Create your Own Podcast

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Create your Own Podcast

• Barry Bakin
• barry.bakin_at_lausd.net

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Agenda for todays workshop!

• Some background information on podcasting
• Get an account at one of the several providers
• Upload several MP3 files as practice

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Goals for todays workshop!

• Everyone will get a free account at gcast.com
• Everyone will upload one or more audio selections
  and create their first podcast or podcasts

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PODCASTING Give Assignments Work with
conversations and other listening
experiences Direct Students to Web-based
Resources Strong Listening Practice Portable!
Students can take with them!
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Some Podcasts by Adult Educators Diane Wallis
City College of S.F. http//dianewallis.podomatic.
com/ Steve Gwynne San Diego Com. Coll.
http//veslclass.podomatic.com/ Kristi Reyes
Mira Costa College http//kreyes.podomatic.com/ Ba
rry Bakin Pacoima Skills Center
http//www.gcast.com/u/MrBakinsESL/main
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Sign up for your own podcast!
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http//www.gcast.com/
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Fill out the information requested, uncheck the
get FREE music, and click I Agree, create my
account
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Congratulations! You now own a podcast at gcast!
Click here to add a photo to your podcast page if
you want. Find the photo on your computer and
click Next
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This option will let you call in and update your
podcast by phone! You can do it now or
laterClick on No thanks, Ill do it later
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Your screen should now look like this, with the
title you chose! (The picture, if you uploaded
one, doesnt appear yet.) Create your first
podcast by clicking on Upload new audio files
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You can upload the files I sent you or any MP3
file you already have on your computer. Browse
for one of the files.
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Look for the mp3 files I sent you! Select the
first one and click Open.
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Type a description if you want. (Optional-it can
also be changed later.)
This is my first podcast!
Use default for most purposes Click on I
Agree
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Youll see this message. Choose Return to
podcasting home
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Youll see this screen. This will display a list
of your podcasts. Click here to see what
visitors to your page will see and to edit your
descriptions.
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This is your podcast page! Note your picture (if
you uploaded one) now appears. Click on Edit
this post to do that!
Downloads
Delete your practice (and/or any other) podcast
later!
Plays immediately
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Practice with the other two mp3 files I sent
you! File 2 Ill walk through uploading it
live File 3 Do all by yourself! (or select
mp3 files you have already created)
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Homework Post the URL of your new podcast site
at http//barrytrainsu.pbwiki.com Password
trainsu Add two or more new mp3 files of your
own creation (Use Audacity for easy mp3
production) or mp3 files someone else made. Send
me an email and let me know you did!
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The OTAN wiki on Web 2.0 tools in adult education
is at http//webtwopointohinadulted.wikispaces.com
/ Youll be able to find this powerpoint at
http//esl.adultinstruction.org/HandoutsandPresen
tations.htm
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Evaluations! Please remember to click on the link
to fill out the evaluations or wait for the
meeting to end. Youll be taken directly to the
website! Thanks for participating in the
training. I hope youll join me again and/or the
other trainers for other presentations in the
series. http//www.otan.us/eval You can also
contact me by way of my email barry.bakin_at_lausd.ne
t or my blog at http//tech4esl.blogspot.com This
presentation and one on downloading and using
Audacity to create an mp3 file be found at
http//esl.adultinstruction.org (Scroll down to
the Professional Development section.)