Podcasting 101..and more

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Podcasting 101..and more
iTunes
RSS
Nano
sync
Video
iPod
subscribe
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Workshop Objectives

• Introduce iTunes abundance of resources,
  multi-media organizer, classroom tool
• You do not need an iPod to podcast
• Discuss iPods how they work, uses in the
  classroom
• Get you familiar with the terms associated with
  podcasting and iPods

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Podcast/Vodcast

• A podcast is a collection of digital media files
  which is distributed over the Internet using
  syndication feeds for playback on portable media
  players and personal computers.
• The term "podcast" is a combination of the words
  "iPod" and "broadcast", the Apple iPod being the
  brand of portable media player for which the
  first podcasting scripts were developed. These
  scripts allow podcasts to be automatically
  transferred to a mobile device after they are
  downloaded.
• iTunes allows you to subscribe to podcasts.

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iPod

• iPod is a brand of portable media players
  designed and marketed by Apple and launched on
  October 23, 2001.

iPod touch 8GB16GB
iPod shuffle 1GB(240 songs)
iPod Nano 4GB(1,000 songs) 8GB(2,000 songs)
iPod Classic 80GB(20,000 songs)160GB(40,000
songs)
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iTunes

• iTunes is a digital media player application,
  introduced by Apple on January 10, 2001 for
  playing and organizing digital music and video
  files.
• The program is also an interface to manage the
  contents on Apple's popular iPod digital media
  players as well as the iPhone.
• iTunes can connect to the iTunes Store (provided
  an internet connection is present) in order to
  purchase and download digital music, music
  videos, television shows, iPod games, audiobooks,
  various podcasts and in the USA feature length
  films, and ringtones.

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Quicktime

• Apples media player that handles common media
  formats such as MPEG-4 and MP3.

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MP4/MPEG-4

• The format used for video podcasts, based on the
  codec used by Quicktime.

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sync

• Synchronization is commonly abbreviated as Synch
  or Sync.
• Act of transferring audio/video files downloaded
  to iTunes to the iPod.
• Can be set to happen automatically or manually
  when iPod is attached.

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RSS

• RSS ("Really Simple Syndication") is a family of
  Web feed formats used to publish frequently
  updated content such as blog entries, news
  headlines or podcasts. An RSS document, which is
  called a "feed", "web feed", or "channel",
  contains either a summary of content from an
  associated web site or the full text.
• RSS content can be read using software called an
  "RSS reader", "feed reader" or an "aggregator".
  The user subscribes to a feed by entering the
  feed's link into the reader or by clicking an RSS
  icon in a browser that initiates the subscription
  process.

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Audacity

• Audacity is a free digital audio editor
  application. Audacity is cross-platform.

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iTunes at a Glance

• How To http//staffdev.henrico.k12.va.us/students
  /pdfs/iTunes.pdf
• Tutorials - http//www.apple.com/support/ilife/tut
  orials/itunes/index.html
• Watch How to Download iTunes

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iTunes Store

• Music
• Movies/TV Shows
• Games
• Podcasts (Most are FREE!)
• Internet Radio (Free)
• iTunes Library

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Places to Explore

• Make sure you are in the iTunes Store
• Podcasts iPod Tutorials
• Podcast Tours Rick Steves- (Europe one has
  video)
• More on the podcasting Wiki at
  http//podcastinglinks.pbwiki.com

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Importing Audio CDs

• http//www.apple.com/support/ilife/tutorials/itune
  s/it1-2.html (video)
• Open iTunes, and then insert a music CD into your
  computer.
• Click the CD name in the Source list to see the
  songs on the CD.
• Uncheck any songs you dont want to import. Only
  checked songs will be imported.
• After you decide which songs to import, click the
  Import CD button in the upper right corner.
  iTunes will begin copying the music from your CD
  to your iTunes Library.
• After all the songs are imported, click the Eject
  Disc button in the bottom right corner.

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Creating Playlists

• http//www.apple.com/support/ilife/tutorials/itune
  s/it2-1.html (video)
• From the File menu, choose New Playlist, or click
  the Add () button in the lower-left corner of
  the iTunes window. An untitled playlist with a
  musical note icon appears in the iTunes Source
  list.
• With the untitled playlist selected, give your
  playlist a title.
• Select a song in your Library and drag it to your
  playlist.
• To change the order of songs in the playlist,
  just drag the song to where you want.
• To remove a song from a playlist, select it, and
  then press the Delete key. This does not delete
  your song from your library, it only removes it
  from your playlist

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Burning Audio CDs

• http//www.apple.com/support/ilife/tutorials/itune
  s/it4-2.html (video)
• Open iTunes and then insert a blank CD into your
  computer.
• Choose the playlist you want to copy to CD.
• At the bottom of the iTunes window, check the
  size of your playlist to make sure it doesnt
  exceed the amount of space on a CD (60 to 74
  minutes).
• Click the Burn Disc button to begin copying the
  songs from your computer to the CD. You can watch
  the progress in the iTunes window.
• When the files are copied, a CD icon will appear
  in the iTunes Source list.
• Click the Eject button to eject your CD.

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iTunes in the Classroom

• iTunes in K classroom - http//kimskaleidoscope.bl
  ogspot.com/2006/12/itunes-in-kindergarten-classroo
  m.html
• Integration Ideas - http//mws.mcallen.isd.tenet.e
  du/cidc/podcast1/podcastintegration3.pdf
• Sharing playlists

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Syncing iPod

• What can you sync?
• Music
• Podcasts (Audio and Video)
• Videos (podcasts, movies, TV shows, your own
  productions)
• Games
• Pictures
• Powerpoints
• Documents
• Contacts

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iPod

• Ejecting
• United Streaming
• Cradle
• Digital recorder

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Resources

• Learninginhand - http//learninginhand.com/podcast
  ing/
• Tutorial Creating Audio Podcasts with Quicktime
  Prohttp//www.apple.com/quicktime/tutorials/podca
  sting_win.html
• Tutorial Creating Video Podcasts with Quicktime
  Prohttp//www.apple.com/quicktime/tutorials/video
  podcasts_win.html
• Podcasting at a Glance - http//www.wired.com/wire
  d/archive/13.03/curry.html?pg3
• Audacity software - http//audacity.sourceforge.ne
  t/
• Tutorial Audacity - http//audacity.sourceforge.n
  et/manual-1.2/tutorials.html
• Tutorial iTunes - http//www.apple.com/itunes/tut
  orials/
• http//www.suelebeau.com/blogs.htmpodcasting