Transcript Do you have the audacity to podcast - saisditls

Web PR Level 2 - Podcasts
Podcasts
 iPod + Broadcast = Podcast
 Amateur radio
 Podcasting is the method of distributing multimedia files
over the Internet using RSS syndication formats for playback
on mobile devices and personal computers.
Why use podcasts?
 Podcasts enable students to share their knowledge and
expertise with others through a creative outlet.
 Podcasts tap into a mode of media input that is
commonplace for digital natives.
 Podcasts empower students to form relationships with
the content and each other in relevant ways.
Why use podcasts?
 Podcasting is yet another way for them [students] to be
creating and contributing ideas to a larger
conversation, and it’s a way of archiving that
contribution for future audiences to use.
 Will Richardson, Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts and Other
Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms
How can podcasts be used?
 In the classroom, educators and students can use podcasts
to inform others about class news, current events, and
areas of interest.
 Students can use a podcast forum to persuade their peers
to help others, make a difference, or try something new.
 Podcasts can also be used to edutain others through
creative narratives.
How can podcasts be used?
 Podcasts engage students in thinking critically about
their speaking fluency and communication skills.
 The opportunity to create a podcast about what
students would like to discuss and share with others is
extremely motivating.
Integration Ideas
 sequencing skills
 planning sheets
 sharing student work with the community
 authentic audience
 create characters out of literature
 peer tutoring
Integration Ideas
 improve fluency in reading
 expression and speed
 increases awareness of how they sound thus more
practice
 student input into community/world/historical
issues
 historical recounts
 create a podcast to download for schools to use on
field trips
 audio tour of plants and how they were used by
Native Americans "ethnobotany movements"
Integration Ideas
 notes for absent students (substitutes)
 bring experts and knowledge to students
 daily information
 immediate access to information
 second language learning enforcement
 immediate feedback and communication
Integration Ideas
 auditory modality of learning
 forces students to focus on content
 audio book reports
 study guides
 diminishes fear of public speaking
 school information
 school tours
Creating a Podcast
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Write your script.
Practice.
Record your audio file. (Audacity)
Edit your audio (Effect > Normalize)
Add and credit legally useable music
File > Save Project
File > Export as MP3
Upload the MP3 file to your campus website
Audacity
Open-source cross-platform audio editing software
eBook Resource
http://www.informit.com/store/product.aspx?isbn=0132366576
Table of Contents
 Section I: Podcasting
 Section II: Advanced
Walkthrough
Audacity
 Chapter 2: Installing and
 Chapter 8: Playing and





Configuring Audacity
Chapter 3: Hardware and
Speaker Set Up
Chapter 4: Record Your
Podcast
Chapter 5: Edit Your Podcast
Chapter 6: Save Your
Podcast
Chapter 7: Upload Your
Podcast





Recording
Chapter 9: Selecting
Chapter 10: Applying Effects
Chapter 11: Add a Musical
Intro and Outro
Chapter 12: Remove Glitches
and Background Noise
Chapter 13: What Next?
Setting Preferences
 Edit > Preferences
Setting Preferences
 Channels > 2 (Stereo)
Setting Preferences
 Quality > 44100 Hz
Setting Preferences
 Find Library > select the
location on the hard
drive where the LAME
MP3 Encoder folder was
saved (most likely C >
Program Files >
Audacity)
Toolbar
Toolbar
Selection
Envelope
Draw
Multi-Tool
Time Shift
Zoom
Toolbar
Play
Record
Rewind
Pause
Stop
Fast Forward
Speaker
Volume
Recording
Volume
Toolbar
Copy
Cut
Paste
Trim – Outside
Selection
Trim – Inside
Selection
Toolbar
Fit
project in
window
Undo
Zoom In
Redo
Zoom
Out
Fit track
in
window
Audio Layers in Audacity
Step 1
Record your voice by clicking the red
record button and speaking into the
microphone
Step 2
When you are finished recording press the
yellow stop button
Step 3
Rewind and listen to your recording by
pressing the purple rewind key and green
play key
Step 4
Edit out any gaps or mistakes in the audio
by using the “Selection Tool” that looks
like the letter I. Highlight the text that you
do not want and hit the delete button on
your keyboard.
Editing Audio
 Edit > Select > All or
Ctrl+A
Step 5
Time to add additional audio if desired. After you have downloaded your audio file, simply drag
and drop your audio file in or click “Project” “Import Audio” and search for your file. Note,
some files are in stereo and will show up as 2 different audio lines
Importing Audio
 Project > Import Audio
 Podsafe Music – copyright laws
 Look for Creative Commons licenses
 http://music.podshow.com/
 http://www.podsafeaudio.com/
 http://www.archive.org/details/audio
 Credit all non-original audio
 “Some of the music provided was from the
PodShow Podsafe Music Network. Check it out
at music.podshow.com."
Step 6
You can shift your audio and sound effects to the desired location, by using the Time Shift Tool
Button
Editing Audio
 Effect > Normalize
 This should always be
done
 Other effects are
optional
 ‘Cross Fade In’ and ‘Cross
Fade Out’ are good
options for multi-voice
audio projects
Step 7
If you want to save your project and continue working later, click “File” “Save Project”
If you are finished, it is time to “Export As MP3”
Podcasting Resources
PowerPoint modified from:
http://jdorman.wikispaces.com/PETEC2008
http://jdorman.wikispaces.com/podcastingworkshop