Podcasting Downloading

Freeman Catholic College

Kelly Bauer Oriana Miano

What is a podcast? A podcasts is simply a free video or audio file that is distributed over the internet through a podcasting program like iTunes. The name podcast is an amalgamation of iPod and broadcast, however, you do not need an iPod or any sort of MP3 player to play them, you can just use a normal computer.

Where can I find them? Most podcasts can be found through iTunes Store, however you can also search on the web. Some web-based websites you can find podcasts. The Education Podcast Network http://epnweb.org/ ABC National Podcasts http://www.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/ CSIRO Podcasts http://www.csiro.au/products/CSIROpod.html An educational Podcast Directory http://recap.ltd.uk/podcasting/channel-list.php NASA Podcasting http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/podcasting/ Naked Scientist http://www.thenakedscientists.com/

Why would I use them in The Classroom? For a variety of reasons: View university and industry standard content and presenters View things that you can’t possibly do in the classroom due to location or safety Get a variety of perspectives/opinions on a topic from people that are very passionate “Guest Speakers” in the classroom Listen to Native speakers for languages Getting the students to make podcasts can : Allow them to solidify content by asking them to express it in their own words Enhance language skills. Encourage shy students to express themselves Allow students to practice speeches before presenting Be an authentic publishing tool HSIE: Guided tours of suburbs Storytelling/Interviews of people Create a radio show Recording a process on video, for example cooking. The teacher can make podcasts that: Explain assignments Explains difficult concepts, particularly those with common misconceptions Recording vocab and definitions Recording correct pronounciations

Other ideas:

Podcasts that I found out about (at this fantastic inservice)

Equipment needed

Audacity

You can record straight onto your computer

Or, for portability, these devices will record straight to your iPod

If you’re in a classroom, you’re going to need some external speakers to play podcasts so that students can hear OR You can get students to play them independently, on iPods or computers OR You can use an iPod dock for audio podcasts

Using Itunes at freeman

Click on connections, then LAN settings

Our computer system connects through a proxy and itunes wont connect to the internet unless Internet Explorer is turned on to accept a proxy (even if you use another browser)

Click on Internet Options

Start Typing in “Internet” Ensure that this box is ticked

Check that the proxy reads: proxy.freemanbonnyrigg.catholic.edu.au

Finding your way around itunes Search the store here

Access things that are in your library here.

Find podcasts, buy music at the iTunes store

Search General Podcasts here on the iTunes store

Access iTunes University here

ITUNES U

Browse by Category

Popular Downloads Browse by Providers

Once you’ve found something that you think is interesting, you click on its link and come to this page:

Click Subscribe to get new and existing episodes delivered automatically

Lists the content of the podcast

Click “Get Movie” to download only selected episodes

Click downloads to see what is currently downloading How long to go?

This symbol shows that the file is currently downloading

The blue dot shows that you haven’t listened to that episode yet

If you want a particular episode, just click on the Get button

To find where the file is stored, right click and click “Find in Windows Explorer” You can then copy this file to a USB

To play on this computer, double click on the file

Making Podcasts: Planning Structure Each podcast you create must have a structure • Introduction – What the podcast is about • Body – The main information/lesson • Conclusion – Ending with summary of the lesson Get students to plan what they are going to say with their podcasts first, or you will end up with a five minute recording of giggling, or “umm” every 5 seconds.

Equipment: All you really need is your computer. Most computers have an internal microphone, if it doesn’t, you can get one that plugs into the computer, usually for no more than $10. For a audio podcast, you also need some recording software, eg, Audacity (a free program) If you want to do a video podcast, you can use free software like “Debut Video Capture” which will capture video from a webcam. If you don’t have a webcam on your computer, you can buy them quite cheaply from $15-$150 You could also use a video camera, but these are generally much more expensive.

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ http://www.nchsoftware.com/capture/

Recording podcasts with audacity

Zoom in and out here to get more detail Start recording by clicking on the record button.

You can edit out sections by selecting, then clicking delete on the keyboard.

Choose your preference to save your file

The first time that you save an MP3 file, you will get this message. You need to download the free MP3 lame_enc.dll file and tell the computer where to find it by clicking on yes.

http://lame.buanzo.com.ar/Lame_v3.98.2_for_Audacity_on_Windows.exe

Fill in any information necessary and hit OK.

Recording Video podcasts with Debut Video Capture

Select Device

Hit record

That’s it. It saves automatically to the desktop!