This document provides instructions for creating vodcasts, embedding movies in PowerPoint, and contact information for additional help. It discusses the 4 steps to creating a vodcast: planning content and format, producing using basic equipment and free software, publishing as an MP3 or WMV file, and promoting the vodcast. It also outlines how to embed a movie file directly into PowerPoint so it plays from within the presentation. Contact information is provided for the authors to answer any other questions.

1. Your Guide toYour Guide to
Business Olympics:Business Olympics:
PowerPoint, and VodcastingPowerPoint, and Vodcasting
Mr. Elsesser
Mr. Hennings
November 4, 2010

2. DON’T

3. Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between
two teams of nine players each. The goal is to
score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and
touching a series of four bases arranged at the
corners of a ninety-foot square, or diamond.
Players on one team take turns hitting against
the pitcher of the other team , which tries to stop
them from scoring runs by getting hitters out in
any of several ways. A player on the batting team
can stop at any of the bases and later advance
via a teammate's hit or other means. The teams
switch between batting and fielding whenever the
fielding team records three outs. One turn at bat
for each team constitutes an inning; nine innings
make up a professional game. The team with the
most runs at the end of the game wins.

4. DO

5. Baseball
• A sport played with
– Bat-and-Ball
– 2 teams of nine players each.
• The Goal:
– Score runs
• Hitting a thrown ball with a bat
• Touching a series of four bases
• Have the most runs at the end of 9 innings
– Get 3 outs per inning

6. Baseball
• How to Play:
– Teams take turns hitting and pitching against
each other
– Players advance through the bases and end
at home plate.
• Hits
• Walks
• Steals
• Other Rules
– Switch between batting and fielding every 3
outs
• Each turn equals 1 inning played
• Nine innings make up a professional game.

7. DON’T

8. •Started training at the age of 16 at Dance Impressions and The Dance Zone
•Had a previous background in gymnastics
•Training consists of jazz, ballet, contemporary, and gymnastics, with some
experience in hip hop, modern, tap, and theater
•Favorite dance style is contemporary
•Backup role on the hit film High School Musical
•Johnson was paired up with Dominic
•Only in the bottom two one week
•Praised for her passion, enthusiasm, talent, personality, strong dancing and
versatility in the different routines
•First woman to win the show

9. DO

10. SABRA JOHNSONSABRA JOHNSON
SEASON THREE WINNERSEASON THREE WINNER
• Background
– Started training at the age of 16 at Dance
Impressions and The Dance Zone
– Used to do gymnastics
– Experienced in jazz, ballet, contemporary,
and gymnastics, with some experience in
hip hop, modern, tap, and theater
– Favorite dance style is contemporary

11. SABRA JOHNSONSABRA JOHNSON
SEASON THREE WINNERSEASON THREE WINNER
• On Dance with the Stars:
– Johnson was paired up with Dominic
– Only in the bottom two one week
– Praised for her passion, enthusiasm,
talent, personality, strong dancing and
versatility in the different routines
– First woman to win the show

12. The Bottom Line
• Don’t over do it
• Be concise
– Speak to the points!
• Spread out your information between
slides
• Choose colors, pictures, animation
wisely

13. HOW TO CREATE WINDOWS
MOVIES AND VODCASTS
http://smithtownmoviemaker.blogspot.com

14. How to Create a Vodcast:
• Vodcasting/Podcasting can really be broken
down into 4 simple steps:
– Plan – How do you know which path to follow if you
have no plan? This part is the answer to identifying
the purpose and goal of your podcast.
– Produce – Producing a vodcast/podcast file is not as
hard as you might think. In fact you can get started
using simple equipment and free software.
– Publish – The tricky part... Vodcasting/Podcasting
involves a custom publishing procedure to make it
podcast compatible.
– Promote – How are you going to get your message
to your audience???

15. How to Create a Vodcast:
• Step 1: The Plan
• You need to have a plan!
– Prepare what you want to talk about... Just because it’s free and
easy doesn’t mean that it’s going to be good!
– Prepare a script to minimize editing
– The Vod/Podcaster – Is it going to be a solo vod/podcast, or will
you have other guests in to host with you at the same time?
– The Length – How long will your vod/podcast episode be? 2
minutes?
– Vod/Podcast Segments – How will you break your vod/podcast
down to keep listeners interest high?
– Intro and outro music – Will you be talking right after the
vod/podcast has started, or will there be an intro and outro music
to lead and close the vod/podcast?

16. How to Create a Vodcast:
• Step 2: The Production
• You need hardware and software
– This can be as simple as an analog or digital recording device. If
you plan on recording directly to your computer, a microphone
plugged into the port/jack on the sound card is more than
enough to get you ready!
– Software:
• Free websites to download software (if you don’t already have a
recorder on your computer):
– www.industrialaudiosoftware.com
– www.audacity.com
– www.mypodcast.com
– www.How-to-podcast-tutorial.com
– www.podbean.com

17. How to Create a Vodcast:
• Step 3: The Publication
– Once you have produced your vod/podcast, it
must be MP3 and Windows Media Player
compatible so that it could be published.
• Step 4: The Promotion
– How are you going to get people to listen to
your vod/podcast? What is your market, and
how will you reach them?

18. How to Embed Your MovieHow to Embed Your Movie
Directly into Power PointDirectly into Power Point
1. Click on Insert
2. Go to Movies and Sound
3. Click on Movie From File
4. (Go to where your movie is saved)
5. Click “Start on Click”
6. View Show
• You have to make sure that your movie file or
vodcast/podcast is Windows Media Player (WMV) file
compatible.
• Free websites to download software (if you need to convert your
video file to WMV):
– http://www.brothersoft.com/downloads/convert-quicktime-to-wmv.htmlhttp://www.brothersoft.com/downloads/convert-quicktime-to-wmv.html
– www.mediaconverter.org/www.mediaconverter.org/
– http://mediacoder.sourceforge.net/download.htmhttp://mediacoder.sourceforge.net/download.htm

19. The Outcome:The Outcome:

20. We are here to help!
• E-mail us Anytime!
– celsesser@smithtown.k12.ny.us
– mhennings@smithtown.k12.ny.us
– ccoloe@smithtown.k12.ny.us
• http://smithtownmoviemaker.blogspot.com