Creating a Podcast

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Creating a Podcast

• Ms. Barbarichs Class
• 10th Grade American Literature
• Fairleigh Dickinson University
• Computer as a Teachers Aide
• Summer 2009
• Professor Miceli

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What is a Podcast?

• The word podcast derives from combining the terms
  iPod and broadcasting
• A podcast in the simplest terms is a merger
  between blogging and the radio.
• A radio program that you can make from a
  computer, a microphone, free software, and a
  website to post your podcast!

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Podcasts will permit you to

• Compose and share what you have learned about the
  text
• Practice your oral presentation skills
• Learn how your classmates interpreted the text
• Show me what you have learned about Harper Lees
  To Kill a Mockingbird

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Your Task.

• Your task will be to create your own podcast
• You can create your podcast about anything
  relating to Harper Lees, To Kill a Mockingbird
• Themes
• Characters
• Motifs
• Historical Background
• Your podcast needs to be 15 minutes long and
  needs to contain the following

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Requirements

• Create a podcast thats 15 minutes long with your
  To Kill a Mockingbird cooperative learning
  groups.
• You will need to produce
• A final podcast
• A final outline
• A final script
• Your podcast needs to contain 3 quotes pertinent
  to your topic
• You need to support your podcast topic with
  textual evidence

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Steps to creating a podcast!

• Plan and Record
• Convert the Format
• Create XML Code
• Publish

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Plan and Record

• This is the MOST important step!
• Pick a topic
• Decide what you want to talk about. What part of
  the book is of your biggest interest?
• Write your script
• Just like writing an essay, you need to have an
  outline and a rough draft of what you are
  planning on saying!
• Record your podcast
• Sign up to record your podcast when we are in the
  library next week

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Convert the Format

• Everything you record will have to be converted
  to an .mp3 file to work on iTunes
• Heres how to convert
• Download iTunes
• You may use your personal iTunes account for this
• Drag your podcast into iTunes and tag it
• To TAG click the podcast, press CTRL I
• Add your name and other details to the podcast

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Convert the Format

• Everything you record will have to be converted
  to an .mp3 file to work on iTunes
• Heres how to convert
• Download iTunes
• You may use your personal iTunes account for this
• Drag your podcast into the iTunes library and tag
  it
• TO TAG click the podcast, press the CTRL and I
• Add your name and other details about the podcast

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Create XML Code

• Many people who arent in this class would need
  to download one of these programsbut youre
  lucky
• Go onto Podcast Maker (already downloaded on the
  computer) and it will automatically code your
  file into an RSS feed.

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Publish!

• Upload your podcast onto my website
  http//www.edfolio.fdu.edu/barbarichd
• After uploading, go back to your iTunes and click
  Submit a Podcast which is found on the Podcasts
  page
• Copy and past the URL from my website

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Why Create a Podcast?

• Podcasting is a great way for YOU to use your
  technological skills in a productive way!
• Be creative with your podcast!
• If you need more information regarding Podcasts,
  visit
• http//www.shambles.net/pages/learning/infolit/edu
  podcast/