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PodcastingIn education
AgendaIntroduction
◦What is a Podcast?◦Why Podcast?◦Finding Podcasts for your classroom◦Equipment
Conceptualizing◦Storyboarding◦Script writing
RecordingEditingUploading
What is a Podcast?Audio/Video or a combinationJust a recording
◦Uploaded to a public site◦Syndicated
Types◦Narrative◦Informative◦Q&A◦Persuasive
Why Podcast?Teachers Students
• Record lessons• Homebound students• Test reviews
• Specific instructions for subs• Step by step assignment tutorials• Practice presentations• Teacher to teacher PD• What other uses?
• Record bodies of work• Portfolio• Collaboration• Multi subject by default• Conceptualization• Critical thinking skills• Creative writing• Content CREATORS!
Librarians College
• Book Reviews• Author Interviews• How To’s:• Genealogy• Getting Published
• Guest Readers
• Guest lecturer interviews• Subject Matter Expert interviews• Recorded reviews• Step by step instruction summaries
What is the difference between
Podcast Digital Storytelling
• Tell a story• Discuss a subject• Teach a topic• Author doesn’t have to be directly involved• Taught from multiple perspectives• Audio, video or a combination• More organized and structured• Can be any length of time• Must be published
• First person• Personal perspective• Author tells the story• Usually less than 10 minutes• Can be audio, video or a combo• Author writes the story, then tells it• May or may not be published
A Podcast and Digital Storytelling?It’s just a matter of perspective (of the author)
Center for Digital Storytelling
Finding PodcastsiTunesYouTube/TeacherTube/SchoolTube,
etc.PodbeanLearn Out LoudPodcast AlleyPodcast Academy
EquipmentAudio Recording
◦ MP3 Recorder◦ Microphones
Video Recording◦ Basic◦ Advanced◦ Other options
Cell phones SMARTboard!
Computer (flavor doesn’t matter)◦ Sound card◦ Inputs◦ Hardware
SoftwareAudio
◦Mixing◦Editing
Video◦Mixing◦Editing
Type Basic Professional
Audio MovieMaker, Audacity, Garage Band
Soundforge, Dexster (sic), WavePad
Video Movie Maker, Imovie
Premier, Avid
Creating PodcastsRemember “P.R.E.P.”
◦Pre-Production (AT LEAST 40% of the total process!) Planning, storyboarding, organizing, scripting
◦Recording (10% of the total process) The “shoot”
◦Editing (40% of the total process) Mix, combine, add effects, make it shine!
◦Post Production (10% or less of the total process) Put it “In the can”
Pre-Production40% of the process!
◦Brainstorm
◦Solidify
◦Commit
◦NO CHANGES midstream (avoid
“Scope Creep”)
Creating Podcasts
Pre-Production (continued)
◦Scripting
◦Storyboarding
◦Artists/Actors
◦Gathering Resources
Music
Graphics
3rd party video
Scripting
Types◦Conversatio
n◦Q & A◦Narration◦Description◦Persuasion◦Instruction◦Others?
image from http://geekanerdblog.net
Parts of a ScriptShow Notes
◦Description of episode posted to hosting blog or service
Introduction◦Recorded intro to episode before main
contentMain Content
◦Focused body of work for episodeResources
◦Split between intro and summary
Scripting Tips
Brainstorm First
Writing SkillsNarrow FocusAd Libs
Allowed?Keep It
Simple!Revise, Revise,
Revise
Rehearseimage from http://geekanerdblog.net
Storyboarding Visualizing Concepts
◦ Exploring ideas◦ Experimenting
Shots Angles Effects
Supporting Scripts◦ Helping actors “see” a scene◦ Setting up the shoot◦ Animation and music track
timing Detailing action
◦ Final setup◦ Direction of movement◦ Pan◦ Zoom
Storyboard Examples
Blank Storyboard◦Documentation
Road Map Grading Revisions
◦Visualization Don’t have to be
an artist! Thoughts on paper Transitions
image from www.gavilan.edu
Storyboard Examples
Basic Techniques◦Movement
Person Camera
◦Effects Camera Transition Music
◦Timing
image from www.psu.edu
Storyboard Examples
Basic Techniques◦Focus on concept
Not artwork Think the scene
◦Actors Stimulus
Noise Action Response
Location Orientation Interaction
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Storyboard Examples
Basic Techniques◦Editing
Start editing here! Save time later!!
◦Notes Actors Angles Numbers of
cameras Effects
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Storyboard Examples
“Final” Storyboards◦Roadmap for the
shoot More detail Includes script
elements OPTIONAL!!!
◦Notes Facial expressions Moods Tells the story
image from www.3bstudios.net
Storyboard Examples
image from www.behance.net
Production Management Tools
Celtx◦Preproduction
manager Shoots Scenes Actors Scripts Assets Storyboards Sketches Media Schedules OPEN SOURCE =
FREE!
RecordingCreating
◦Audio Interviews Voiceovers Music tracks
◦Video Sets and studios Scenes Cameras and angles
EditingThe Cutting Room
◦Audio Eliminating noise Mixing tracks Fade, levels, pop, etc.
◦Video Scenes Cuts Transitions
◦Sets/Studios
Post ProductionPutting it “In The Can”
◦Converting Codecs Formats
◦Hosting◦Uploading◦RSS Feeds
Making a REAL PodcastThree Requirements
◦Final output file must be MP3 for audio .flv for YouTube
◦File must be linked to from a web page
◦Web page must have RSS feed
Hosting OptionsSelf hosted
◦Your own server◦Your own website◦RSS generator
FeedForAll ($40) does a nice job
Provider hosted◦Many options◦Limited free storage (more if you
pay)
Content Resources & Hosting*Teachertube*Schooltube*iTunes*Learn Out LoudPodcast Alley*Podcast Central*Podbean*Edublogs.tvTree of LifePodOmatic*
Podcasting Helper ApplicationsApplications
◦Audacity- Sound recording and editing
◦Levelator- Easy way to set levels in audio
◦MovieMaker- Movie editor (comes with Windows)
◦Garage Band- Audio editor (comes with Apple)
◦Gimp- Open source (“free!”) image editor
◦Celtx- Open source content manager
Additional ResourcesSounds
◦Soundjay◦Freemediagoo.com◦ArtFavor◦Four Bees
Graphics◦www.delicious.com/morenet
