Download - Podcasting Workshop
Podcasting Made EasyLearning Technologies Workshop
Monday 14th February
If you haven’t done the pre-workshop survey please check your email for the link.
Workshop Programme
• What is a Podcast?
• Using Podium
• Using Audacity
• Using Podbeans
• Using the cLc
• Getting Fancy
What is a Podcast?
• In brief a podcast is:– an audio recording that is distributed via the internet – downloaded and listen to via a PC or mobile device – a syndicated feed that uses RSS to pull the files to the
user
• The term podcast is a a portmanteau of the words "iPod" and "broadcast", the Apple iPod being the brand of portable media player for which the first podcasting scripts were developed
Where can I Get Podcasts?
• iTunes
• Online directories
Types of Podcasts
You can podcast several different types of files– Audio – usually mp3 format– Enhanced Audio (with images) – mv4 format– Video – mpg4 or mov (iPod compatible) – also called
vidpod– PDF – also called eBooks
As most people use iTunes to subscribe to podcasts you need to have your files in a format that iTunes recognises
How do I make a Podcast?
3 main steps1. Record the audio file
2. Put it in a ‘broadcast’ folder on internet
3. Get the subscription link
We will focus on Audio
podcasts today
• Record straight into software
• Simple editing• Publish with click
of button• Get subscription
link with click of button
• Need FTP site
• 5GB Monthly Bandwidth• 100MB Storage• (100 minutes audio podcast, 25
minutes video podcast with average quality)
• Easily include pictures, links, audios and videos, invite comments and categorise your posts
• Choose and customize layout from a range of templates
• Intuitive Feed Settings and iTunes Preview
• Geo Podcast Stats Powered by Google Map
• Easily display your podcast to blogs, websites and social networks.
Free Basic Account Details
Demonstration of Podbeans
• Go to Lee-Anne’s ePortfolio homepage on cLc to find links to podbean demonstration
Using the cLc to Podcast
• Podcasts need an RSS feed to work!
• cLc can create RSS folders
• Put audio/video files into folder
• Copy URL of RSS folder to iTunes
• Anywhere you create a folder you can create a podcast
• The podcast has the security of the group that it belongs to
Making it Fancy
cLc custom page
Feedburner creates list
Feedburner creates subscribe link
Flaming text heading
Feedburner ???
• Feedburner takes the URL from the RSS folder and does all the hard work
• Owned by Google
Paste URL from RSS folder here
Compare the Podcast OptionsPodium Podbean cLc
Storage FTP server needed
Max 100Mb (free) ∞Ownership Password
protectedAccount owner Changeable
Content Type Audio only Audio, Video, PDFs etc or combination
Audio, Video, PDFs etc or combination
No of Podcasts Unlimited 1 Unlimited
Subscribe to iTunes?
Yes – copy URL
Yes – single click Yes – need to set up or copy URL
Ease of Use Very Easy Easy Depends on level of finish wanted
Security Public Public Inherits from Group
Websites for Reference
• Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcasting
• Podcast.net - http://www.podcast.net/
• Podcast.com - http://podcast.com/
• iTunes Store - http://www.apple.com/itunes/store/podcasts.html
• Podcast Alley - http://www.podcastalley.com/
• How to Podcast - http://www.how-to-podcast-tutorial.com/what-is-a-podcast.htm
• Podbeans – http://www.podbean.com/ • Podium – http://www.podiumpodcasting.com/ • Feedburner - http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/home