Podcasts

=**How to Podcast**=

There are many reasons why educators might be interested in creating podcasts. They might want to Podcast of a lecture for students that weren't able to attend or want to listen again to key points. Students might create podcasts related to their course work. For example have student create a numeracy problem for other students in the class. Have the students create a 30 second audio clip for radio on a product that doesn't yet exist. Creating a podcast involves a few steps.

More resources:

 * [|Poscasting Resources]
 * [|Tips for a successful school podcast]
 * [|Podcast Tips for Teachers]
 * [|Resources for Educational Podcasting]
 * [|Podcasting for Teachers]

Hardware:

 * recent computer PC with Windows XP or MAC with OSX
 * microphone, you get what you pay for. The ultimate in convience is a bluetooth wireless headset.

Install software:

 * 1) get [|Audacity]. It is FREE OpenSource software, install once downloaded.
 * 2) to allow audacity to turn the audio into MP3's get [[[|http://www-users.york.ac.uk/%7Eraa110/audacity/lame.html,|mp3] lame encode]]r: unzip once downloaded.

Setup the software:

 * 1) When you have finished downloading LAME, unzip it and save the file **lame_enc.dll** anywhere on your computer.
 * 2) The first time you use the "Export as MP3" command, Audacity will ask you where lame_enc.dll is saved.
 * 3) change the preferences (edit >> preferences) so that the MP3 file is smaller. Voice can be recorded at 64 bit rate. Click 'Find library' so that it know where MP3 Lame codec is. This needs to only be done once.

Creating your first podcast :

 * 1) open audacity
 * 2) click 'record' and start talking
 * 3) save the project as an audacity file for a high quality original with all the tracks
 * 4) save as mp3 for sharing
 * 5) upload to a website such as sharepoint or email

Advanced Skills:

 * try to have music at the beginning of your podcast and then fade out as you begin talking. Use the envelop tool to fade the sound volume.
 * use the time shift tool to change the order of the voice and music
 * have two or more people's voice in your podcast
 * create an RSS feed for your podcast so students can subscribe


 * VIDEOCASTING**

[|YouTube]


 * [|"True America"] digital storytelling project by students
 * [|"The Tree of Life"]"The Tree of Life" another example
 * [|"Psychology Rap"]"Psychology Rap" yet another

[|Glaitness School video news podcast] which the Primary 7 pupils produce every month. They work together as a team employing a huge range of skills - News Investigators, Script Editors, Presenters, Cameramen, Interviewers, Sound Editors, Film Editors and Web Publishers [|Dove Beauty] [|Ican Festival] [|Buckle Up]


 * Three Steps:**

1. Record Digital Video--Digital audio recorders include video cameras, Webcams and [|FlipVideo]. 2. Produce the Audio and Export as .mov--Use MovieMaker on a Windows machine, iVideo on a MAC or even online video editing programs like [|Jumpcut] 3. Publish the file to the Web--Use [|ourmedia.org] for free uploading of files or contact your school Webmaster


 * Tools**

[|Jumpcut]--Demo [|Cuts] [|Get Democracy] to download YouTube videos [|VirtualDub] [|YouTube Remixer] [|Zoho Notebook] [|Teacher Tube]


 * SCREENCASTING**


 * Three steps:**

1. Capture Screen and Audio--Use a tool like [|Jing] to caputer video and sound from your computer. 2. Produce the Audio and Export as .mov--Use MovieMaker on a Windows machine, iVideo on a MAC or even online video editing programs like [|Jumpcut] 3. Publish the file to the Web--Jing publishes right to the web where you can then link or embed the video.

[|Wikipedia Screencast] [|Screencast for Student Feedback] [|Windows Media Encoder] [|Camtasia] [|Jing] [|iShowU] [|Smart Recorder]

[|Ourmedia] [|Tony Vincent's Resources] [|Zamzar] for free file conversion
 * Tools/General:**


 * DIGITAL STORYTELLING**

50 Tools for Digital Storytelling [|Elementary Film Festival Awards]


 * LIVE STREAMING**

The ability to broadcast live streaming video over the Internet.

[|UStream TV]--has broadcast capability, chat, and archiving features all in one.