Podcasting:
It’s Easier Than You Think
What is a Podcast?
Podcasting:
Method of publishing via the Internet
Audio
Video
Allows subscriptions
The term “podcast” is a combination
of “Ipod” and “broadcasting”
This is somewhat of a misnomer
Any MP3 player will work
Or listen on your computer
Podcasting In Education
61% of students in a 470 highschooler
survey said that had some sort of MP3
player
Kindergarten students are loaned iPods to
practice vocabulary
Some colleges are giving out iPods to
freshmen so that they can listen to
podcasts of class lectures
Recreates some of the in-class experience
Allows some flexibility
More accessible
Student misses class (for a good reason of course!)
Wants to review material
If they missed something, they can go back and listen
to it in context
Other Educational Uses
School news:
Events
Pitches for prospective students
Campus tours
Plan Your Podcast
Very important step!
think about what you want to say
organize your show accordingly
Make notes
prepare your interviews
improvise as little as possible
Get the Gear
Necessary equipment:
Microphone:
Headset
Tabletop
Griffin iTalk
Recording Software
Audacity
Skype
VirtualAudiojack
Audio Hijack
MP3 Encoding
LAME MP3 Encoder
Audacity plugin
iTunes
More flexible
Control compression
Original file must be AIFF or WAV format
Sample Podcast format
Shoot for a show length of 20-30
minutes.
Keep topics moving, and limit topic
coverage to 5-8 minutes.
Suggestion: Try to use guests as a
way to break up the conversation,
pace, and tone of your shows.
Use musical backgrounds (known as
jingles) or other non-music interludes
to transition between topics.
Example show outline
Show intro
who you are
what you're going to talk about
Aim for 30-60 seconds
Intro music jingle: 30-60 seconds
Topic 1: 5 minutes
Topic 2: 5 minutes
Interlude (music or break): 30 seconds
Topic 3: 5 minutes
Topic 4: 5 minutes
Closing remarks
thank audience for listening
thank guests
talk about the next show briefly
2 minutes
Closing music jingle (suggest same as Intro music jingle): 2
minutes or less
Links:
iTunes:
http://www.apple.com/itunes/
Audacity:
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/