Community Outreach Through Podcasting Thursday, September 28, 2006 University of Arizona

Overview What is podcasting? Finding podcasts Non-profits that are podcasting Making your own podcasts

What is Podcasting? “Podcasting”-- broadcasting to an iPod Uses XML to push content –RSS v. 1 pushes news sources and blogs –RSS v. 2 adds enclosure element to XML code to push audio and video

Podcasts Can Be … Audio-only, audio & video, audio & slides Screenshot of video playing from an episode of RocketboomRocketboom

Podcasts Can … Accompany & complement –Blogs –Websites Attract a following Draw an audience Promote events Support instruction & learning –Podcasting at the UA’s LTC

Do I Have to Have An iPod? NO!

Subscribing to Podcasts What do I need? –The techie answer—an aggregator that accepts RSS 2.0 feeds –The common sense answer—iTunes It’s free from Apple Download it at

It works seamlessly on PCs as well as Macs

Are There Other Ways? YES

Alternatives To iTunes

Alternatives To iPods Try googling on “MP3 Players”

An iPod Timeline The iPod and iTunes has made podcasting so popular

How Do You Listen and/or Watch a Podcast? Many websites include a podcast directory

How Do You Listen and/or Watch a Podcast? Many websites include a podcast directory

How Do You Listen and/or Watch a Podcast? Click the iTunes button and it automatically creates the subscription in iTunes

How Do You Listen and/or Watch a Podcast?

Other Directories

Resources & Help

Resources & Help

iTunes Store BTW, you can’t get to the STORE via the Web; only through iTunes

iTunes Store-Podcasts You can browse by topics

iTunes Store-Podcasts You can browse by topics

iTunes Store-Podcasts You can do a Power Search

iTunes Store-Podcasts You can do a Power Search

iTunes Store-Podcasts You can do a Power Search

Once You Click Subscribe … The podcast subscription is established in your iTunes; the most recent podcast is downloaded; you can GET others that look interesting

4:20 Flash movie: Subscribing to Podcasts Using iTunes Want to Review Subscribing?

Non-Profit Podcasts

This one includes a review

Making It A Podcast What do you need? –PC or Mac –Software that records audio and saves or exports the audio file as MP3 or MP4 –Microphone –Webserver –Ability to create the RSS feed

Making A Podcast Audio-only –Output to MP3 or MP4 audio

Making A Podcast Apple’s GarageBand Audio Video Slideshows

Apple’s GarageBand—Adding Music & Sounds to Your Tracks

Apple’s GarageBand—Adding Images to Your Tracks

Web-Based Services

Web-Based Services Try googling “podcasting + hosting”

Other Resources How to Subscribe to Podcasts Using iTunes [Flash 4:20] Steps for Creating Your Podcast includes: "Using Audacity to Create the MP3 Audio File For Your Podcast," "Making It a Podcast: Creating an XML file to Make the RSS Feeds," and "Using Microsoft Notepad to Create and Edit Your XML Files" Apple's GarageBand Support: Recording Your Podcast iTunes Music Store Podcasting Section "Learn to Podcast"

Questions, Comments & Discussion

How We Can Help You: Podcasting Building Course & Faculty Websites Training and Support for Course Management Tools Assessment and Evaluation Instructional Design Instructional Blogging Usability Testing for Websites Database/Programming Support Emerging Technologies Adapting Open Source Applications Graphic Design Services for Instructional Purposes Audio and Video Services for your classes Database and Programming Support Stuart Glogoff Sr. Consultant, Learning Technologies elearn.arizona.edu/stuartg/ elearn.arizona.edu/stuartg/