3. Open the Audacity program from the start menu
4. To record your voice click the RED record button. You know it’s
recording because you see the blue sound waves on the screen
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I’ve got my sound file what do I do next?
Getting your podcast onto the internet…
We are now going to turn our sound file into a podcast!
Podomatic
Podcasting platform
Podomatic makes adding your podcast to iTunes
(and other “podcatchers”) very easy, so that
pupils can subscribe to it
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Save your work
Go to FILE, as usual and then click “Export project as
mp3”, give your sound file a name and save it in “My
Documents”
Voilà you have your sound file :o)
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Now to add your sound file to PodOmatic
1. Go to www.podomatic.com
2. Sign in. Username: iramsey
Password: teach12
3. Click the “my podcast” tab and then choose “post an
episode”
4. Give your episode a title and then click “upload” and
“browse” to find your sound file that you saved.
5. Click on “Post episode” and wait to be told that it’s
done
6. Go to http://iramsey.podomatic.com to hear
yourself online.
You can even listen to one another’s podcasts and leave a
comment after listening 
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Ian Ramsey MFL Podcasts
Langwitch Podcast: Pupils I teach and my own podcast
http://chermylangs.podomatic.com
Ramsey Deutsch: German Podcast made by pupils
im Aufbau :o)
http://ramseydeutsch.podomatic.com
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More information
Langwitch Wikispace:
www.langwitch.wikispaces.com
Teachers’ corner
Joe Dale: Lead Practitioner for MFL
Integrating ICT into the MFL
Classroom
www.joedale.typepad.com
General advice about ICT: www.ehow.com
My Blog – Langwitch: www.irsdeutsch.typepad.com
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