audio-tutorial

							Streaming Audio
 from National
  Public Radio
        Matthew Laposata
       Kennesaw State University
        mlaposat@kennesaw.edu
http://science.kennesaw.edu/~mlaposat
            The Problem
  You’d like to alert your class to a current
 event of relevance to your course, but lack
 the technology to properly show streaming
    video. Are there any other options?


 GET ON THE WEB…

Access radio news pieces
  through the National
  Public Radio web site
      Streaming Audio Clips
POSITIVES:
Relates course content to “real world”
Engages student interest, stimulates discussion

Can be used effectively
with low bandwidth


NEGATIVES:
Lacks visual appeal of
streaming video
            Tech Requirements
VIDEO AND AUDIO:
RealPlayer plug-in
http://www.real.com/player/index.html
Choose link to free RealPlayer 8 Basic player




Computer speakers
         Options within NPR
NPR CURRENT EVENTS:
http://www.npr.org
Current events and special features


NPR ARCHIVES:
http://www.npr.org/archives
Keyword-searchable archive going back to 1996



LIVING ON EARTH:
http://www.loe.org
Weekly NPR program on Environmental issues
 NPR
Current
Events
                           NPR Main Page




Go to http://www.npr.org
                       Playing Clips (NPR)




  Select story and
click Listen to hear
 Playing Clips (NPR)




Clip plays in
media player
Searching
   NPR
 Archives
                      Searching NPR Archive




 Select archives to
search by keyword
       Keyword Searches (NPR)




Search archive by
 keyword or date
          Search Results (NPR)




Click on title in
results to listen
                     Search Results (NPR)




  View summary
 and click link to
listen to segment
  Playing Clips (NPR)




Clip plays in
media player
  NPR’s
Living on
  Earth
                     Living on Earth




Go to http://www.loe.org
  LOE Main Page




   Select
speaker icon
  to listen




Select link
  to view
story page
      Playing Clips (LOE)




    Plays piece
   in streaming
       audio




Selected pieces
also available in
 downloadable
  mp3 format
    Playing Clips (LOE)




 Clicking on
RealAudio or
mp3 links will
  play clip
        Downloading mp3’s (LOE)




Right-click (Windows)
or Ctrl-click (Mac) on
link and choose Save
  As… to download
     mp3 Help (LOE)




mp3 help page
    provides
  information
  and links to
 mp3 players
 for Windows
and Macintosh
   Keyword Searches (LOE)




Search LOE
 archive by
keyword(s)
   Search Results (LOE)




Search returns
   pieces with
keyword. Select
  link to view.
  Older Programs (LOE)




Older pieces
 have only
  written
 transcript
               Recent Programs (LOE)




   More recent pieces
    have RealAudio
  and/or mp3 formats




Click speaker link to
 view audio options