PODCASTING
1. Answer the following questions:
- Do you own or have access to an IPod or other MP3
device? Which one ? How often do you use it ? How important is it in your
daily life?
- Are you are familiar with the term podcast and
what it means? Explain
- Have you ever listened to a podcast? Which one ?
- Do you currently listen to/subscribe to at least
one podcast on a regular basis? Which one ?
2. Go to http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/jan-june05/podcasting_2-23.html. and read the NewsHour Extra
article "Podcasting Power for the People"
Answer the following
questions:
What is a podcast?
What do you need to create a
podcast?
How do you create a podcast?
How do you publish a podcast?
Where can you publish a
podcast?
What is RSS?
How do you suscribe to a
podcast?
3. For further enrichment read from the Online NewsHour segment transcript
"Apple's IPod a Technological, Cultural Phenomenon" available at http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/media/jan-june06/ipod_05-15.html.
4. Go back to the NewsHour Extra article "Podcasting Power for the
People". Pay special attention to the section entitled "Creeping
Commercialization" and answer the following questions:
- In what ways are podcasts similar to television
programs that have been TiVoed?
- How are podcasts different from what is currently
available on traditional radio?
- How are traditional television broadcasters and
advertisers using podcasting to reach different audiences as well as
target markets?
- Why do you think podcasting has become so
popular? Mention some of the benefits of podcasting.
- Is there a down side to podcasting? Write
down some of the negatives that
could result from this medium of communication.
5. Respond in writing the following
questions :
•Do you agree with the last statement in the Newhour Extra article that
says: "This is 'not a flash in the pan, it's here to stay.'" Why or
why not?
•Do you think podvertising will be a good thing? Why or why not?
•If podcasters begin to charge subscription fees, how do you think this
will impact podcasting? Why?
•If given the opportunity, would you ever consider creating your own
podcast or a podvertising campaign? Why or why not?
•What impact, if any, do you believe podcasting will have on education in
Colombia?
Answers
*yes, yes I used it
*yes, I am related
to the term.
*no.
What is a podcast?
A podcast is a kind of
audio recording that anyone with a computer, Internet connection and software
programs can create or listen to.
What do you need to
create a podcast?
Computer, Internet connection and software programs.
How do you create a
podcast?
· Record and Tag. Try using
Audacity, which is free, to record your show, and don’t forget to label and
save your information.
· Save and Edit. Save your
audio file (in MP3 format) to your computer desktop and edit out extra
background noise or long periods of silence.
How do you publish a
podcast?
The process simply, an
audio file is posted to a Web site, where it can be downloaded to a digital
audio player, such as an iPod or any other MP3 player. Then, people subscribe
to their favorite podcasts to have those audio shows automatically -- and conveniently
-- delivered to their MP3 player or computer as soon as a new audio file is
available.
How do you publish a
podcast?
· Create your RSS podcast feed.
The feed must meet all industry standards for a valid 2.0 feed with enclosures.
Use a free service such as Apply Tools. Starting a blog is probably the
easiest thing you could do, so start a blog for your podcast but don’t post
anything on it yet.
· Put your RSS podcast feed on
the Internet. Go to Feedburner and type in the URL of your blog and click
“I am a podcaster!” Configure your podcast on the next screen. Only add
elements that directly relate to you podcast. Your feedburner feed is your
podcast.
· Go to OurMedia.org and
sign-up there. Then go to your files, and upload your MP3 file.
· Publish it. Post it on
your blog or website -make the title of the post the title of that episode of
the podcast and enter the URL for your audio file. Write a brief description
under of the podcast’s content—make it clever and informative so people want to
click on it and listen. At the end of the post, put a link directly to your
media file.
What is RSS?
The first
podcasting computer program using a code called "RSS," or
"really simple syndication," which also applies to text files. is a
family of web feed formats used to publish frequently updated works—such as
blog entries, news headlines, audio, and video—in a standardized format. An RSS
document (which is called a "feed", "web feed" or
"channel") includes full or summarized text, plus metadata such as
publishing dates and authorship.
How do you suscribe
to a podcast?
1. Run iTunes and select "Subscribe to Podcast" from the
"Advanced" menu,
then type or paste the podcast address in the "URL" field (directory of Science Audio podcasts). The address should end with ".xml".
Click "OK", and the downloads begin immediately.
OR
go to the iTunes Store (from the menu on the left)
OR
go to the iTunes Store (from the menu on the left)
and enter the title of the podcast in the "Search iTunes
Store" field (in the upper right corner), then hit enter on your keyboard.
Then click on the "subscribe" button for the podcast, and the
downloads begin immediat
*I don’t know
*It has the possibility to listen to what you want.
*With publicity
*Because it’s easy to create it, because it has more freedom to express
different opinions, because it can be listen by anyone who has internet
connection.
*Not everyone has the elements to create it, it cannot be listen a lot
because they are not advertised.
*Yes I think podcasting is here to stay because people are really in to
it because of its facilities.
*no, because people are tired of publicity on the radio and TV and in a
lot of cases that’s the reason why they prefer podcast.
*It would be a big change because people may not be interest in to
paying for something that before was free.
* yes I would take the opportunity because it is a great way to express
our self and to share our thoughts and experiences to the world.
*It would be a good idea to add podcasting to the education in Colombia
because it is a different way to teach different things specially languages.
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