Topic Relevance through Topic Relevance through Current Events and PodcastingCurrent Events and PodcastingPresenter: Ken BaldaufProgram in Interdisciplinary Computing - FSU

FSU’s NewFSU’s New

Program in Interdisciplinary ComputingProgram in Interdisciplinary Computing

Working to raise the level of computer competence across all disciplines at FSU by:Designing new computing and technology courses that address discipline-specific needs.

Enabling existing computing and technology courses to be opened up to non-majors.

Assisting teachers in injecting technology concepts and content into existing courses.

Why consider technology-based Why consider technology-based exercises in non-tech courses?exercises in non-tech courses?Provides access to subject-related materials

from numerous sourcesOpens opportunities for information sharingBrings relevance to subject matterEngages students in subject matter through

different mediaSharpens tech skills making students more

marketableAllows students to innovate!

Inspiration for PresentationInspiration for Presentation

http://coursecasts.course.com

RSSRSS

Topic Relevance through Topic Relevance through Current Events and PodcastingCurrent Events and Podcasting

Researching Current Events

NEWS FEEDS

Sharing Discoveries

SOCIALBOOKMARKS

Broadcasting News and Views

PODCASTS

RSSRSS Real Simple SyndicationAllows users to subscribe to Web

content that is periodically updated including text (blogs, news feeds), audio (podcasts), and video.

Empowers users to become publishers.

Researching Current EventsResearching Current EventsUsing News Feeds

RSS News FeedRSS News FeedNews stories supplied by an online news

service streamed automatically to software designed to organize and display the stories – a feed reader or aggregator.

Many news feeds can be aggregated for convenient access to topics of interest.

Setting up an RSS Feed Reader Setting up an RSS Feed Reader (Aggregator)(Aggregator)

www.google.com/reader

Look for the IconLook for the IconSubscribe to content by finding reference

to RSS on the source Web site.Click to subscribe

Scan News HeadlinesScan News Headlines1. Scan news headlines from all your

favorite sources from one location.2. Drill down into stories that are of

interest.3. Bookmark best stories for further

research.

Sharing DiscoveriesSharing DiscoveriesSocial Bookmarking

Social BookmarkingSocial BookmarkingSocial bookmarking sites like

delicious.com are designed for collecting and sharing Web content.

Web content is tagged and kept private or shared.

Social BookmarkingSocial BookmarkingUse unique tags to share bookmarks in

a class.Tag pages can also serve as RSS feeds.

Broadcasting Your ViewsBroadcasting Your ViewsPodcasting

PodcastPodcastAn audio (or video) broadcast distributed

over the Internet using RSS.Examples: iTunes Store

Necessary EquipmentNecessary EquipmentSoftware◦Windows: Audacity◦Mac: GarageBand

Hardware◦USB Mic/Headphones

Developing a ScriptDeveloping a ScriptA script serves several purposes:◦Allows for a smooth, unfaltering delivery of

the dialogue◦Provides a teacher with a way in which to

grade content, provide feedback, check against turnitin.com

◦Provides a text alternative for deaf and hearing-impaired individuals

RecordingRecordingDialogue can be recorded one phrase at a

time with retakes as needed.Multi-track recording allows you to layer

music and sound effects under the dialogue.

PublishingPublishingSave as mp3 formatPublish through Blackboard Content

Collection in a public “podcast” folder.Access finished podcast as follows:◦From iTunes or Google Reader subscribe to

http://podcast.fsu.edu/username ◦or supply direct access to the URL of the

Content Collection pagehttps://campus.fsu.edu/bbcswebdav/users/kbaldauf/podcast/

Thank You! Thank You! Questions?

Useful Links◦ Google Reader: www.google.com/reader◦ Delicious: www.delicious.com ◦ FSU’s Joe Clark instructs on podcasting in Blackboard -

http://myweb.fsu.edu/joeclark/workshop/podcasting/podcast_via_bb.doc

◦ FSU’s Dr. Lisa Tripp’s podcasting assignment from LIS5313 - http://lis5313.ci.fsu.edu/wiki/index.php/Media_Exercise_4 includes “PodSafe” Audio Resources

Podcasting◦ Software

Audacity Software (Windows/Mac/Linux): http://audacity.sourceforge.net Video tutorial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hrBbczS9I0 GarageBand for Mac: http://www.apple.com/ilife/garageband

◦ Headphones/Mic Plantronics GAMECOM 1 PC HEADSET ( 67003-01 ) ($23)

◦ Podcast Listings Tunes - http://www.apple.com/itunes/whatson/podcasts/specs.html Podcast Alley - http://www.podcastalley.com Podcast.com - http://podcast.com Podcast Directory - http://www.podcastdirectory.com

◦ Podcasting Services Blogger can be used to enclose an MP3 in a feed but not as a host -

http://help.blogger.com/bin/answer.py?answer=80259&topic=12535 FeedForAll (RSS Creator) - http://www.feedforall.com Open Source: Podcast Generator - http://podcastgen.sourceforge.net Liberated Syndication (all-in-one) - http://www.libsyn.com Feed Burner (Podcast Promoter) - http://www.feedburner.com

◦ Create XML file for RSS - MP3 is included in an RSS feed as an "enclosure” http://www.podcastdirectory.com/help/createxml.php http://web.mit.edu/ist/podcasts/makepodcast.html

◦ Online Tutorials http://web.mit.edu/ist/podcasts/makepodcast.html http://homepage.mac.com/rfwilmut/notes/podcast.html http://www.sweetwater.com/feature/podcasting/howto.php http://www.wikihow.com/Start-Your-Own-Podcast