basic podcasting, podcasting

1. Podcasting 101
by: A. Goseer
Media Specialist
Monroe High School
900 Lippitt Drive
Albany, GA 31701

2. Podcasting . . . . . what is it?
A Podcast is a digital audio file made
available to download from the
internet through a Really Simple
Syndication 2.0 feed (RSS)

3. Free Podcasting Site
 http://www.podbean.com/start-
podcast?sourceid=bing_01

5. Click FREE when using this site.

9. Before getting started change some of your
basic settings.
Upon login you are at the Dashboard, this
is where you will find setting and
publishing tools.
Click the "Settings" tab located in the
upper right menu bar.
You'll then see the "General Options" page
that looks like this:

11. The Next Slide Will Allow You To:
 Channel Privacy- Choose whether you want a podcasts
to be available to the public, or private.
 Change Your Logo- Upload an Image/Logo (image can
not be larger than 200K.
 Channel Title - "Name" of your podcast
 Channel Category – Choose from the listing that is
appropriate for you.
 Channel Tags – Add tags so that you can be found on
the internet. (tags are key words or phrases that help
others find you)
 Brief Description - The description will be shown in
the header of your podcasting site just below your
Channel Title.
 You can also use this page to update your email address
as well as set your local date and time. Once you've
made your desired changes, just click "View Site" at the
top left of the page and check out your changes.

13. Get Ready To:
Upload a Podcast
•Before a podcast can be published
it will need to be uploaded.
•From the Dashboard click the
Upload tab, then “Browse” button.
•Select the file and click upload.

15. Get Ready to Publish
Click the "Publish" tab from your Dashboard.
Enter tags, or labels, for your podcast.
Give your Podcast a title.
The Post Section will allow you to add text.
The Podcasting section will allow you to set your podcast
media files (ex: audio, video).
To save you post for later, just click "Save and Continue
Editing" if you are done click “Save” to publish, click the
"Publish" button and you are published!

17. Thanks for participating
in Podcasting 101.