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How to Create an Enhanced Podcast

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Use of Modules

In reviewing the content of this professional development module it may be helpful for you to use the following tools to take notes, summarize key points and identify ideas to implement in your classroom:

Cornell Notes Example Sample Cornell Notes Sheet that demonstrates how to take notes, summarize key points, and identify specific ideas for implementation.

Cornell Notes Form Blank Cornell Notes Sheet for use in taking notes, summarizing key points, and identifying specific ideas for implementation.

Mind Map Example Examples of how to use a mind map to take notes, summarize key points, and identify specific ideas for implementation.

Mind Map Blank Form Blank Mind Map for use in taking notes, summarizing key points, and identifying specific ideas for implementation.

Action Plan Form to use in taking ideas for implementation from the professional development module (from Cornell Notes Sheet and/or Mind Map ) and planning to implement them in your classroom.


http://cte.unt.edu/home/Prof_devl/cornellnotes_examplePG.pdf

http://cte.unt.edu/home/Prof_devl/cornellnotes_blankPG.pdf

http://cte.unt.edu/home/Prof_devl/mindmap_sample.pdf

http://cte.unt.edu/home/Prof_devl/mindmap_blank.pdf

http://cte.unt.edu/home/Prof_devl/actionplan.pdf

Exploring Podcasts in Education

• What is a Podcast?• What are the educational

applications?• What tools are required?• How do I begin?


What is a podcast?

• “The practice of making audio files available online in a way that allows software to automatically detect new files and download them.” Wikipedia

• Podcasting is a means of one-to-many audio distribution via the Internet.


What is an Enhanced Podcast?

• An enhanced podcast is an audio podcast that can display images simultaneously with audio.

•Photographs•Videos


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcast

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio

Educational Applications

• Accommodates Multiple Learning Styles

• Extends Classroom Learning• Effective Communication Tool• Direct Benefits to Students• Point-of-Need Access


Four P’s of Podcasting

• Plan• Produce• Publish• Promote

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Planning

• Who is your Target Audience (i.e., students who are ill, homebound or extra credit, fellow teachers looking for professional development)?

• What do you want to accomplish? An introduction to class, daily announcements, supplement textbook materials, review of definitions or class presentation, demonstration?

• How long will the podcast last?• How will you evaluate the podcast?

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Production (Tools Needed)

• You will need a computer• Microphone• Website to post • Program that records a voice,

ideally with some type of audio editor

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Microphones

Panasonic KX TCA60$14 to $17

Free microphone built into your computer

Desk top plug and play microphone (as low as $4)


Microphones

Logitech ClearChat PC Wireless Works up to 33 feet away$99

Logitech USB Desktop Microphone$19 to $28


Olympus WS-311M Digital Voice Recorder

and WMA Music Player


Flip Videos (www.theflip.com)


Equipment Phones & Email

• The equipment cost for a basic podcast can be FREE.

• Phones Capture – Audio for podcast– Photos for Windows

Movie Maker

• Voice over IP – Use your voice mail to

email files.


Production

• There are some preloaded programs on most operating systems such as:

• Windows Media• Audacity free download• Windows Movie Maker


Audacity and PodOmatic

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Recording/editing Software

Download FREE Audacity software at:

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/

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Open Audacity on Task Bar


Review Audacity Tool Bar

• Buttons -Skip to Start, Play, Record, Pause, Stop, Skip to end.

• Selection Tool – To choose the range of audio you want to edit or listen to.

• Zoom Tool – For zooming in and out.• Envelope Tool – To change the volume over

time; and used to fade music or voice in or out.

• Time Shift Tool – To move audio tracks left or right – often used when working with multiple tracks.

• Draw Tool – For modifying sampler.• Multi Tool – For accessing all tools at one

time.


Push “Record”

• Read/record your script directly into your computer.

OR

• Record into separate audio digital voice recorder – Olympus WS-311M - and transfer through computer USB port.


Push “Stop”

• Now you have your file in which you see the digital audio “wave” lines (your voice).


