Podcasting Workshop

Paviter Singh5 June 2009

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What is Podcasting?• Podcasting is the method of

distributing multimedia files, such as audio or video programs, over the Internet using syndication feeds, for playback on mobile devices and personal computers.

• The term, coined in 2004, combines "iPod", a popular portable audio device, and "broadcasting."

wikipedia search on ‘podcasting’

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Sample Podcasts

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The Process

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Creating a Podcast

• Have clear objectives

• Instructions / JIT Training

• Assign Teams

• Assign Topic

• Allow for discussion

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Creating a Podcast• Share Rubric

• Aligned to objectives

• Create a Story Board

• Template

• Dialogue

• Pictures

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Creating a Podcast

• Guided Research

• Google Customised Search

• Corbis (Pictures)

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Hands-On Practice

• Create a Story Board

• Dowload Pictures

• Record Voice

• Bring in Pictures

• Export

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Creation Process

• Open GARAGE BAND

• Select Podcast

• Click Choose

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Creation Process

• Choose a File Name

• Choose location to save file

• click on arrow for more choices of where to save the file

• Click Create

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Creation Process• Garage Band opens

• Left: Tracks

• Centre: Recordings

• Right: Media Browser

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Creation Process• Garage Band opens

• Left: Tracks

• Centre: Recordings

• Right: Media Browser

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Creation Process

• Click on the red dot on the ‘Male or Female Voice’ track to activate the microphone

• When you are ready to record, press on the larger red button on the centre of the screen

• Refer to your story board while creating the recording

• The microphone is sensitive - don’t shout

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Creation Process

• Read the whole script

• If you make a mistake, read out the correction without stopping the recording

• Do not start all over again

• Errors can be deleted later

• Click on the PLAY button to stop recording

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Creation Process• BEFORE RECORDING

• Click control and uncheck ‘metronome’

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Creation Process

• Correcting an error:

• Bring the needle to where the mistake is located

• Ensure that the audio track is highlighted (bright purple)

• Click on EDIT and select SPLIT

• This will create a split at the location you have placed the needle

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Creation Process

• Repeat the step, this time placing the needle at the end of “the mistake”

• With “the mistake” standing alone from the rest of the track - click on DELETE to erase it

• Join the two good tracks together

• Continue until you have edited the whole recording

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Creation Process• Drag and Drop Pictures

• From Media Browser (Right)

• To Podcast Track (Centre)

• Do not leave any blank spaces on the track

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Creation Process

• Add Jingles

• Click on the ‘loop browser’

• All the available jingles will be displayed

• Select the one you want

• Drag and drop into the ‘Jingles’ track

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Creation Process

• Exporting the completed podcast

• Click on FILE and select SAVE

• Click on SHARE and select EXPORT TO DISK

• Export the file to your desktop

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Thank You

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