podcasting: what, when, why, where, how?
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Podcasting presentation to School Library Assoc of Victoria conference for library technicians & assistants March 2008TRANSCRIPT
Podcasting – what, when, where, why, how?
St Joseph’s College, [email protected] (Website)www.edubeacon.com (Blog)3 March, 2008
presented by Camilla ElliottSLAV Conference for Library Technicians & Library Assistants
We’ll look at:
What is podcasting?
When are they useful? Examples
Where do we find them?
Why make podcasts? - Supporting learning
How do we make them?
Resources
Questions & discussion
What is podcasting?
Combination of iPod + broadcasting
Distributes multimedia files (audio, video, enhanced) for playback on mobile devices & personal computers - whatever suits you
Listen like radio
Access - as often as you like, wherever you like
Definition:
‘Podcasting is a web-based broadcast medium in which files are made available online in a way that allows software to automatically detect new files (generally via RSS), and download them. ‘ (Without this it’s and audio file but not a podcast)
‘A podcast can be thought of as an audio magazine subscription, in that a subscriber receives regular programs without having to remember to go & get them, and can listen or watch them at leisure.’
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcasting
Vocabulary
RSS Blogs & Wikis
www.rssboard.org/images/rss-icon-collection.gif
To make your own podcast - you will need:
Script – set format, identify with date, version
Microphone - variety
Digital recorder or computer - variety
Audio editing software - Audacity
Royalty free music
Podcast aggregator
Blog or wiki website with RSS
You don’t need an iPod
http://biologyoracle.podomatic.com/
http://ihistory.wordpress.com/
Where do we find podcasts?
http://www.apple.com/itunes/
Why make podcasts?Distribute informationShare cultural performancesImprove verbal skillsPersonal journalCommunicating with parents & communityCater for learning stylesLibrary book reviewsDistribute student workPeer tutoringField tripsAuthor / experts interviewsAudio toursEnter the 21st century learner’s environment
How to make a podcast
Audacity - PCGarageband - MacPodomatic - onlineiPodder - onlineOdeo - onlineSkype – phone (VOIP)
Keep it legal..
Podcasting legal guidehttp://mirrors.creativecommons.org/Podcasting_Legal_Guide.pdf
Using podcasts – What am I allowed to do?http://www.smartcopying.edu.au/guidelines/info_using.html
Persistence..
Resources
Linking for Learning http://www.linkingforlearning.com/podcasting/index.html
Edubeacon Bloghttp://www.edubeacon.com