Podcasting:

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Session 1321

• Podcasting
• From Planning to Production   

Paul Kay
Joel Krentz
Teacher-Librarians, Toronto DSB
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Session Synopsys

• Have you ever wondered what podcasting was all
  about? Are you looking to integrate podcasting
  into your program? Learn what is needed to start
  podcasting in your school and get tips on some of
  the best available resources. Be a part of the
  creation of a podcast which will be uploaded to
  the Super Conference website. Podcast the work
  your students are already doing!

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Overview

• What are podcasts?
• How can I podcast work my students are/ I am
  already doing?
• Linking podcasts to research and inquiry
• How hard is it to podcast?

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Overview

• What do all those buttons mean?
• So what do I do with it now?
• In-house podcast session
• How can I get started at my school?

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What are podcasts?

• Podcast (from iPod and Broadcasting)
• A method of publishing audio files to the
  Internet for playback on mobile devices and
  personal computers.
• Cornell University
• http//www.wpg.cornell.edu/iws2/technology/techinf
  o.cfm

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Podcast formats

• Do you remember LPs, 45s, cassette tapes,
• 8-track players, VHS, CDs?
• Podcasts are digital so they dont have a
  physical presence they exist electronically
• Podcasts can be in WAV, MP3 or another electronic
  format

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Examples of Podcasts

• School Event Northlea Reads 2008
• - Sisters Grimm
• Class activity Halloween Charity Fundraiser
• - Petrifying Portable
• Assignment Healthy Eating Cafeteria Menu
• - Henry Hudson PS
• Announcement Fern Food Drive
• - Fern Avenue PS

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Integrating podcasting into your program Why
Podcast?
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Integrating podcasting into your program

• How can I podcast work my students
• are already doing?

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Demystifying the technology

• How hard is it to podcast?

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Consider

• theme music and sound effects

• audience

• purpose

• segments

• creativity

frequency
originality
hosts
format
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To Podcast or not to podcast

• Define your purpose and your audience for the
  podcast(s)
• How many segments do you want in your podcast
  (e.g. tip of the day, reviews, breaking news,
  interviews etc.)?
• How often will you release new shows?
• Will you just be talking or will you play music
  as well?
• Will you be doing the podcast solo or will you
  have other hosts?
• or come up with something completely different
• Be creative!

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Podcast Length?

• How long
• should your podcast be?

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Podcast Length?

• Your podcast
• should be as long as it
• NEEDS to be!

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Audacity Software

• Audacity is a free, audio editing software
• Takes up little disk space
• Simple to use
• But where do you get it?

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http//audacity.sourceforge.net/download/
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Segment format

• Lets deconstruct the podcast for a book review

Montmorancy
1. Intro Music 2. Fade to background music 3.
Promo Blurb 4. Info bit 5. Volume increase to
outro Music
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Podcast deconstruction

• This looks very confusing, whats going on here?

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Elements of this podcast
Track1. Here I recorded the blurb I read from the
back of the book.
Track 2. Here I imported an audio track as back
ground.
Audio tracks are come in stereo
Note the change in volume in the music track
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Using Audacity

• What do all those buttons mean?

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Editing tools
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Editing tools
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Audio Buttons
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Audio Buttons
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Layering Audacity Audio Files

• Lets examine an Audacity audio file that has
  many layers - Northlea Reads 2008
• You can add and name layers music/sound
  effects/audio
• You can listen to and/or mute certain layers
• You can manipulate the layers using the editing
  tools
• You can change the podcast

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Exporting and Sharing Podcasts

• So what do I do with it now?
• Export as MP3 or WAV files
• Attach to emails
• Burn to CD/DVD
• Post to websites/blogs
• Upload to Podomatic, iTunes

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Podcast Resources

• How can I get started at my school?
• Where do I get help after this workshop?

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Podcast Resources

• Audacity (with Lame encoder)
• Podcasting 101
• Freeplay Music
• Freeloops
• Free Sounds
• Musopen! Free Public Domain Classical Music
• The Recordist
• PacDV Free Sound Effects

Software
How to
For Music and Sound Effect sites, be sure to
check Terms of Use before downloading sound
files.
Music
Sound Effects
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Podcasting a book talk

• Example from Super Conference session
• Grizzle Grows

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In-session Podcast

• Be creative!
• Most importantly, HAVE FUN!!

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Post Podcast Questions

• contact
• paul.kay_at_tel.tdsb.on.ca
• joel.krentz_at_tel.tdsb.on.ca