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What is a podcast? iPod + broadcast = podcast Playable on Demand (POD) Broadcast Individual broadcasts can be shared or downloaded via the web for playback on portable media player or computer Series of broadcasts can be downloaded automatically Subscription to RSS feed

iPod + broadcast = podcast

Playable on Demand (POD) Broadcast

Individual broadcasts can be shared or downloaded via the web for playback on portable media player or computer

Series of broadcasts can be

downloaded automatically

Subscription to RSS feed

TeensConnect What is it all about? Where can you be part of it? What will we be doing?

What is it all about?

Where can you be part of it?

What will we be doing?

How does a podcast work? Content providers/ YOU create a file (MP3 audio file) and make it available on the Internet Episode Recorded An audio “feed” is created (list of all episode URLs) RSS Feed RSS Feed URL YOU make the feed URL available to your intended audience

How does it work? End user uses an “aggregator” to subscribe to and manage feeds RSS Aggregator Podcast aggregator runs in the computer’s background and pulls down any new episode in the RSS Feed that is subscribed to New Downloads Listen Downloaded episode is played, replayed, or archived on computer or portable media player

What could we podcast? Online “radio shows” Review of movies, video games, music, etc. Storytelling Audio tours of places you visit on vacation Book reviews and book talks Hobbies/Interests Practice a foreign language Podcast pals – cultural issues Interviews and debates

Online “radio shows”

Review of movies, video games, music, etc.

Storytelling

Audio tours of places you visit on vacation

Book reviews and book talks

Hobbies/Interests

Practice a foreign language

Podcast pals – cultural issues

Interviews and debates

Getting Started – “Podagogy” Plan Produce Publish Promote Adapted from: Van Orden, J (2005). How to podcast. Retrieved September 20, 2007, Web site: http://www.how-to-podcast-tutorial.com/index.htm

Plan

Produce

Publish

Promote

Plan What’s the topic of your podcast? What’s the format of your podcast? How long will each episode be? How often are you going to release new shows?

What’s the topic of your podcast?

What’s the format of your podcast?

How long will each episode be?

How often are you going to release new shows?

Produce Consider your location! Who will you include? Create a show outline How will you produce? What do you need?

Consider your location!

Who will you include?

Create a show outline

How will you produce?

What do you need?

Publish Podcast Hosting Register your own web address Find/buy web hosting to store your files Start a blog to post your show notes or links Create an RSS feed to allow for subscribers Recommended Tool: http://www.blogger.com RSS Feed Generator: http://www.feedburner.com Show Notes?

Podcast Hosting

Register your own web address

Find/buy web hosting to store your files

Start a blog to post your show notes or links

Create an RSS feed to allow for subscribers

Recommended Tool: http://www.blogger.com

RSS Feed Generator: http://www.feedburner.com

Show Notes?

Promote How will you get the word out? Who will you share your RSS Feed with? Share with the TeensConnect project

How will you get the word out?

Who will you share your RSS Feed with?

Share with the TeensConnect project

Tips for Podcasting Use an external microphone Find a quiet place to record Save all clips for a podcast in a single folder Make a storyboard to plan your sequence Name and label each clip with a number and descriptive text Make your own digital music transitions Follow copyright/IP/fair use guidelines and use free legal music sources ( Creative Commons )

Use an external microphone

Find a quiet place to record

Save all clips for a podcast in a single folder

Make a storyboard to plan your sequence

Name and label each clip with a number and descriptive text

Make your own digital music transitions

Follow copyright/IP/fair use guidelines and use free legal music sources ( Creative Commons )

Where can I find podcasts? Teen Podcasters Podfeed.net Podcast.net Pod Alley Yahoo! Podcasts

Teen Podcasters

Podfeed.net

Podcast.net

Pod Alley

Yahoo! Podcasts

Copyright – podcasting fairly! Copyright Basics Creative Commons

Copyright Basics

Creative Commons

What are your ideas?

Bibliography Podcast. (2007). In Wikipedia [Web]. Retrieved May 11, 2007, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcast Randym, (2005, November 14). Podagogy. Retrieved May 11, 2007, from Podagogy gains ground Web site: http://blog.podagogy.com/?p=32 (2007). Teaching and learning with podcasting. Retrieved May 12, 2007, from Engage - Transforming teaching and learning through technology Web site: http://engage.doit.wisc.edu/podcasting/whatIsIt/index.html Van Orden, J (2005). How to podcast. Retrieved September 20, 2007, Web site: http://www.how-to-podcast-tutorial.com/index.htm (2007). What is podcasting?. Retrieved May 12, 2007, from Engage – Transforming teaching and learning through technology Web site: http://engage.doit.wisc.edu/podcasting/whatIsIt/index.html

Podcast. (2007). In Wikipedia [Web]. Retrieved May 11, 2007, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcast

Randym, (2005, November 14). Podagogy. Retrieved May 11, 2007, from Podagogy gains ground Web site: http://blog.podagogy.com/?p=32

(2007). Teaching and learning with podcasting. Retrieved May 12, 2007, from Engage - Transforming teaching and learning through technology Web site: http://engage.doit.wisc.edu/podcasting/whatIsIt/index.html

Van Orden, J (2005). How to podcast. Retrieved September 20, 2007, Web site: http://www.how-to-podcast-tutorial.com/index.htm

(2007). What is podcasting?. Retrieved May 12, 2007, from Engage – Transforming teaching and learning through technology Web site: http://engage.doit.wisc.edu/podcasting/whatIsIt/index.html