Community Outreach Through

Podcasting

Thursday, September 28, 2006 University of Arizona

http://elearn.arizona.edu/coxworkshops/

Overview

• What is podcasting?

• Finding podcasts

• Non-profits that are podcasting

• Making your own podcasts

What is Podcasting?• “Podcasting”-- broadcasting to

an iPod

• Uses XML to push content– RSS v. 1 pushes news sources

and blogs – RSS v. 2 adds enclosure

element to XML code to push audio and video

Podcasts Can Be …Audio-only, audio & video, audio & slides

Screenshot of video playing from an episode of Rocketboom

Podcasts Can …

• Accompany & complement– Blogs– Websites

• Attract a following• Draw an audience• Promote events• Support instruction & learning

– Podcasting at the UA’s LTC http://podcasting.arizona.edu

Do I Have to Have An iPod?

NO!

Subscribing to Podcasts

• What do I need?– The techie answer—an aggregator that

accepts RSS 2.0 feeds– The common sense answer—iTunes

• It’s free from Apple • Download it at

http://www.apple.com/itunes/download

It works seamlessly on PCs as well as Macs

Are There Other Ways?

YES

Alternatives To iTunes

http://juicereceiver.sourceforge.net/

Alternatives To iPods

Try googling on “MP3 Players”

An iPod Timeline

The iPod and iTunes has made podcasting so popular

How Do You Listen and/or Watch a Podcast?

Many websites include a podcast directory

How Do You Listen and/or Watch a Podcast?

Many websites include a podcast directory

How Do You Listen and/or Watch a Podcast?

Click the iTunes button and it automatically creates the subscription in iTunes

How Do You Listen and/or Watch a Podcast?

http://podcasts.yahoo.com/

Other Directories

http://www.podcast.net/

http://www.podcastdirectory.com/

http://www.podcastalley.com/

Resources & Help

http://www.podcastingnews.com/

Resources & Help

http://www.podcastingnews.com/

iTunes Store

BTW, you can’t get to the STORE via the Web; only through iTunes

iTunes Store-Podcasts

You can browse by topics

iTunes Store-Podcasts

You can browse by topics

iTunes Store-Podcasts

You can do a Power Search

iTunes Store-Podcasts

You can do a Power Search

iTunes Store-Podcasts

You can do a Power Search

Once You Click Subscribe …

The podcast subscription is established in your iTunes; the most recent podcast is downloaded; you can GET others that look interesting

4:20 Flash movie: Subscribing to Podcasts Using iTuneshttp://podcasting.arizona.edu/subscribing/subscribing.html

Want to Review Subscribing?

Non-Profit Podcasts

Non-Profit Podcasts

Non-Profit Podcasts

This one includes a review

Making It A Podcast

• What do you need?– PC or Mac– Software that records audio and saves or

exports the audio file as MP3 or MP4– Microphone– Webserver – Ability to create the RSS feed

Making A Podcast

• Audio-only– Output to MP3 or MP4 audio

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Making A Podcast

Apple’s

GarageBand• Audio• Video• Slideshows

Apple’s GarageBand—Adding Music & Sounds to Your Tracks

Apple’s GarageBand—Adding Images to Your Tracks

Apple’s GarageBand—Adding Images to Your Tracks

Web-Based Services

http://www.odeo.com/

Web-Based Services

Try googling “podcasting + hosting”

Other Resources

• How to Subscribe to Podcasts Using iTunes [Flash 4:20] http://podcasting.arizona.edu/subscribing/subscribing.html

• Steps for Creating Your Podcastincludes: "Using Audacity to Create the MP3 Audio File For Your Podcast," "Making It a Podcast: Creating an XML file to Make the RSS Feeds," and "Using Microsoft Notepad to Create and Edit Your XML Files"

http://podcasting.arizona.edu/podcast_instructions.html

• Apple's GarageBand Support: Recording Your Podcasthttp://www.apple.com/support/garageband/podcasts/

• iTunes Music Store Podcasting Section "Learn to Podcast"

Questions, Comments & Discussion

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