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Podcasting in Education Resources
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Not since the advent of the World Wide Web has such an easy and exciting communications medium been within reach of the masses. Podcasting offers educators and students remarkable opportunities for their voices to be heard in their local communities or the around world. One could think of podcasting as blogging without writing or as a way for every class to have its own radio station. You have the power to get in on the ground-floor of this new media phenomena and express yourself today!
Gary S. Stager
Educational consultant, author, teacher educator

..."Aspiring writers and journalists have their blogs, aspiring movie directors have their Apple iMovies, and aspiring DJs/radio producers now have podcasting," says Reinier Evers, the founder of trendwatching.com, in an e-mail interview. "Podcasting allows for tens of thousands of new 'radio' stations - or, more likely, tens of thousands of radio programs."
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'Podcast' Your World

Digital technology for iPod does for radio what blogs did for the Internet.
By Stephen Humphries | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor



Podcasting Resources on the web

NEW! Creating Password Protected Podcasts on .Mac (Macworld)
If you need to protect a podcast(s) and have a .Mac account, this is a great tutorial. It also explains how to use Feeder to publish and advertise your podcast.

NEW! Podcasting with a .Mac account (Boinx Software)
A fantastic & simple tutorial on using Garageband, .Mac and Feeder to easily publish podcasts via your iDisk. (Mac only)

NEW! Vodcasting (video) Tutorial (Playlist Magazine)
Got tons of bandwidth to spare?

NEW! Podcasting with Garageband (Mac only)
Step-by-step tutorial.

NEW! Podcasting with QuickTime Pro (Mac)
Step-by-step tutorial.

NEW! Podcasting with QuickTime Pro (PC)
Step-by-step tutorial.

NEW! Videocasting with QuickTime Pro (Mac)
Step-by-step tutorial.

NEW! Videocasting with QuickTime Pro (PC)
Step-by-step tutorial.

What is podcasting?

***** Provocative article!
iPod Killed the Radio Star
(MacWorld Online - May 10, 2005)

Learn how the iPod Shuffle is transforming commercial radio.

***** Excellent article!
Start Your Own Podcast
(MacWorld Online)
An easy to follow tutorial for Mac users. Windows users should be able to make sense of the instructions as well.

***** Excellent article!
Adam Curry Wants to Make You an iPod Radio Star 
(Wired Magazine)
He's gone from MTV to MP3, and now he's leading a grassroots rebellion called podcasting. Why amateurs may soon rule the airwaves (begin download now). By Annalee Newitz Page

How-to: Podcasting (aka How to get Podcasts and also make your own)
A comprehensive tutorial on using various Mac applications for recording and distributing your podcast.

How-to Create RSS/XML Feed for Podcasts
A wonderful explanation of RSS/XML for podcasting.

Podcasting Made Easy with Feeder and iPodderX
A quick lesson on you might use the low-cost Feeder and iPodderX tools to podcast from a Mac. By Bambi Hambi

How-to: Create Your Own Podcasting Show on Windows

More Articles About Podcasting
Audioblogs making a joyful noise (Playlist Magazine)
MP3 bloggers deliver new music to the masses. By Mathew Honan

Podcast to broadcast
San Francisco radio station launches podcast-only format
By Mathew Honan

Podcasting at a Glance (Wired Magazine)
A quick primer on podcasting with links to tools.

iPod Radio Puts You in Control (Detroit Free Press)
New technology allows listener to pick programs

Podcasting: Hear What the Buzz is About (Playlist Magazine)
A good introductory article about Podcasting

Feed your Head (Boston Phoenix)
Podcasting is DIY radio for programmers and listeners alike. Will it save us from corporate radio? Or further isolate us inside our own miniature media worlds?

'Podcast' Your World (Christian Science Monitor)

Invasion of the Podcasting People? (CNN)

Podcasts: New Twist on Net Audio (Wired)

Adam Curry Explains the Origins of Podcasting

Puncturing Podcasts (Playlist Magazine)
Advice on how to stay hip even though Microsoft has embraced Podcasting.

An Interview with Dave Winer, an inventor of podcasting

TIVO for your iPod (Newsweek)

Adam Curry, one of the original MTV Veejays is one of the inventors of podcasting. This is his constantly evolving site, complete with podcast.

Random, yet useful thoughts on podcasting

How to Make an RSS Feed
Podcasting relies on the RSS syndication system for telling people that your podcast is available for consumption. This article does an excellent job of explaining how RSS feeds make blogging and podcasting possible.

Podcasting with Blogger
This indispensable web page gives your the template for the XML code required to podcast from the Blogger site your own, providing your server is capable of serving XML (most are).

Podcast receiving software will display a list of "feeds" (audio programs) you may subscribe to.

Adventures in Proto-Podcasting(Playlist Magazine)
Christopher Breen tells how he automatically transferred streaming radio to his iPod for new-found portability.

Radio Daze (Playlist Magazine)
Tools for capturing Internet radio by Christopher Breen

Podcastalley.com
The top 10 most popular podcasts of the day are listed here.

Podcast Bunker
The podcastbunker.com site maintains a regularly updated list of high-quality podcasts worthy of your consideration. The sites are annotated and rated. You may also submit your own podcasts for entry into the bunker.

Macintosh Tools & Tutorials
iTunes now Podcatches!

