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Podcasting: From Planning to Production
Paul Kay
Teacher-Librarians, Toronto DSB
Joel Krentz
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Have you ever wondered what podcasting was all about? Are you looking to
integrate podcasting into your program? Learn what is needed to start podcasting
in your school and get tips on some of the best available resources. Be a part of
the creation of a podcast which will be uploaded to the Super Conference
website. Podcast the work your students are already doing!
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What are podcasts?
How can I podcast work my students are/ I am already doing?
Linking podcasts to research and inquiry
How hard is it to podcast?
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What do all those buttons mean?
So what do I do with it now?
In-house podcast session
How can I get started at my school?
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Podcast: (from “iPod” and “Broadcasting”)
A method of publishing audio files to the Internet for playback on mobile devices and personal computers.
Cornell University http://www.wpg.cornell.edu/iws2/technology/techinfo.cfm
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Do you remember LP’s, 45’s, cassette tapes, 8-track players, VHS, CD’s?
- Podcasts are digital so they don’t have a physical presence … they exist electronically
- Podcasts can be in WAV, MP3 or another electronic format
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School Event: Northlea Reads 2008- Sisters Grimm
Class activity: Hallowe’en Charity Fundraiser- Petrifying Portable
Assignment: Healthy Eating – Cafeteria Menu - Henry Hudson PS
Announcement: Fern Food Drive- Fern Avenue PS
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How can I podcast work my students are already doing?
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How hard is it to podcast?
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purpose audience
hosts
segments
format
frequency
creativity
theme music and sound effects
originality
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Define your purpose and your audience for the podcast(s)
How many segments do you want in your podcast (e.g. tip of the day, reviews, breaking news, interviews etc.)?
How often will you release new shows? Will you just be talking or will you play music as
well? Will you be doing the podcast solo or will you
have other hosts? or come up with something completely different Be creative!
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How long should your podcast
be?
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Your podcast should be as long as it
NEEDS to be!
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Audacity is a free, audio editing software
Takes up little disk space
Simple to use
But where do you get it? …
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Let’s deconstruct the podcast for a book review:
1. Intro Music2. Fade to background music3. Promo Blurb4. Info bit5. Volume increase to outro Music
Montmorancy
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• This looks very confusing, what’s going on here?
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Track1. Here I recorded the blurbI read from the back of the book.
Track 2. Here I imported an audiotrack as back ground.
Audio tracks are come in stereo
Note the change in volume in the music track
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What do all those buttons mean?
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Let’s examine an Audacity audio file that has many layers - Northlea Reads 2008
You can add and name layers: music/sound effects/audio
You can listen to and/or mute certain layers
You can manipulate the layers using the editing tools
You can change the podcast
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So what do I do with it now?
- Export as MP3 or WAV files- Attach to emails- Burn to CD/DVD- Post to websites/blogs- Upload to Podomatic, iTunes
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How can I get started at my school?
Where do I get help after this workshop?
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Audacity (with Lame encoder) Podcasting 101
Freeplay Music Freeloops Free Sounds Musopen! Free Public Domain Classical
Music
The Recordist PacDV Free Sound Effects
Music
Sound Effects
Software
How to
For Music and Sound Effect sites, be sure to check ‘Terms of Use’ before downloading
sound files.
For Music and Sound Effect sites, be sure to check ‘Terms of Use’ before downloading
sound files.
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Example from Super Conference session:
Grizzle Grows
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Be creative! Most importantly, HAVE FUN!!
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