podcasting101

Jenn Galdon & Ann Noonenjgaldon@craw.org

anoonen@craw.orgJuly 2008

Agenda Tuesday (9:00 a.m. - noon)

– EETT Grant Funds– iPod Pilot– Equipment Intro– Google Slideshare– A Look At iTunes– Connecting the iPod– Disconnecting the

iPod– Web-based

Resources

Wednesday (1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.)

– Digital Bloom– Harvesting Resources

• Music• Video

– Your Turn

EETT Grant Funds

Target English and Social Studies Grade 8 Hardware and Software

iPod Initiative Mail message CPE Tracker registration Hardware

– 8 iPods– AV Cable– Belkin TuneTalk– 2 MacBooks

• To be stored in the Library and signed out

FACTS Don’t need an iPod Not platform specific Began in September 2004

– Google search for “podcast” ~ 24 hits– Today ~ 162,000,000

Podcasting what??? Podcasts types

– Audio– Audio with still images (enhanced podcast)– Video (vodcast)– .pdf

Don’t need an iPod to create or view podcasts

Think: Magazine subscription published– Only a podcast if you can subscribe

How It Works… You need a Web server You create your content Create the RSS Audience is waiting to be thrilled by you Use some kind of aggregator

– iTunes is the most popular

Podcasting in Plain English

Let’s get started…

A Look at the– iPods– AV Cables– TuneTalks

iPods

Technical Specifications

AV Cable

TuneTalk

iTunes & iTunes Store Tour

Username:  podcasting.sessionPassword:  podcast1

iTunes Launch iTunes Access the iTunes Store “Drive” around

Connecting the iPod

Plug USB cable to high-powered USB 2.0 port

Connect the other end to the bottom of the iPod Classic

Disconnecting the iPod

VERY IMPORTANT!! Click the Eject Button next to the

device name in the iTunes source list.

NO =

SAFE =

Great podcasts don’t live at the bottom of Bloom’s Taxonomy– Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy

How do I harvest a resource? Music

– Point browser to a site that contains an mp3 file.– Right-click and select SaveTarget As– Save to Desktop– Minimize windows– Double click on the file– Check iTunes– Now go back to the Web site– Locate the lyrics

Additional information will be e-mailed to participants.

How do I harvest a resource? Video

– Log into DiscoveryStreaming– www.discoveryeducaiton.com

Change to QuickTime Search for FROGS

– Frogs: Facts and Folklore– Program Introduction– Click on disk icon– Make sure it is .mov– Save to location– Access iTunes– File => Import

Additional information will be e-mailed to participants.

Curriculum Applications Education Podcast Network LearnOutLoud Lit2Go NECC 2008 Learning In Hand iTunesU

Web-based Support Resources iPod 101 - Apple’s online tutorial

– http://www.apple.com/support/ipod101/tunes/

Apple’s online support page– http://www.apple.com/support/ipodclassic/

Feature’s Guide– http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/iPod_classic_Features_Guid

e.pdf

FAQs for Podcast Fans– http://www.apple.com/itunes/store/podcastsfaq.html

Jenn Galdon & Ann Noonenjgaldon@craw.org

anoonen@craw.orgJuly 2008