Podcasting on

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Podcasting on a Shoestring Budget
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History of Podcasting

• Predecessor was actually blogging
• Creation of news feeds or RSS
• By Dave Winer
• Audio format in MP3
• File enclosure format added
• Credit / idea goes to Adam Curry

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What is Podcasting?

• Podcasting is online audio content delivered
  anytime the listener wishes to access the
  content

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Why Podcast?

• Replication without additional time invested.
• Availability to provide students the opportunity
  to review many times at their own pace
• Leverage a single topic across multiple distance
  learning courses

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Who uses Podcasts?

• Talk shows
• Music shows
• News shows
• Education
• Sports

• Corporations
• Commentaries
• Churches
• Just about everyone

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Podcast types

• Audio only
• Presentations with audio
• Video Lectures
• Music
• Music videos
• and the list goes on and on

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Reasons PodcastsAre Not Used???
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In the classroom,Podcasts can be used for
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Some Examples of Podcast Creation Software
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What is needed?
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Profcast

• Profcast is a VERY simple recording tool for
  turning PowerPoint presentations into Podcasts.
• Aside from being very easy to use, Profcast is
  also VERY affordable.

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Just a Few Simple Steps to Create a Podcast in
Profcast
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GarageBand 09

• Simple to use for an Audio Podcast (mp3)
• Allows creation of an enhanced podcast using
  chapter markers and exported in the .m4a format

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GarageBand for Podcasting

• Select Podcast and proceed

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Naming

• Make sure you KNOW where the master file is
  located!

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GarageBand Interface
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Media Browser

• Can easily select photos from loaded images

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Add Chapter Markers

• Insert images
• Adjust image timeline to match audio content

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Recording Audio

• Select the track to be recorded, in this case
  the Male Voice is selected and the audio
  recording is enabled (Red button)
• Note For audio only tracks, make sure the
  metronome feature is disabled.
• Now the master recording can begin.

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Ready to Export

• All Enhanced Chapter markers are in place and
  audio is recorded.
• The raw data can be exported as a podcast to
  iTunes or a podcast to disk.

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Completed Podcast

• Example of an enhanced podcast created in
  GarageBand and exported as m4a format.

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Profcast Demonstration

• Volunteer???

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Profcast Pricing
Visit www.profcast.com to download a 15-day
evaluation copy or to purchase.
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Various Links

• www.profcast.com
• www.feedforall.com
• www.camtasia.com
• www.apple.com/quicktime/pro/
• www.apple.com/ilife/garageband

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Contact Information

• Karen Pickles
• MCAS Certified Professional Instructor
• Microsoft Certified Instructor
• kpickles_at_gmail.com
• 850.524.0336