Get the Tech Prep Get the Tech Prep Message Out with Message Out with PodcastingPodcasting

Raul Martinez, Jr.Raul Martinez, Jr.

Janet M. Jaworski, Ed.D.Janet M. Jaworski, Ed.D.

AgendaAgenda• Overview of PodcastingOverview of Podcasting• Podcasting Mumbo-jumboPodcasting Mumbo-jumbo• Educational UsesEducational Uses• How toHow to• How How notnot to to• Downloading Podcasts Downloading Podcasts • Tech Prep PodcastsTech Prep Podcasts• ResourcesResources• Questions Questions

What’s Podcasting?What’s Podcasting? Portable-on-demandPortable-on-demand+ Broadcasting+ BroadcastingPodcastingPodcasting

Can be: Audio Can be: Audio Video Video

Images Images Text Text PDF PDF

ToolsToolsDigital audio devicesDigital audio devices

– ComputerComputer– MP3 or other digital playerMP3 or other digital player

– CD player that supports MP3 filesCD player that supports MP3 files

How does it workHow does it work??

Podcast Podcast (Digital program)(Digital program)

RSS FeedRSS FeedComputerComputer

MP3 PlayerMP3 Player

Mumbo-JumboMumbo-Jumbo• RSS RSS

• FeedFeed

• AggregatorAggregator

• Enhanced podcastEnhanced podcast

RSS FeedRSS Feed

• Really Simple SyndicationReally Simple Syndication

• XML (extensible mark-up XML (extensible mark-up language)- document encoding language)- document encoding

• For web syndication used in For web syndication used in websites, web logs, and podcastswebsites, web logs, and podcasts

FeedFeed• List of URLs providing access to List of URLs providing access to

episodes of podcastsepisodes of podcasts

• May include- titles, descriptive text, May include- titles, descriptive text, publication datespublication dates

• Posted on a web serverPosted on a web server

AggregatorAggregator• Software used to subscribe and Software used to subscribe and

manage feedsmanage feeds• RSS aware programRSS aware program• Checks for changes Checks for changes • Updates the contents for the userUpdates the contents for the user• Also known as a pod catcher or Also known as a pod catcher or

podcast receiverpodcast receiver

Examples: iTunes, Juice

Enhanced PodcastEnhanced Podcast• Slide show accompanies Slide show accompanies

podcastpodcast

• Viewed using QuickTimeViewed using QuickTime

Educational UsesEducational Uses• Record lessons for Record lessons for

absenteesabsentees• Educational information Educational information

for the communityfor the community• Curriculum and Curriculum and

assignments assignments • Foreign language Foreign language

lessonslessons• LecturesLectures• Assignment directions Assignment directions

and tutorialsand tutorials• Tech Prep informationTech Prep information

• Debates and debate Debates and debate topicstopics

• Record book Record book discussionsdiscussions

• MusicMusic• Student oral Student oral

presentationspresentations• Educational program Educational program

informationinformation• InterviewsInterviews• Training informationTraining information

How to……How to……• Script ready (review, repeat)Script ready (review, repeat)

• Hardware: MicrophoneHardware: Microphone

• Software: Audacity for recording, Software: Audacity for recording, editing, and saving editing, and saving

• Computer Computer

TipsTips

Know your equipmentKnow your equipment

Inexpensive equipmentInexpensive equipment

Experiment Experiment

Record several timesRecord several times

Save early and Save early and oftenoften

How How NOTNOT to….. to…..• Do not use a laptopDo not use a laptop

• Watch the placement of your Watch the placement of your microphonemicrophone

• Eliminate background noisesEliminate background noises

• Enunciate clearly (P & S) Enunciate clearly (P & S)

• Keep it short and to the pointKeep it short and to the point

Downloading PodcastsDownloading Podcasts

Into PowerPoint or Onto WebsiteInto PowerPoint or Onto WebsiteInsert on your tools menuInsert on your tools menu

Sounds and musicSounds and music

Music from file Music from file

Choose the file Choose the file

Tech Prep PodcastingTech Prep Podcasting

http://ftp.ccccd.edu/globaledge/http://ftp.ccccd.edu/globaledge/globaledge07/podcasts.htmglobaledge07/podcasts.htm

Global EDGE PodcastsGlobal EDGE PodcastsTech Prep Information for Students

Tech Prep Information for Teachers and Parents

Registering Tech Prep Courses

ResourcesResources• Educational Podcast network Educational Podcast network

http://epnweb.org• CNN news CNN news www.cnn.com

/services/podcasting/• Open Courseware-MIT Open Courseware-MIT

http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/index.htm

• Cisco podcasts Cisco podcasts http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/podcasts/audio_feeds.html

• Children’s stories Children’s stories www.justonemorebook.com

• Tech, media & news Tech, media & news www.podtech.net/home

• Tutorials Tutorials www.podcast411.com/page5html

• Book Reviews Book Reviews www.dragonpage.com/index.html

• Comedy Comedy www.comedy4cast.com/

• Video casts Video casts www.geekbriefwp.podshow.com

More ResourcesMore Resources• Audacity (free audio Audacity (free audio

editor and recorder) editor and recorder) http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

• Apple music Apple music www.itunes.com

• Customize your Customize your downloads downloads http://juicereceiver.sourceforge.net/

• ESL ESL www.toeflpod.com

• Stanford U lectures, Stanford U lectures, music, interviews, music, interviews, sports sports http://itunes.stanford.edhttp://itunes.stanford.edu/index.htmlu/index.html

• Science Science www.welltopia.comwww.welltopia.com

• Music and creative Music and creative ideas ideas www.electricsky.netwww.electricsky.net

• Manic Mommies Manic Mommies www.manicmommies.cowww.manicmommies.comm

Questions?Questions?

Contact InformationContact InformationRaul J. Martinez, Jr.Raul J. Martinez, Jr.

Assistant DirectorAssistant Director

rjmartinez@ccccd.edurjmartinez@ccccd.edu

Janet M. Jaworski, Ed.D.Janet M. Jaworski, Ed.D.Executive DirectorExecutive Directorjjaworski@ccccd.edujjaworski@ccccd.edu

Global EDGE Tech Prep ConsortiumGlobal EDGE Tech Prep ConsortiumCollin County Community CollegeCollin County Community College

McKinney, Texas 75071McKinney, Texas 75071972.548.6723972.548.6723