Audio Editing and Podcasting October 9, 2015

Objectives for Today’s Workshop Define Podcasting Classroom Applications Recording and Editing Audio See What’s Available – To you as a professional – To your students

Podcasting Video Introduction The name comes from Podcasting “iPod” + “Broadcasting” Don’t need an iPod to listen to or create Podcasts It’s like “on demand” talk show radio You can subscribe to podcasts Most content is free Video Podcasts are growing rapidly

Creating your own Podcasts (or audio recordings)

Creating your own Podcasts Why? Where to start What to use and how to do it Try it out

Why Create Podcasts 1.Podcasting is cheap 2.Podcasting invites a global audience 3.Audio podcasting encourages no-frills communication 4.Podcasting is digital storytelling 5.Podcasting can provide a window into the classroom

Why Create Podcasts 6.Podcasting involves few privacy concerns 7.Podcasting can educate about copyright 8.Podcasting can be interactive 9.Podcasting can be creative 10.It’s fun! Engaging…. From:

Why Create Podcasts Develops critical skills – Public Speaking – Presentation Skills – Communication Skills – Time Management Skills – Problem-Solving Skills

Where to Start Poetry Recitals Read Along Books Interviews Museum Tour Soundseeing Tour School News Oral Book Reports Foreign Language Practice Tutorials Try a project with audio recording and editing before doing a true podcast.

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How to Record and Edit Audio

Recording Audio Options: Use computer with built in mic or external mic Use digital recording device Use iPod/MP3 player with mic Best choice—Computer with external mic

Recording Audio With a computer you can – Record into Microsoft Applications—OneNote, Word, PowerPoint, PhotoStory,… KidPix – Audacity Can record and edit Export as MP3 file

Let’s try it!

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Where to Upload Your Podcasts Upload anywhere as a MP3 file Use ASHMI.ORG’s Media Gallery Make a video podcast and place it on Google Video

Sources for Podcasts The Education Podcast Network has a wide range of podcasting programming for K12 Teachers iTunes NPR

Getting Your Podcasts Podcatching software automatically delivers the podcasts to your computer Most well known piece of Podcatching software iTunes You can play some podcasts directly from web sites

How do I Subscribe if it’s not in iTunes? XMLfilename is eed_id=1453 XML

Podcasts Issues to consider – “This web site is intended for professional educators and all audio content should be previewed by the teacher before being made available to students.” ~ – Distribution

See What’s Available