ProfCast Learner Instruction Guide
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ProfCast Student Instruction Guide Learning Goal #1: Locate and launch ProfCast on computer and create a new untitled recording file. -Locate ProfCast.-Open ProfCast and create a new recording file. 1-Double-click on hard drive icon on computer desktop.
2-Double-click on “Applications” icon.
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3-Locate Profcast in the Applications list.
4-Double-click on ProfCast icon to launch application. 5-Click on “Create a new recording” from the welcome screen.
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ProfCast Student Instruction Guide Learning Goal #2: Configure microphone input and level settings of computer in ProfCast. -Configure built-in microphone in ProCast. 1- Click on microphone icon in untitled recording window.
2- Select the “built-in” microphone option from the drop-down menu.
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3- Locate the microphone level control slider in recording window.4- Adjust slider control while speaking.5- Set microphone level to the green-yellow zone of bar.
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ProfCast Student Instruction Guide Learning Goal #2: Configure microphone input and level settings of computer in ProfCast. -Configure USB microphone in ProCast. 1- Click on microphone icon in untitled recording window.
2- Select the “Logitech USB headset”microphone option from the drop-down menu.
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3- Locate the microphone level control slider in recording window.4- Adjust slider control while speaking.5- Set microphone level to the green-yellow zone of bar.
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ProfCast Student Instruction Guide Learning Goal #3: Produce a test recording incorporating use of the pause function in ProfCast. 1- Click “start recording” button in untitled recording window. 2- Speak in a normal voice for a few seconds.
3- Click “pause recording” button in untitled recording window.
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4- Click “resume recording” button in untitled recording window. 5- Speak in a normal voice for a few additional seconds. 6- Close the test recording file.
-click red “close” button in upper left corner of recording window.
-select “don’t save” button from the dialog box.
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7-Select “New Recording” from the ProfCast File menu.
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ProfCast Student Instruction Guide Learning Goal #4: Import slides in ProfCast recording file and record the enhanced podcast presentation. 1- Click on “+” sign in recording window.
2- Locate slide file from the browse window, select and click “open”.
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3- Click “start recording” button and record the presentation.
4- Practice using the pause function by clicking the “pause recording” button.
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5- Click the “resume” button when ready.
6- Click “end recording” button when presentation is completed.
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ProfCast Student Instruction Guide Learning Goal #5: Record the audio-only podcast presentation. 1- Click “start recording” button and record the presentation.
2- Practice using the pause function by clicking the “pause recording” button.
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3- Click the “resume” button when ready.
4- Click the “share” button when presentation is completed.
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ProfCast Student Instruction Guide Learning Goal #6: Generate the podcast file and add tags (if needed). 1-Click “Quicktime” icon at the top of the share window.
2- Confirm whether the presentation is audio-only or an enhanced podcast. - If audio-only podcast is needed select “m4a” format from drop-down menu options.
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- If enhanced podcast is needed select “m4v” format from drop-down menu options.
3- Determine if podcast will be posted on university iTunes U site. - Add desired tags from share window text fields if posting on iTunes U.
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4- Select “OK” from the share window. 5- Name podcast file in the “Save as” text field.
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6- Browse to the save location where the file will be stored. 7- Click “Save” button to generate the podcast file.
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ProfCast Student Instruction Guide Learning Goal #7-Test podcast presentation file for playback. 1- Locate your saved podcast file. 2- Double-click the podcast file icon.
3- Listen to/view podcast. 4- Evaluate podcast (for both quality of recording and performance of lecture).
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ProfCast Student Instruction Guide Learning Goal #8-Name and save the ProfCast project file. 1- Select “Save” from ProfCast file menu.
2- Name ProCast file in the “Save As” text field.
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3- Select save location from browse window.
4- Click “Save” button.