„Podcasts
Torsten Schulz
German Language Advisor
torsten.schulz@melbourne.goethe.org
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Podcasts
Contents
1) What is a podcast?
2) Where do I find podcasts?
3) Interesting topics
4) Learning a language
5) Subscribe to a podcast
6) Using podcasts
7) Producing podcasts
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1 What is a podcast?
- portmanteau:
iPod
+ broadcast
- audio or video
- play it from MP3 player or computer
- radio or TV
- not dependent on time or place
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1 What is a podcast?
An example:
Mediawatch
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1 What is a podcast?
How does it work?
- media file produced
- „feed on a server
- people can subscribe using a feed reader or
aggregator program
- subcription means to download „episodes
regularly
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1 What is a podcast?
How does it work?
server
(„podspace )
includes
checks
.rss
user
produces
uploads
downloads
.mp3
.mp3
mp3-player
Podcaster
computer
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2 Where do I find them?
- iTunes
- podcast directories
- TV (ABC, BBC, ARTE)
- radio
- newspapers
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3 Interesting topics
The News
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3 Interesting topics
News
Is the apology ...
a) with qualification
√ b) without qualification
√
c) unconditional
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3 Interesting topics
The Cook and the Chef
What are the
basic ingredients?
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3 Interesting topics
tripple j (music)
How do you like the song?
Why?
What kind of music do you like?
Why?
Find out more about „The Dirty Secrets .
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3 Interesting topics
etc.
- sport - arts
- kids - family
- hobbies - technology
- games - culture
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3 Interesting topics
etc.
Example:
English Bites –
Bread Shop
Which countries or
nationalities are
mentioned?
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4 Learning languages
English as a Second Language
How to ... (BBC)
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4 Learning languages
Listen & Repeat English
clip2go
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5 Using podcasts
More suggestions how to use podcasts
- teacher s podcast ?
- students podcast
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5 Using podcasts
More suggestions how to use podcasts
Kidcast: Learning and Teaching with podcasts
ROCC Teaching Online Enhanced Podcast
University Teaching Podcast
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6 Subscibe to a podcast
iTunes
- click on iTunes Store (left)
- choose My Store (bottom)
- search iTunes Store (top right)
- browse through podcasts (left in iTunes Store)
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7 Producing podcasts
How to make a podcast
PC Mac
- microphone - microphone
- Audacity (recording) - Audacity/GarageBand (recording)
- Podifier (create a feed) - Podifier (create a feed)
- Webspace (Feed, MP3) - Webspace (Feed, MP3)
- iTunes (publish) - iTunes (publish)
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General links
iTunes
www.apple.com/au/itunes
iTunesU (PD)
http://www.apple.com/education/itunes-u/
Podcast directories
www.podcast.net, www.podcastdirectory.com
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Links to radio and television
TV
www.abc.net.au
www.bbc.co.uk
www.australianetwork.com/learnenglish
www.arte.tv
Radio:
www.bbc.co.uk
www.abc.net.au/tripplej
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Links to programs
Audacity: audacity.sorceforge.net
GarageBand: www.apple.com/au/garageband
Podifier: www.podifier.com
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Finally
Questions?
Comments?
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