NORTH Presents Technology Toolbox:

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NORT²H PresentsTechnology Toolbox

• Podcasting in K-12 education. Fad or the Future

Using, creating and syndicating in no time!
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Want this PowerPoint?

• www.lcdlc.org/TechTbx_Podcasting.htm

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What is a Podcast?
A podcast is a multimedia file that is
distributed by subscription (paid or unpaid) over
the Internet using syndication feeds, for
playback on mobile devices and personal
computers.
Wikipedia

• MP3
• Mpeg-4
• R. S. S.

Audio format most commonly used for podcasting
Video format compatible with apple iPods and
other video players
Really Simple SyndicationXML programming
language that updates news aggregators
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What you need to receive Podcasts

• Playing podcasts- on the web
• Windows Media Player, Real Player or QuickTime
  ect.http//www.ldpodcast.com/
• Subscribing and playing on/offline
• Podcast aggregator

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Podcast Aggregators
Juice
iTunes
CastPodder, Doppler, Golden Ear, Happy Fish,
Podcast AMP, Podget, Podnova, Prime Time, RSS
Radio, ZiePodder, _at_Podder Large Print to
visually impaired
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What you need to receive Podcasts

• Playing podcasts- on the web
• Windows Media Player, Real Player or QuickTime
  ect.http//www.ldpodcast.com/
• Subscribing and playing on/offline
• Podcast aggregator
• Handheld Players
• iPods, MP3 players, PSP, IPaq, Smart phones

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Handheld Players
200- 400
100- 150
50- 100
15- 40
Supports Video 30-40 gig storage
Color display 1-5 gig storage
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Types of Podcasts

• Audio Podcast
• Podcasts for Teachers
• Enhanced Podcast
• Audio Images
• Video Podcast
• Mpeg-4 video feed
• LCDLC Weekly Update

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Popular Podcasts

• Children
• Ask a Ninja
• National Geographic minute
• Radio Disney
• EcoGeeks

• Adults
• ABC News
• Grammar Girl
• This week in science
• The Digital Photo Show

Professional
Education
Autism Podcast Disability 411 Tech
Buzzwords Speed of creativity
NASA Colonial Williamsburg Snacks for the Brain
Really Learn Spanish Dans Math Podcast Shakespeare
-upon
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Recording an MP3

• Equipment
• Microphone
• Recording Software
• Audacity, Garage Band (MAC), Winamp
• Cast blaster (10mins)

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Recording an MP3

• Hosting
• Podomatic My Podcast Britcaster
  
• Lifehacking Podbean Amarok
• Switchpod Techno Child
• Ourmedia iPod Networks

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Working with video

• Create your video in Windows Media, Real Player,
  AVI or Quick time video
• Webcam software
• Visual Communicator Pro (399)www.adobe.com/produ
  cts/visualcommunicator/
• Convert your video to Mpeg-4
• Jodix video converter (free)www.snapfiles.com/get
  /jodixipodvideo.html
• Publish to a host site with RSS
• Enjoy

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Podcasts

• ABC News Podcast
• http//abcnews.go.com/WNT/?CMPOTC-3V9R06864381
• Ask a Ninja
• www.askaninja.com
• Autism Podcast
• http//www.autismpodcast.org
• Colonial Williamsburg
• http//www.history.org/media/podcasts.cfm
• Dans Math Podcast
• www.dansmath.com/pages/podpage.html
• Disability 411
• http//disability411.jinkle.com
• EcoGeeks Podcasts
• www.thewildclassroom.com/home/nav/podastingscience
  .html
• French Class Podcast
• http//frenchpodclass.com
• LCDLC Weekly Updates
• www.lcdlc.org/streaming.htm
• LD Podcasts

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Podcasts cont.

• National Geographic Podcasts
• www.nationalgeographic.com/podcasts/?fsplasma.nat
  ionalgeographic.com
• NASA Podcasts
• http//sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/podcasts/
• Radio Disney Podcasts
• http//radio.disney.go.com/music/podcast.html
• Really Learn Spanish
• http//radio.weblogs.com/0142338/
• Scientific America Podcast
• http//www.sciam.com/podcast
• Shakespeare-upon
• http//epnweb.org/index.php?request_id39openpod
  4anchor4
• Snacks for the Brain
• /www.vanderbilt.edu/cso/s4theb.php
• Speed of creativity
• http//www.speedofcreativity.org/
• Tech Buzzwords
• http//whatizard.blogspot.com/
• This American Life Podcast

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Podcast Aggregators

• _at_Podder (Large Print for visual impairments)
  RSSRadio Monthly fee
• http//www.apodder.org/
  http//www.dorada.co.uk/
• CastPodder
  Zie Podder
• www.castpodder.net/
  www.downloadsquad.com/2007/11/21/ziepod-free-podca
  st-aggregator/
• Doppler
• http//www.dopplerradio.net
• Golden Ear
• http//brooklynnorth.com/
• Happy Fish
• http//thirstycrow.net/happyfish/
• iPodder
• http//ipoddernet.sourceforge.net
• iTunes
• http//www.apple.com/itunes/
• Juice
• http//juicereceiver.sourceforge.net/index.php \
• Podcast AMP
• http//www.wimpyplayer.com/products/podcast_amp.ht
  ml
• Podget Podcast Grabber

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Software Hosting links

• Audacity
• http//audacity.sourceforge.net/
• Adobe Communicator
• www.adobe.com/products/visualcommunicator/
• Amarok
• http//amarok.kde.org/
• Britcaster
• http//britcaster.com/
• Cast Blaster
• http//www.castblaster.com/
• Garage Band
• www.apple.com/ilife/garageband/
• iPod Networks
• http//ipodnetworks.com/
• Jodix video converter
• www.snapfiles.com/get/jodixipodvideo.html
• Lifehacking
• www.lifehacker.com/software/podcasting/free-podcas
  t-hosting-131227.php
• PCastBaby.com

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Software Hosting links cont.

• Podomatic
• www.podomatic.com
• Ourmedia
• www.ourmedia.org
• Switchpod
• http//switchpod.com
• Techno Child
• http//www.technochild.net
• WinAMP
• www.winamp.com/