Material for this presentation taken from Podcasting: The Basics by IT Training &

Education at Indiana University

PodcastingAn Introduction to

By Margaret Lion for P200

BY MARGARET LION FOR P200

2WHAT IS

PODCASTING?

“Podcasting is the distribution of a series of audio or video files over the Internet for on-demand listening or viewing on mobile devices and computers.”

- Podcasting: The Basics

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3WHAT IS A

PODCAST?

A podcast is an audio or digital recording made available on the Internet for downloading to a personal audio player.

-New Oxford American Dictionary

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4GREAT. SO WHAT DOES

ALL THAT MEAN?

- Think magazine:

- A podcast is each issue

- Podcasting is receiving the series automatically

- So if you subscribe to a podcast, the electronic files of the podcast reach you automatically through software on your computer.

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5EXAMPLE OF

PODCASTING - AUDIO

PotterCast: The Harry Potter Podcast

- Go to: http://www.podcastalley.com/podcast_details.php?pod_id=8633

-Click on LISTEN under ACTIONS

-A new window will open and you will hear the latest podcast.

- (Note: Listen carefully to the beginning for a special surprise.)

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6SUBSCRIBING TO A

PODCAST

You can subscribe to a podcast. This means that any time the podcast creators add a new file, you will be able to receive it.

You can receive and save the podcast files on your computer or a portable media player such as an iPod. Remember that both the PotterCast and the National Geographic podcasts had subscribe links.

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7IMPORTANT PODCASTING

TERMS

- Podcasting: A way to publish a series of multimedia files that make up a podcast.

- Feed (RSS, Atom): The technology that allows people to subscribe to a podcast. It is a simple file containing the data needed to describe and access the podcast.

From Podcasting: The Basics by IU IT Training

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- Podcatcher/Aggregator: Software that allows a user to collect and disseminate content in one place. Software such as iTunes is a podcatcher. Visit http://www.podcatchermatrix.org for more podcatcher software.

- iPod: A portable media player made by Apple. However, owning an iPod is NOT necessary to create or listen to podcasts

IMPORTANT PODCASTING TERMS, CONTINUED

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9YOUR PROJECTS IN

P200

- Create both audio and video podcasts

- Create audio podcasts using Audacity

- Create video podcasts using Windows Movie Maker 2.6

- Note: Files created in the above software must be converted to proper file types for podcasting

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10 PODCAST FILE TYPES

- Audio

- Files must be in .mp3 format

- Video

- Files must in .mp4 format

Files MUST be in the above formats to work as podcast files.

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11PODCAST FILE TYPES -

CONVERSION

The programs you use to create your audio and video files in P200 do not automatically create .mp3 or .mp4 files.

You will need to convert the files into .mp3 or .mp4.

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12PODCAST FILE TYPES – CONVERSION - AUDIO

You will use the program Audacity to create your audio files. Audacity files have the .aup extension.

Audacity can convert the .aup file into .mp3. This will be the last step you take for creating your file in Audacity.

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13PODCAST FILE TYPES –

CONVERSION - VIDEO

You will use Windows Movie Maker to create video.

- Windows Movie Maker creates .MSWMM files.

-It cannot create .mp4 files.

-Windows Movie Maker can convert files to .wmv.

-You will then convert the .wmv file by uploading it to a site that will perform the conversion for you.

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14 NEEDED TOOLS

- You will use the software Audacity and Windows Movie Maker 2.6.

- You are advised to save your work on your USB sticks.

- My Workspace may not be able to hold the files.

- You can also zip your files to save storage space. Zipped files can be saved in My Workspace.

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15 SPECIAL THANKS

Special thanks to IT Training & Education for giving P200 permission to use their handbook Podcasting: The Basics. Most of the material in this presentation came from that handbook.

For more information on IT Training & Education, visit: http://ittraining.iu.edu.