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What is a Podcast?

A podcast is a [1] digital mediafile, or a related collection of such files, which is distributed over the [2]Internet using [3] syndication [4]for playback on [5]portable media players and [6] personal computers. Though podcasters' web sites may also offer direct [7]download [8]streaming of their content, a podcast is distinguished from other digital media formats by its ability to be syndicated, subscribed to, and downloaded automatically when new content is added, using an aggregator or feed reader capable of reading feed formats such as [9]RSS or [10] Atom. Definition via <[11]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcast</a>

Who is Podcasting?

NCSU http://itunes.ncsu.edu/

College of Natural Resources - Sport Law

UC Berkeley > Arts & Humanities > Phil 7: Existentialism in Literature and Film

Mabry Middle School http://www.mabryonline.org/podcasts

Cary Academy Science Podcasts http://casp.podbean.com/

https://web1.caryacademy.org/facultywebs/joselyn_todd/science7_podcasts/ptp/periodic_table_of_podcasts.htm"

Ed Tech Talk - teacher professional development http://edtechtalk.com/

Willowcast http://mps.mpsomaha.org/willow/radio/listen.html

West Salem Elementary School http://www.salem.k12.va.us/west/podcasts/index.htm

NSTA Lab Out Loud Podcast http://www.nsta.org/publications/laboutloud.aspx

Add your podcast here!

Creating a Podcast

Wolfcast http://wolfcast.ncsu.edu/

Podcast on podcasting [12]

Garage Band Tutorial [13]

Audacity Tutorials [14] [15]

Audacity Video Tutorial [16]

Download LAME library to make mp3 files from Audacity [17]

Podcasting Demo

• Music Intro
• Fade In
• Podcast Intro
• Music
• Content
• Fade Out to music
• Export to .mp3

Music Sites to use in Podcasts

http://freeplaymusic.com/

http://music.podshow.com/

http://ccmixter.org/

Audio file for practice [18]

Podcasting Activity

• 1:30-2:00 minutes long
• Create your podcast around the topic area drawn from the hat!
• Be creative!
• Don't worry about perfection!

RSS

RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication.  It is an XML file (which is similar to HTML) for distributing content.  Users can subscribe to your podcast or blog via an RSS feed.  When anything new is published in the web site the RSS feed is updated. Your reader then checks your feeds every few minutes (just like your e-mail) and shows the newest updates.  In otherwords, instead of surfing to your favorite sites to see if anything has changed - the content comes to you!

Equipment

Low-End Set-up

Software: Audacity (Free) or GarageBand (Free on a Mac)

Built-in Microphone -or- Inexpensive USB mic

Examples:

[19] Logitech Desktop Microphone

Approx. $10-$20

[20] Labtec Stereo Headset

Approx. $10-$20

Medium-End Set-up

Software: Audacity (Free) or GarageBand (Free on a Mac)

External Mic

Examples:

[21] Snowball Mic

Approx $100

High End Set-up

[22] Software: ProTools or [23] Logic Studio(Mac) or [24]Adobe Audition(PC)

Approx $500 External Mic