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Created 4-4-10 Revised 6-10-10

Office of Information, Technology and Accountability

Introduction to Podcasting

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While Waiting (Do Now) Make sure you have a computer microphone or

an integrated microphone Open the Audacity software Name the project “My first podcast”


Nine Elements of Digital Citizenship Student Learning and Academic Performance

1. Digital Access: full electronic participation in society2. Digital Literacy: the process of teaching and learning about technology and the use of technology3. Digital Communication: electronic exchange of information

School Environment and Student Behavior

4. Digital Security & Safety: electronic precautions to guarantee safety/physical well-being in a digital technology world5. Digital Etiquette: electronic standards of conduct or procedure6. Digital Rights and Responsibilities: those freedoms extended to everyone in a digital world

Student Life Outside the School Environment

7. Digital Commerce: electronic buying and selling of goods8. Digital Health and Wellness: physical and psychological well-being9. Digital Law: rights and restrictions



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Digital Citizenship Links

www.digitalcitizenship.net www.digitalcitizenshiped.com/Curriculum.a

spx www.netsmartz.org http://cybersmart.org/ www.bpscybersafety.org/index.html www.staysafeonline.info/



Standards Addressed

Standard 1: Demonstrate proficiency in the use of computers and applications as well as an understanding of concepts underlying hardware, software, and connectivity.

Standard 3: Demonstrate ability to use technology for research, problem-solving, and communication.



Introduction to PodcastingBy the end of this session you will know and be able to:

Demonstrate basic steps in using available free hardware and applications (e.g., use audacity and edit audio to use it as a way to create podcast in the classroom. Turn a computer, launch a the program, use the recording audio features, edit.

Recognize the functions of basic audio recording and edit, delete, and edit audio.

Record a sample podcast for your school or your classroom. Save as project and export in various formats for example:

MP3, WAV or AIFF sound files. Digitally sign your podcast for copyrights signature for your own

MP3 audio sample.



You Will Demonstrate This By ~

Creating a podcastMaking sample recording

Save appropriate audio recording to your desktop as a project.

Then after editing the audio you will learn how to covert it in various formats.

Save appropriate audio to include it in a PPT or Movie Maker file.



To install download Audacity in your computer:

Install both the download for windows XP, Vista, or the OS your computer has and install the library software.

This will help with the converting into different format

Download Audacity 1.2.6for Windows® 98/ME/2000/XP/Vista



Download Lama MP3 Encoder

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Most of the plug-ins are optional except the Lame MP3 converter…

LAME MP3 encoder - Allows Audacity to export MP3 files.

Plug-ins and LibrariesLADSPA plug-ins 0.4.15 installer (.exe file, 1.5 MB) - over 90 plug-ins.

VST Enabler - Allows Audacity to load VST effect plug-ins.

Plug-Ins - Download additional effects and filters.



Find Audacity Icon

Shortcut Bar

Start Menu

Find Programs then click on Audacity

Launch a Program



Audacity Basics Digital Rules Setup Recording with audacity Editing for Beginners Common Editing Tasks Effects for Beginners



Creating a podcast

Do a story board to organize your topic in sections.

Practice reading it out loud and decide which sections can be excluded to make it shorter.

Don’t make it to long unless it has a purpose with instructions.



Rules of Audacity … more about this later…

1. One clip per track

2. Audacity always records to a new track

3. Edit/Duplicate will not create a new audio file



To create a new project

Click on the icon Click on the record red button



Before you begin you need a computer microphone Some newer laptops have a microphone

integrated If you don’t have one then connect it to

your audio port Then make sure that you do a practice

recording to make sure the voice is clear and it works.



To begin recording ……

Click this button to record



The voice will be recorded if you see the lines moving up and down

The line should be moving up and down



Delete part of you audio

Go to the Edit menu highlight the part and scroll down to delete.



Silencing parts of an audio Click on the Edit Menu Highlight the part you want to silence

Scroll down and click on Silence

or use

Shortcut by holding ctrl (control key) and the letter L.

Crtl+L



Saving the project

First save project as draft and give it a name When you are happy with the recording click save.



Exporting project into different formats

Chose Export as Wav

Export as MP3 or your desire format



Sharing it with other

To share your audio save it as you do with any other file. You can put it in your project folder and then import it as an audio file in any of these programs: Power Point, Movie Maker, or a Web Page. It will play with any of your desire audio players.

The audio will play in your default player. For example, I-tunes, Media Player, or Real Player



Your Turn

Create a podcast for your classroom Save the project with the name “my first

podcast” Export the audio in an MP3 format Present the audio to everyone in the

workshop



Podcast Podcast was completed with all the conversations required as part of the assessment.

Podcast was completed with most of the conversations required as part of the assessments.

Podcast was completed with some of the conversations required as part of the assessments.

Podcast wasn’t completed.

Content The content is clear and understandable in any Spanish audience,

Most of the content was clear and was a little confusing for any Spanish audience.

Some of the content was clear but wasn’t understandable to any Spanish audience.

None of the content was clear.

Editing Able to silent parts of the podcast, delete sections, save in different audio levels, and save as project. Exported podcast in various formats.

Able to silent parts of the podcast, delete sections, save in different audio levels, and save as project. Exported podcast in one format.

Able to silent parts of the podcast, delete sections, save in different audio levels, and save as project.

No editing was done.

Final MP3 Format Student has record a podcast with a partner. An MP3 file has been completed.

Students has record a podcast but didn’t complete the MP3 conversion and didn’t work with a partner,

Student record a podcast but didn’t finish.

Students hasn’t completed a podcast nor worked with a partner.

RUBRIC



Resources for learning audacity ISTE Publications, Digital Citizenship in

Schools by Mike Ribble and Gerald Bailey, copyright 2007, ISBN No: 978-1-56484-232-9

Audacity download http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Tutorials http://audacity.sourceforge.net/manual-1.2/tutorials.html

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