LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD!

Jennifer Gatz

Spring MACE 2010

www.letyourvoicebeheard.wikispaces.com

jgatz@doniphanwest.org

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What is a Podcast? iPod + Broadcast = Podcast

AKA = Personal On Demand BroadCAST Podcast is simply an audio and sometimes a video

recording that is made available online. Although some podcasts are one time productions

most podcasts are a series of audio presentations that you can subscribe to via an RSS feed (to learn more about RSS click here)

Spinoffs Enhanced Podcast or Slide Cast (Sample) Vodcast (Sample) Screencast

Podcasting in Plain English

Podcasting is…

Quick Easy Engaging Standards based 21st Century Learning

Why Podcast?

Provides students with a voice Allows students to demonstrate what

they know about a topic Incorporates a wide variety of skills

writing, editing, public speaking Can hit a variety of learning styles Authentic activity that can extend

beyond the walls of the classroom

Student Podcasts IdeasIndividual Content: Oral reports Reading an original poem, story or any piece of writing

(sample poem, sample poem 2) Book Talks

Group Assignments: Recreating a historical event through audio Interviewing adults, other students etc… Classroom News – Weekly, monthly or daily content Create a Radio Show

Examples of Student Podcasts Radio WillowWeb

Podcast by students in grades kindergarten through five in Omaha, Nebraska all about things they learn in school.

Coley CastColeyCast is the radio broadcast created by the students of Room 34 in Murrieta, California.

Coulee Kids 7th Grade Language Arts students from Wisconsin

Mathcasts – Variety of Podcasts, Vodcasts, Screencasts

Teacher Podcast Ideas

Recording of class lessons/lectures

Audio/Video study guides Tutorials Parent communication-

Class News Daily/weekly Announcements

Sharing knowledge with other professionals

Sample Teacher Podcasts Mr. Coley’s Study Cast – Podcast for

studying for Social Studies and Science Tests

Mr. Langhorst – Middle School Social Studies teacher that posts Studycasts and Podcasts on his website and blog

Bud the Teacher- Reflections and ideas on teaching

Tools for Podcasting Computer w/production software-

Mac= Garage Band or AudacityPC = Audacity ( Free Download)

Microphone Or even just a telephone depending on the service you use

Audio Recording Software – Garage Band – Mac - iLife Audacity – PC or Mac – Free

Free Podcasting Booklet by Tony Vincent

Podcast Stages

Preproduction – Scripting Production-Recording the podcast into

Audacity or Garage Band Post Production – Edit the Audio,

possibly adding sound effects and music. Save as an MP3

Publishing - Post to a server or Podcast hosting sight

Preproduction

Script writing and planning- This usually takes the most time

Mustang Minute Mr. Coley’s Podcasting Resources Radio Willow Preproduction Script Exam

ple Radio Show Production

Getting Started with 1. Connect your microphone.2. Launch Audacity.3. Click the Edit menu and choose Preferences. In theRecording section, select your microphone.

Tip: It should automatically recognize it. If you plug your microphone in first it can cause problems with recognizing the microphone.

Production – Recording1. Click the Record button.

2. Speak into the microphone. Notice the waveforms appears as you speak.

3. Click the Stop button.

4. Click the Play button to listen to the recording.

Audacity Tool Bar

Record Button

Pause ButtonPlay

Stop

Audacity Tracks

Your speaking was too soft or too far from the headset.

Sound waves are flat which means that speaking is either too soft, loud or flatsounding.

Sounds waves have peaks and valleysmeaning that you’re a proper distance from the microphone.

Post Production After recording it’s time for editing! Trim, rearrange, etc. Add music and/or sound effects

Audacity Editing Tools

Editing Tools

Basic Editing: 1. Using the

Time Shift Tool-

Envelope ToolDraw Tool

Zoom Tool Multi Tool

 1. Selection Tool – click and drag over a section of sound on the timeline to select that section.  

2. Time Shift Tool – allows you to move the selected sound along the sound track.

3. Envelope Tool – allows you to adjust the (volume) of different sections of a track

Selection Tool

Using the Editing ToolsThe selection tool allows you to select any part of yoursound wave. It will let you listen to only selected parts of yourRecording and will allow you to select parts to edit/delete.

To delete a portion of your recording:1. Use the selection tool to select what you want to delete. 2. Go to Edit Cut or just hit the delete key on your keyboard.

Before

After

Working with the Tracks

Naming Tracks:

When you have more than one track it is sometimes helpful to name each track.

1. On the left hand side click on the down arrow by Audio Track

2. Click on name and then add a name to your track.

Adjusting Volume:

1. To make the volume of any track louder or softer drag the selector to the + or -.

Royalty Free Music & Effects Free Play Music

Be sure you preview Sound Effect Sites: Absolute Sound Effects Partner in Rhyme Sound Effects Ikeepbookmarks Sound Effects

Importing Audio1.Download your favorite music (Remember copyright issues)2. Go to File – Then Import – Then Audio 3. Select your audio file. 4. Once your audio is imported use the

Time Shift tool to adjust the all your tracks

Adding Audio Effects1. Select the audio that you would like to fade in or out. 2. I selected the beginning of my music audio

3. Then go to Effect – Fade In4. You will notice how the audio

now is softer and then gets louder. You can do the same thing with the Fade Out Effect

Resources for

FREE Download audacity.sourceforge.net/download

LAUSD Podcast Wiki Audacity Wikispaces- (Official) Learning in Hand Podcast Ideas How to Podcast Video Tutorials Audacity Ning Group Mr. Coley’s Podcasting Resources –

Basic Audacity Tutorials

Perfecting the Sound

Sometimes you have several students recording. To 1. Download and install Levelator from conversationsnetwork.org/levelator2. Launch Levelator.3. Drag and drop your exported WAV file onto the Levelator window.4. Wait while Levelator processes the file.5. Locate the WAV file with “output” in the file name and delete the original WAV

http://www.conversationsnetwork.org/levelator

Publishing Save (Export) your file as an MP3

In Audacity go to File – Export – Then you can enter information or click ok. Then save your file as a MP3.

Podcasting Hosting Podomatic Gcast Podbean

Spread the Word – Show parents and students how to subscribe via a Podcatcher such as Apple's iTunes

Tutorial to subscribe to a podcast in iTunes

http://www.infopeople.org/resources/itunespodcasting.html

Embed in your website, blog, wiki, Glogster, etc.

I hope you’re ready to….Let Your Voice be Heard! If you have any questions email: jgatz@doniphanwest.org