Using Audacity in the Lab

1. Open Audacity2. Save the project

on H:\drive3. Project >Edit ID3

tags4. Record your voice5. Stop6. Save again7. Edit8. Save again

Do ID3 TagsThese tags fill in the information items in iTunes and other players.

Export to MP3 in Audacity

1. File > Export As MP32. Locate Lame File• C:\program files\

Audacity\Lame3. Save in H:\Drive4. Save again on c:\my

documents• (note that my

documents are generally wiped daily)

Formatting for Podcast/RSS

1. Open RSS Feed Creator Pro 5.4

2. Click OK when it becomes available

3. Use the Wizard4. Choose

Podcast/iTunes

Sample Wizard Windows

Finished RSS Feed Screen

Save the Feed in Two Places

• Feed >Save– RSS Feed Creator Pro

directory– Easy for the program to

find• Feed > Save As– My Documents directory– Easy for you to find

Upload Xml & Mp3 Files

• Upload the files to your webpage.

• If uploading to your TU webpage, you can do this through webdisk ( found at tiger.towson.edu) or via your H;| drive under the WWW directory

Feedburner – Google App

• Log into Google

• Go to My Account

• Click Feedburner

Follow the Wizard

• Enter the url/path of the XML file

• http://tiger.towson.edu/~username/filename.xml– iff saved in the

same area as your homepage file)

Key Wizard Screens

• Feed title should be the same as in the Audacity ID3 tags and RSS Feed Title.

• Don’t click the link now even though it’s tempting

• Click next

• Uncheck iTunes podcasting if you aren’t going to publish to iTunes

Your Feed Link

•…Don’t Click the Link..though Still Tempting

•Your feed link is here but there is still more to do

Publicize• Click Publicize• Click Friendly Graphic• Click Chicklet Chooser

– Choose Subscribe in a reader• Scroll Down• Copy html (highlight and click

Ctrl+C)• Paste in the code of your webpage

(Ctrl+V)• Rename the hyperlink. If in

Sharepoint, highlight the hyperlink, type Ctrl+k, and change the title. Click OK

The Code & Your Podcast Location

• a href="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/Http/pagestowsonedu/tjenkins/latinpledgehtm" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a><a href="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/Http/pagestowsonedu/tjenkins/latinpledgehtm" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe in a reader</a>

http://feeds2.feedburner.com/Http/pagestowsonedu/tjenkins/latinpledgehtm

Checking it in iTunes• Advance• Subscribe to Podcast• The url can be found on “My Feeds” in Feedburner

Downloads.com LinksAudacity – Free Downloadhttp://download.cnet.com/Audacity/3000-2170_4-10058117.html?tag=mncol

RSS Feed Creator Pro – Free Downloadhttp://download.cnet.com/RSS-Feed-Creator-Pro/3000-10247_4-10710774.html?tag=mncol

Feedburner – Free DownloadLog in as a Google regular user and choose My Account. See slide 13.

SharepointIn all CLA Labs and more than likely in all TU Labs

DreamWeaverIn LI 207 within the Adobe CS3 suite.

Adding MP3 in Powerpoint

Embedding MP3 in Ppt

• Save the Ppt on your H:\ drive• Save the MP3 on your H:\ drive

in the same directory• Open Ppt.• Click the Insert Tab• Choose Sound from File• Browse to the file on your H:\

drive• Click OK• Click on the icon that appears.• In the upper right corner, click

“Sound Tools” and edit the fields accordingly