Save Audio File

• Go to File Menu and click on “Save Project As” in “My Podcast” Folder.

• Save file as “Sample Podcast” – (this

creates the file, but not the MP3 yet)


Open “Sample Podcast”

Open the “Sample Podcast” to edit recording• delete unwanted words and sentences,

• eliminate unwanted sounds, • adjust sounds, etc.


Edit Audio Recording

Edit by using the following tools:• Cursor - “highlight and select” portion to be edited.

• Zoom Tool – to expand audio waves to see exactly where the sound is that needs to be edited.

• Cut, Copy, Paste – the digital sound.

• Undo and redo – to undo or redo anything you have changed and need to change back.


Edit Audio Recording

More edit tools:• Delete Tool – to delete the portions of sound you want to take out.

• Effects Menu – Select “amplify” – to fade in and fade out the voice or music

• SAVE - Always “save” after changing anything you want to keep.


Edit ID3 tags

• Go to Project Menu and select “Edit ID3 tags.” The setting tags go into Windows Media Player or iTunes to identify the author(s) and band(s). If you don’t set now, Audacity will allow you to set them later.– Complete “Title, Author, Album, Track,

Year, Genre (select “speech”), and Comments.”

– Click “OK” and “Save Project” again.– ID3 tags are now set.


Export as MP3

• Go to File Menu - select “Export as MP3” from drop down box.

• Save as “Sample MP3”. (Takes a couple of minutes for short recordings; and up to 15 minutes if your recording is 30-60 minutes.)

• Close file.


Production

• Suggested Settings:• 48 – 56k Mono – class lectures, audio books, talk radio

• 64k + Stereo – music, music and talk combinations

• 128k Stereo – good quality music

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Enhanced Podcast


Windows Movie Maker


Importing to Your Collection


Imported Collection


Importing Videos


Importing Audio or Music


Imported Collection


Editing Your Movie


Video Transitions


Publish

• Save your MP3 files to your web server, and test them with any MP3 player. The files can go anywhere on your site, but you may want to place them all into one directory so they are easy to find and manage.


Publish Enhanced Podcast

• School or other web site• FREE hosting sites – register and sign

in

• PodOmatic - www.podomatic.com• TeacherTube - www.teachertube.com• Vimeo - www.vimeo.com• Jing - www/www.jingproject.com/• Apple itunes - www.apple.com/itunes/


Evaluate Enhanced Podcast

• Presentation• Sources• Permissions• Attractiveness• Rough Draft• Requirements

• Mechanics• Content• Organization• Oral

Presentation• Originality• Workload


Promote

• On your website at school• In your school newsletter• With your parent organization• With school counselors and

administration• Have students subscribe to your

podcast


References

How, R. (2008). The Reinvention of Old Time Radio. Retrieved September 30, 2008, from University of North Texas/TexasEducation Agency Career and Technical Education Web site:www.cte.unt.edu Wheeler, S., Say it Again...Improving Student Learning throughPodcasting. Retrieved September 30, 2008, from Peoria UnifiedDistrict No. II Web site:http://www.shawnwheeler.name/workshops/adventuresnpodcastingpresentation/

Rubistar.4teachers.org (2008) Your Rubric: Multimedia Project: Podcast

Rubric Retrieved January 8, 2009, from Rubistar.4teachers.org Web site:

http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php?screen=CustomizeTemplatePrint

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http://www.shawnwheeler.name/workshops/adventuresnpodcastingpresentation/

http://www.shawnwheeler.name/workshops/adventuresnpodcastingpresentation/

http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php



References

• Podcast Solutions: The Complete Guide to Podcasting Geoghegan, Michael and Klass, Dan, Friends of an Apress Company 2005.

• Podcasting Now! Dagys, Andrew and Hedtke, John, Thompson Course Technology 2006, Boston, MA 02210.

• Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Podcasting Que Publishing 2006, George Colombo & Curtis Franklin, Jr, Indianapolis, Indiana 46240.


Documents

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