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Podcasting is the big thing in the virtual learning environment. Broadcasting was once the province of professional that spoke proper BBC English and knew one end of a microphone from another and had a wide audience– and now with the advent of podcasting we’ve all got to do it.
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What is a podcast? It’s a digital file that is downloadable to a device such as a phone or computer so that it can be listened to or viewed at any time by the user. The best ones can be short, informative or funny GeekBrief made Cali Lewis an authority on technology, the BBC catches lapse time audiences by podcasting their programmes. But those are the pros and technically podcasting has some similarities to broadcasting – so it can seem like too much trouble
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For the hard pressed teacher the expectation on them to do a podcast can seem too high. If it’s video there’s issues of lighting, obviously make-‐up self image and mise-‐en-‐scene – not mention learning new software to edit and finding the time amid the paperwork, teaching hours and marking to make a completely new resource.
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But nowadays for better or for worse most teachers do ppts. A simple voiceover, much like the narration you would use in class can be applied to a ppt and there you have it – a podcast.
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You need ppt, a software called Audacity, free and easily downloadable, you also do need a mac, briefly with Keynote. Try as I might I could not export with sound from ppt. However I did make some nice silent movies which in themselves can be useful.
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Divide your script up into the narration you want on each slide open Audacity – create a new file take a deep breath click record and speak – I find this easier with a headset and microphone but most machines will record with a built in mic – just remember though they can hear everything. track as a .wav file (you’ll find that under the Export menu) name the Slide 1, Slide 2 etc.
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When you want to play back drag the playhead line back along the track and listen. If you don’t like it select all-‐ delete and try again. Make a new file for every and record slide by slide that should give you a fair chance of a getting a good take – you can edit – but if you don’t want to just re-‐record until you’re happy.
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So long as you have labelled everything appropriately it is just a drag and drop job.
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Now find a Mac and load your ppt onto it and open it in Keynote, Keynote will open it, although it might look slightly different and you may have to adjust layout, transitions slightly. At worst you may have to drag and drop you sound files in again but not necessarily.
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Now export to Quicktime from the Keynote menu.
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Don’t for get, keep it big and keep it short! It has to be readable on a tiny device.
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There is a Linked Narration facility in ppt, which allows you to talk through your slide but that is more difficult than it sounds. Moreover it also leaves the sound files behind when exported. In addition, I have used GarageBand importing the slides as a movie and attaching the sound files. It’s very visual and easy to sort timings, but if you have used GarageBand, it can be intimidating.
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What to do with it then? Upload it to your VLE to your blog or to both and hope the students find – you can even play it through the computer in class – while you catch up on some marking – no I’m sure no one would ever do that – really don’t be tempted there’s no substitute for you. Enjoy