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Brad Niessen Instructional Technology Specialist Wichita Public Schools 7/16/06 Podcasting in the Classroom How to Create a Podcast A simple guide to making your first podcast

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Podcasting in the Classroom How to Create a

Podcast

A simple guide to making your first podcast

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Preproduction

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Preproduction The first step in creating a

podcast is the preproduction phase. In this

phase there is some preplanning that must be done.

• Who will be your audience?• Who will listen to the podcast? • What will the podcast be named?• Do you have a logo or graphic? • What will be the format for the podcast?

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PreproductionContent tips• What will make your podcast work, is

a podcast that has content that is unique and original

• Don’t regurgitate content

• Be consistent in content and theme

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PreproductionContent tips• Your content delivery is clever- brain

storm with your students

• The uploads are consistent

• Your content must have passion- you and your students must enjoy the subject matter that they are sharing

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Production- Recording

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Production- Recording

• Software– Audacity- Free recording and editing

software

– LAME Encoder- Allows Audacity to export MP3 files.

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Production- Recording

• Hardware- (affordable)– Standard Connection- 1/4 inch plug

with 1/8 in adaptor

– Low end Radio Shack microphone or headsets

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Production- Recording• Hardware- (higher quality)

– M-AUDIO Preamp

– Use a higher quality microphone with XLR- Phantom Power- draws power from a preamp

– Microphone Stand– Headphones

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Production- Recording• Recording tips

– Retakes – don’t stop recording, just repeat from where you made the mistake

– 3 lip smacks – leaves 3 spike or finger snaps on the wave form

– Try to keep you voice tracks to as few as possible

– Ambient noise – just wait until it is over

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Postproduction

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Postproduction Steps• Go through your audio and remove any

mistakes or dead spots

• Make sure all audio tracks are arranged in order and moved together

• Add Podsafe music tracks or sound effects (Podsafe music is the term for music that can be legally used in a podcast and freely distributed online for others to download)

Postproduction

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Postproduction Tips

• Here are some suggested podsafe sites: Freesound- Podsafe music Podsafe Music Network- Podsafe Music Common Content- Podsafe Music

• Another option is to download a free copy of SonyAcid XPress 5.0 (this is for the more advanced user)

Postproduction

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It is now time to publish you podcast to the hosting service.

• Contact Brad Niessen to set up your GCast account

• Export your file as an MP3 file

• (optional) Use MP3 Tag Tools to embed graphic and text into your MP3 file

Publishing

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• Upload MP3 file to GCast

• Edit the description after it has been uploaded

Publishing

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Promotion

If you want to your podcast to reach a large audience, usemust promote it.• Submit you podcast to iTune and

reach millions• Also use

Educational Podcast Network Podcast Pickle

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