8. Sharing Your Vodcast

If you want to create a vodcast (for video)instead of a podcast (for audio):

1. Create an account in either SchoolTube, TeacherTube, or YouTube. To learn more about about these "tubes", see this online tutorial.
2. Upload your video(s) to a video hosting website such as SchoolTube, TeacherTube, or YouTube.
3. Create a Blogger account.
4. Create a blog within your Blogger account.
5. Create a blog posting, and embed your uploaded video into this blog posting. Here's a video to show you how to: (1) upload your video directly to your Blogger blog, and (2) embed your video that is already posted at SchoolTube, TeacherTube, or YouTube. I recommend that you embed your video, as uploading your video to your blog will take up much of your storage space and can cause your blog to load slowly. Here's a video to show you how to do this:

7. Sharing Your Podcast

To share your podcast, you will first need a website for people to see a listing of your podcasts! Blogger allows you to create a simple website/blog.

Blogger doesn't have the capability to host your audio files at this time. Box.net is a free service that gives you 1 GB of web storage space! It is also one place where you can host your audio files. Once you've uploaded your audio files to your Box.net account, you can easily post your audio files (podcasts) to Blogger via their Blog Posting service! That is how the podcast in posting #6 of this blog was posted!

To create your podcast site:

1. Create a Box.net account.
2. Upload your MP3 file (podcast) to your Box.net account. Here's how.
   
3. Create a Blogger account, using any email address you like. If you already have a gmail account, then you can just sign-in to Blogger using your gmail address and gmail password.
   
4. Create a blog with your new Blogger account. Here's a video on how to do this:
   
   


5. Go into your Box.net account, and click on the "Open Box" tab at the top. Scroll down to the find the "Blog Posting" service, then click on the "Add Service" button.
6. In your Box.net account, click on the "My Files" tab at the top. Find your podcast MP3 file and click on the blue arrow beside it. Select "Post to Blogger". Note that this action will post the MP3 file to the blog which is listed at the top of your blog list (most recently edited) within your Blogger account. Voila! You've posted your podcast!
   

6. Create Your Podcast!

Ready to create your podcast? Here's what you need to do:

1. Create a script (2-3 mins).
2. Divide your script into segments and paste them into a storyboard.
3. Consider what background music and sound effects you may want to include in your podcast.
4. Gather your background music and sound effects.
   
5. You can download copyright-free music for your podcast here: http://freeplaymusic.com
6. You can download copyright-free sound effects here: http://www.freesounds.info and http://www.grsites.com/archive/sounds

Try to create your own podcast (audio) recording using Audacity! Be sure to export your AUP file in MP3 format!

Create your podcast.mp3

5. Audacity

Audacity® is free, open source software for recording and editing sounds. It is available for Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, GNU/Linux, and other operating systems.

Some Audacity resources:

• Audacity Documentation & Support
  
• Audacity Manual
  
• Online tutorial: How To Podcast (includes downloading and installing Audacity)
• Audacity Tutorial (Information Technology Services, Union College)
• Installing LAME MP3 Encoder (instructions)
  

Below are some helpful Audacity video tutorials.
Creating a Podcast with Audacity


A Visual Guide to Podcasting! Audacity - Audio Setup


A Visual Guide to Podcasting! Audacity - Audio Editing

4. Teachers Collaborating on a Podcasting Project

This video looks at a podcasting project done at Powhatan County High School (Virginia). It was a collaboration between grade 9 English teachers and the Teacher-Librarian.


How and with whom might you collaborate with to create a podcast project at your school? Simply click "Comment" at the bottom of this posting and share your ideas!

3. Podcasting in the Classroom

Integrating Podcasting Into Your Classroom


Here are some examples of classroom podcasts:

• Mr. Borges & the Blog Squad (Sir Ernest MacMillan PS, TDSB)
  
• Ace Kids - Podcasting with Class
• The Downs - Incredibly Creative Technology
• Willowdale Elementary - WillowWeb
• Podcasting from the Portable
• Ms. Mackintosh's Grade 3 Class (Willow Park PS, TDSB)
• Silver Birch Authors (Woburn Jr. PS, TDSB)
  

How might you use podcasting/vodcasting in your classroom? Simply click "Comment" at the bottom of this posting and share your ideas!

2. How To Search For Podcasts

Podcasts can be a great source of information and "news". There's a podcast out there for just about every topic (i.e. academic, professional, interests and hobbies) imaginable! Here's how you can search for a podcast that interests you! In a new browser window, go to:

• The Education Podcast Network
  
• CanadaPodcasts.ca
• CBC Podcasts
• Podanza (There's even an "Education" directory of podcasts!)
  
• Podcast.com
• Or download (free) from iTunes - you'll need a podcatcher (i.e. iTunes) for this
  

If you find some helpful podcasts about podcasting in education, please share them by clicking on "Comment" at the bottom of this posting. Be sure to include the URL of the podcast site in your comment!
Note: you'll need either a Gmail account or a Blogger account to be able to post comments. If you don't have either type of account, simply use your TEL/Hotmail/Yahoo/Rogers/etc. email address to sign-up for a Blogger account at www.blogger.com.

1. Start Here! Intro to Podcasts

As you may have already noticed, the most recent blog postings will appear at the top of this webpage. For the purposes of this instructional blog, please begin here - at the bottom of the webpage - where the first posting appears!

Objectives Of This Blog/Vodcast

• promote understanding of what a podcast is
• show you how to search for podcasts
• highlight examples of how podcasts can be integrated into the curriculum and used in the classroom
• guide you in the creation of your own podcasting site using Blogger, Audacity and box.net
• guide you in the creation of your own vodcasting site using Blogger and SchoolTube/TeacherTube/YouTube
  
• show you where to access helpful podcasting resources

Podcasting In Plain English!