Cast Easy (Mac) $19.95

Feeder (Mac) $30 after 15-day free trial
Feeder is an application for creating, editing and publishing RSS feeds on Mac OS X. Whether it's a news feed for your site or a podcast, Feeder makes it simple. Works with podcasts and more.

Podcast Maker (Mac) $30
Easy to use step-by-step products that take your audio file, create the RSS/XML enclosure, add tags and upload your podcast to a remote server.

Podomatic (Mac & Windows)
Simple web-based podasting. All you need is a microphone. The first 250 mb is free.

Free iPodder Receving Software for Podcasts
(Mac, Windows, Linux)

FeedforAll (Mac/PC) $39.95
Tool for creating RSS feed, XML and uploading of your podcast.

Fission (Mac) $30
Native audio editing

iShowU (Mac) $20
Low-cost video/screen capture for the Mac

Tubesock (Mac/PC) $15
Download YouTube videos

Pod Tube 2 (Mac) $4.99
Works like Tubesock, but also downloads videos from MySpace.

TechCrunch YouTube Download Tool (Mac/PC/Linux) Free
Web-based way to download the FLV file from YouTube. You may have to convert it from there for portability.

Instant Handbrake (Mac/PC/Linux) Free
Free and easy way to rip your DVDs and compress them into Video iPod format.

Visual Hub (Mac) $23.32
Convert nearly any file to a format compatible with your TV or iPod.

MoviesForMyPod (Mac)
Free tool for converting your movie files for play on the Video iPod.

Podner (Mac)
A $9.95 tool for converting your movie files into a format that the Video iPod can play.

iPodderX is an improved, yet ($19.95) shareware, version of iPodder that allows for the automatic subscription and downloading of all sorts of digital media - including graphics, audio and video. (Mac OS X)

Handbrake (Mac) free
Turn DVD content or QuickTime movies into iPod-ready video.

Soundflower is a MacOS X (10.2 and later) system extension that allows applications to pass audio to other applications. Soundflower is easy to use, it simply presents itself as an audio device, allowing any audio application to send and receive audio with no other support needed. Soundflower is free and open-source.

Windows Tools & Tutorials
NEW! iTunes now Podcatches!

Podomatic (Mac & Windows)
Simple web-based podasting. All you need is a microphone. The first 250 mb is free.

FeedforAll (Mac/PC) $39.95
Tool for creating RSS feed, XML and uploading of your podcast.

Easypodcast (PC) free

Tubesock (Mac/PC) $15
Download YouTube videos

Instant Handbrake (Mac/PC/Linux) Free
Free and easy way to rip your DVDs and compress them into Video iPod format.

TechCrunch YouTube Download Tool (Mac/PC/Linux) Free
Web-based way to download the FLV file from YouTube. You may have to convert it from there for portability.

Free iPodder Receving Software for Podcasting (Mac, Windows, Linux)

JPodder Handles audio, optionally transfers to iTunes for download to supported MP3 players.

Doppler Radio Handles audio, video, integrates with Windows Media Player.

Recieving a Podcast with Windows Media Player.

 

New workshop for schools & conferences

Podcasting for Educators: A Mobile Audience for your students

Podcasting is the latest innovation to sweep the Internet. In the hands of creative educators, this low-cost low-barrier vehicle for self-expression offers learners the ability to create their own regularly scheduled broadcasts online. Best of all, members of the community can listen to the podcasts at their leisure as new programs are automatically downloaded and installed on their iPod or other digital media player.

This workshop will share the hows and whys of podcasting, complete with ideas for innovative learning adventures and school-to-home communication. Don't miss this opportunity to seize the future!

Contact Gary Stager to schedule this workshop.

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Specifically for Educators

NEW!
The Evolution of My Thinking About Podcasting
or
Why I Use Garageband 3

Gary's Quick Podcasting Tutorial

Build your Own Podcasting Studio
Everything you need to get started, regardless of budget - hardware, software, feed creation, tools, toys, web space and more!

Keep it Simple!
podcasting
Click here to hear Thomas Edison reproduce his first phonograph recording. This is a 1927 re-enactment by Edison of his first recording from 1877.

Click here to hear the oldest recording of Mr. Edison's voice - from 1888.


Top Podcasting Books
Radio: An Illustrated Guide Radio: An Illustrated Guide
This short comic book by the host of NPR's This American Life somehow manages to inspire children of all ages to conduct great interviews and produce radio programs for the web and traditional radio. This is the best $4 you will ever spend!

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Podcasting Hacks

Great tips for the actual production of a variety of genres and sophisticated technical tricks.

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A comprehensive overview of podcasting for everyone.The one book to buy if you buy only one.

Garageband 3 book Apple Training Series : GarageBand 3

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iMovie '06 Missing Manual

Jim Heid iLife '06 in the Classroom


I Changed My Mind!

During the infancy of podcasting, say a month ago, I would teach people to write an XML enclosure for their feed and then upload the file via an FTP client. I would simplify the process by providing a template document and all anyone needs to do is change the file name, file size, etc...

Well, two things are true. Many people never seem to understand the FTP to server process and hacking XML in front of an audience was always dangerous.

Recently, I decided to use a tool like Cast Easy or Podcast Maker to take the monkey work out of podcasting.

However, with Apple's introduction of iLife '06 comes an amazingly powerful version of Garageband that allows you to record and edit brilliant podcasts easily and then press a button to podcast them. There is no turning back.

Stay tuned for more information about podcasting with Garageband!

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