PodcastingCM 313 Unit 8 seminar

Seminar Questions What questions or concerns do you

have about recording or publishing your podcast?

Discuss any practical tips for publishing and recording podcasts.

What challenges do you foresee recording or publishing your podcast?

Unit 8 Project Produce a 2-5 minute podcast based on the latest draft

of the script you began developing in Unit 6. Then do the following:

Post the script into the Unit 8 project section. Attach the podcast file to the Unit 8 dropbox Make sure your name is in the file name. Acceptable audio podcast formats include MP3 and

AAC. Acceptable video podcast (“vodcast,” “vidcast,” or

“vcast”) formats include MP4, M4V, and MOV. You may add music and/or images to the podcast only

if you own the copyright or it is in the public domain.

Looking forward---Unit 9 Project The final project, due in Unit 9, provides you with the opportunity to demonstrate

both your understanding of the subject and your ability to use your new, digital tools in a practical way.

You will submit a completed blog site that contains the following: The microblog posts from units (3, 5, 7, and 8). Sidebar containing a list of student blogs that you follow. The Unit 5 blogger profile as a side-column item with link. It must be edited and

corrected based on the comments of the instructor and your peers. The Unit 5 social network as a side column link. It should take the visitor to a page

with a friend request. The Unit 8 blog post, edited and corrected based on the comments of the instructor

and your peers. The Unit 9 podcast, embedded as a blog post. Finally, update the appearance of the site with a fresh color scheme and/or images. Post the blog site's URL, directly into the Unit 9 final project area. Attach a

screenshot in JPG or PNG format. Respond to at least two of your peers using the "comments" option on their blog sites.

For DiscussionWhat questions or concerns do you have

about recording or publishing your podcast?

What makes podcasts desirable?Listen while doing something elseTime-shifted content

(Think TiVo for audio content)Narrowcasted audiences (the long tail)Detached from the computerAlternative contentUnregulated content

What businesses are podcasting?The Walt Disney

CompanyGeneral MotorsPurinaVirgin AtlanticOracle

TV Guide Jupiter ResearchMacromediaBMC Software iPressRoom

For discussionDiscuss any practical tips for publishing

and recording podcasts.

For discussionWhat challenges do you foresee

recording or publishing your podcast?

The technology bitThe bare minimum

A USB microphone (about $9)Recording / editing software (free)

Audacity (Mac and Windows)http://audacity.sourcefourge.net

ID3 tagsA tagging format for MP3 filesMetadata includes:

TitleArtistAlbumTrack

View them in playersPC (iTunes, etc.)Digital devices (iPod, etc.)

Market your podcastGet listedDrive traffic to the podcast siteProduce promos

Co-hosts and interviewsUse Skype (http://www.skype.com)Free, high-quality Voice over InternetSupports conference callsRecording requirement:

Complex “Virtual Audio Cables” setup, orHotRecorder (http://www.hotrecorder.com), orUse a mixer

ResourcesPodcast411 http://www.podcast411.com/

Includes tutorials, links to podcasts, directories and much more!

Other links on podcastinghttp://www.podcast411.com/

sites_podcasting.html

Link for creating podcast graphichttp://www.podcasting-tools.com/

podcasts-graphics.htm

BusinessPodcasting

The communications roleStrategize the podcast

AudienceGoal(s)Focus

Find a host or hostsDevelop a formatDraft agendasCoaching

Potential usesCorporate news updatesProduct-focused contentCustomer-focused content

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