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NETA 2006

PodCasting:
Do It Yourself Broadcasting

Dan Schmit
dschmit@intelligenic.com

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1. Setting the stage with a PodCast Drama!

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Episode 1

Episode 2

2. Where did this come from?

What do we already know about podcasting?
Where did this come from?
Gutenberg to Computers and the Internet
Power to individuals.

4 Converging Trends

1. Digital Audio Revolution
2. Desktop Audio Production
3. Blogging and RSS Feeds
4. Monolithic Homogeneous Radio

Here’s How It Works.

3. Why Would I Be a PodCast Consumer?

• Professional Development
• Feed your interests
• News and new ideas
• As a resource for your classroom
  • Current Events
  • Foreign Language
  • Subject Specific Perspectives
  • Experts in the Field
    

Where Can I Find PodCast Shows?

• Over 27,000 podcasts
• Warning: The content is as diverse as the Internet itself
• iTunes Music Store
• PodcastAlley.com
• iPodder.org
• Yahoo!

Managing Podcast Subscriptions

• Podcasts will eventually fill your hard drive
• There are inappropriate podcasts
• iTunes has some tools to help manage
  

4. Be a Podcaster - 4 Steps

1. Record
2. Edit
3. Publish to web
4. Publish an RSS Feed
5. Be a Podcaster.

Why Would I Do This?

• Give students another creative space in which to publish
• Sound seeing tours
• Debates
• Creative dramatics
• Study sessions / chapter summaries
• Outreach
  

Audio Recording & Editing

• GarageBand - Mac OS X
• Audacity - Mac / PC
• Audio HiJack Pro - Mac
• Castblaster and Übercaster - in Development
• ProfCast
• Microsoft Word 2004 (Mac) - Really? Really!
• Gizmo - Record chats with others or call out to phones.
• iChat - Record audio chats with others.
  

RSS Authoring

• Feeder - Mac OS X
• RSS Buddy - Mac / PC
• pReSS - Mac
• Feed Editor - PC
• FeedForAll - PC
  

Internet and Server-Based RSS Solutions

• Loudblog -FREE PHP Based Audio Blogging
• Manila - Userland
• Mac OS X Server 10.4 - Apple
• Odeo - odeo.com

What’s next?

• Premium Content
• Textbook Integration
• Networked Channels
• Easier More Streamlined Production
• Blending (for example, blending social networking software with podcasting: YackPack)