MakingPodcasts

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You have already learned how a podcast works and how it can be useful in your teaching. Now we will make a list of ideas for uses of Podcasts in education.


 * 1) 5 Day Forecast
 * 2) "Reviewcast" before a quiz or test
 * 3) thesugarmonster.com--The Sugar Monster is a wonderful podcast for elemenatary aged children. It can be used for creative writing or book talks.
 * 4) strategies for success
 * 5) year-end field trip culminating project
 * 6) preview show before a field trip
 * 7) Just One More Book--for a preview of any book-- it is a book review in a coffe shop on any content area with any author

Podcast Planning Subject or idea
 * Part One:**

Make a folder on the computer to hold all your work Collect your pictures Choose Music
 * Part Two**:

Getting the script ready: Lay out your main points Write the script Planning the introduction and the ending Editing and proofreading
 * Part Three:**

Planning the production Order of reading-who does what parts Order of pictures Chapter slides Equipment Collecting and setting up
 * Part Four:**

 Making a Slide for your Podcast Open MS Word > To group them, hold down the shift key and click on each one to see their tabs. Choose “Group” on your formatting palette. > To save hold down the control key, click on the picture, and choose “Save as Picture” in the box. Then give the picture a name. Be sure you are saving to your documents folder.
 * 1) Open MS Word
 * 2) Open formatting palette and the drawing toolbar. To find the drawing toolbar go to the View menu and down to Toolbars, then across to Drawing.
 * 3) Draw a 4” by 4” box. Fill with a light color. Then change the box line color to the same light color.
 * 4) Add word art title and name. Find Word Art button on the drawing toolbar on the left. You can also add a graphic to match your title.
 * 5) Grouping!
 * 1) Saving!
 * 1) When you finish with your title slide you can make chapter slides and a closing slide.

Below is the text of an article that will is a quick read about making a podcast. Don't worry, you do not need to memorize this. We have several tutorials below, and in class time we will practice using Garageband.

= = = [|Creating a Podcast Using GarageBand] = [|Milind Alvares] on March 6th These directions are updated for iLife '09 = = =How to Make a Podcast with Mac's Garageband= From Associated Content, Arts and Entertainment

Making a podcast is easier than you think with Garageband for Mac OS X. With one simple program you can record, edit, and publish your podcast and share it with your friends and family. If you have ever thought about starting your own podcast, you should see how easy it is to do with Garageband. This article will walk you through the simple process.....

The newest version Garageband 8 comes standard on new Apple computers with the Leopard operating system as part of the iLife suite of applications. You can use older versions of the program, but version 8 includes new features that make the process even easier. Unfortunately, there is no PC version of Garageband. You will have to have a Mac to use Garageband. To start, just open up Garageband and click on "Create New Podcast Episode." Type a name for your file and where you want to save it. You will see several tracks including, podcast track, male voice, female voice, and jingles. Click the circle icon next to your gender to arm the track. It should turn read. Then just click the circle record button in the directions menu to begin recording.

You will want to have a script or at least an outline ready, but you can always go back and re-record things if you need to. If you have a new [|MacBook] or iMac, you can use the built-in microphone for recording. If you have an older Mac that does not have a built-in microphone, you can pick one up pretty inexpensively. Do not buy the standard [|computer] microphones if you can avoid it, however. If you go to a store like Best Buy that has computers and audio equipment, get a standard recording microphone. You can probably find one a little cheaper and you will find a better selection. Just make sure you get one that can connect to computers. With luck, you will be able to find a decent microphone for about $10.

While you are recording, thy to keep background noise to a minimum. Also, try to record as much as you can in one take. It is OK if you have to start and stop over or repeat a sentence here and there. It is better to keep recording and edit out what you do not need than to record only one version with mistakes. You could always go back and edit that original track, but you may find it difficult to exactly reproduce the background noise and tonality of the original recording.

When you are done, just press the record button again to record. If you got what you wanted in one take, that is all there is to it. Most people will need to edit their track, however. You can do this by highlighting the sections of the track that you want to cut out in the bottom clip editor. Just delete whatever you want to get rid of. You can rearrange the clips as needed by dragging them in the position you want them in the mixing area. This is also where you can add any of Gargeband's selection of royalty free jingles. You can even associated a picture with the podcast. Although the podcast will be an audio file, people will be able to see your pictures in iTunes when they play it.

Once you have arranged everything the way you want it, just press play to listen to what you have. If you like what you hear, you can export your podcast directly to iTune or iWeb or you can save it anywhere you your [|hard drive] or to a CD.

Tutorials

=Garage Band 09 Creating a podcast= media type="youtube" key="IYscVOUUfMs?fs=1" height="385" width="480"

= Part I - How to Podcast from Your Mac (Equipment and Software) = media type="youtube" key="5Tpv3RJ29Ac?fs=1" height="385" width="640"

= Part II - How to Podcast from Your Mac (GarageBand) = media type="youtube" key="Z9Es1o9eQpA?fs=1" height="385" width="480"

= Part IVa How to Podcast from Your Mac with iWeb and iTunes = media type="youtube" key="ilQDjDvNNYQ?fs=1" height="385" width="640"

= Part IVb How to Podcast from Your Mac with iWeb and iTunes = media type="youtube" key="eI8sj4kgIIk?fs=1" height="385" width="640"

__** GarageBand 3 Tutorials **__

 =Using Garage Band to build a podcast= media type="custom" key="4156973"

=Apple GarageBand Podcast Tutorial= media type="custom" key="4156997"

The following website has great instructions to help you create a Podcast and these suggestions would also work well with students. For younger students you might want to modify them a little to adjust for their reading level.

=[|Podcasts - GarageBand 3]= from: © 2006 by John G. Hendron. This work is licensed under a [|Creative Commons License].

The following website has step by step directions for creating a podcast. I often open two windows when using a website like this one to work, one with the directions and the other with the project window. Try it, it is easy to do!

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[|How to Create a Podcast on the Mac with GarageBand] this site has step by step directions to creating a podcast. By Alvin J. Alexander of DevDaily.com

Some additional Websites for reference. = =

[|How to make an Enhanced Podcast]

In class we discussed seeing the pictures on your podcast. I found directions that identified the file extension needed to see the pictures. It must be an M4b file. this website talks about it, but I warn you this is strong tech info and may take some time to undertstand. I know I need more time to test it out.

[|From Powerpoint to Podcast] This website was recommended by Eric to use when you want to make your slides in Keynote.