Podcasting

=Web 2.0 Hot Spot =

Developed by Mr. Scott Staub

 *  Podcasting

media type="custom" key="2662741" **Podcasting is a great way to get free audio and video content in the hands of students and teachers. It's also great for getting your message published online for others to enjoy. Content is important. Plan what you are going to say. Develop a script.   = =  **Steps for Creating your Own Podcast** >
 * 1) **Create your content**. //Always begin with your script and storyboard before taking off into the technology.//
 * 2) **Record your content**. //You can either bring in your audio for editing or create right in the program.//
 * 3) **Edit your content.**
 * 4) **Save file and export to MP3 file format.** //A WMV file is entirely too large to move anywhere. The MP3 format compresses the audio making it easily accessible through the web and onto portable players.//
 * 5) **Publish to the Web**//. Add your media file information and post to a hosting site. Podbean offers a free service to create, manage, and post your podcasts. Once you have posted your file, you can chose to copy the embedded information and add it to your webpage, submit to iTunes or create audio blogs. (source: http://tools-web2-0.wikispaces.com/Podcasting)//

Resources: [|Learning in Hand (Ipods in Education)]--great place to get lesson plans and ideas how to use ipods and podcasting in education. Keystone Technology Integrators 2008 on Podcasting--an entire lesson on how to podcast. [|The Education Podcast Network]--tons of educational podcasts on many subjects that have been educationally improved. Itunes is another great resource of podcasts and vodcasts (podcasting with video and/or photos)--many are free. [|How to conduct a podcast interview] Here is an example of a podcast that I and two other CFF Teachers created at a CDW-G Training session. The podcast is ****<span style="color: rgb(2, 2, 3);">on the topic PA House Bill 363 on banning cellphones in schools ****<span style="color: rgb(2, 2, 3);">: media type="custom" key="3175882"
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<span style="font-size: 110%; color: rgb(140, 8, 8);"> Audacity http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

**<span style="color: rgb(2, 2, 3);">Requires two downloads: Audacity and Lame MP3 Encoder (needed to convert to mp3). <span style="color: rgb(2, 2, 3);"> Audacity is free, open source software for recording and editing sounds. It is available for Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, GNU/Linux, and other operating systems. You can use Audacity to:
 * Record live audio.
 * Convert tapes and records into digital recordings or CDs.
 * Edit Ogg Vorbis, MP3, WAV or AIFF sound files.
 * Cut, copy, splice or mix sounds together.
 * Change the speed or pitch of a recording.

Once you are done editing your podcast in Audacity, you can post your podcast online to sites such as [|podbean.com] than embed or link it from a website.

[|Audacity Tutorials]


 * <span style="font-size: 110%; color: rgb(145, 13, 13);">Screencasting **

Screencasts are videos made by recording the screen of your computer while you are working. Screencasting often will include the ability to record narration. Several commercial products do this very well: Camtasia, Captivate, and iShowU are a few. Free options also exist: Jing project and Wink are two of the more well-known. Short screencasts are a quick and easy way to distribute consistent on-demand training. The cost for these training materials are very small or free and can be created in real-time. (http://eduwikius.wikispaces.com/Screencast)

Resource: Screencast wiki