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Topic Relevance through Topic Relevance through Current Events and PodcastingCurrent Events and PodcastingPresenter: Ken BaldaufProgram in Interdisciplinary Computing - FSU
FSU’s NewFSU’s New
Program in Interdisciplinary ComputingProgram in Interdisciplinary Computing
Working to raise the level of computer competence across all disciplines at FSU by:Designing new computing and technology courses that address discipline-specific needs.
Enabling existing computing and technology courses to be opened up to non-majors.
Assisting teachers in injecting technology concepts and content into existing courses.
Why consider technology-based Why consider technology-based exercises in non-tech courses?exercises in non-tech courses?Provides access to subject-related materials
from numerous sourcesOpens opportunities for information sharingBrings relevance to subject matterEngages students in subject matter through
different mediaSharpens tech skills making students more
marketableAllows students to innovate!
Inspiration for PresentationInspiration for Presentation
http://coursecasts.course.com
RSSRSS
Topic Relevance through Topic Relevance through Current Events and PodcastingCurrent Events and Podcasting
Researching Current Events
NEWS FEEDS
Sharing Discoveries
SOCIALBOOKMARKS
Broadcasting News and Views
PODCASTS
RSSRSS Real Simple SyndicationAllows users to subscribe to Web
content that is periodically updated including text (blogs, news feeds), audio (podcasts), and video.
Empowers users to become publishers.
Researching Current EventsResearching Current EventsUsing News Feeds
RSS News FeedRSS News FeedNews stories supplied by an online news
service streamed automatically to software designed to organize and display the stories – a feed reader or aggregator.
Many news feeds can be aggregated for convenient access to topics of interest.
Setting up an RSS Feed Reader Setting up an RSS Feed Reader (Aggregator)(Aggregator)
www.google.com/reader
Look for the IconLook for the IconSubscribe to content by finding reference
to RSS on the source Web site.Click to subscribe
Scan News HeadlinesScan News Headlines1. Scan news headlines from all your
favorite sources from one location.2. Drill down into stories that are of
interest.3. Bookmark best stories for further
research.
Sharing DiscoveriesSharing DiscoveriesSocial Bookmarking
Social BookmarkingSocial BookmarkingSocial bookmarking sites like
delicious.com are designed for collecting and sharing Web content.
Web content is tagged and kept private or shared.
Social BookmarkingSocial BookmarkingUse unique tags to share bookmarks in
a class.Tag pages can also serve as RSS feeds.
Broadcasting Your ViewsBroadcasting Your ViewsPodcasting
PodcastPodcastAn audio (or video) broadcast distributed
over the Internet using RSS.Examples: iTunes Store
Necessary EquipmentNecessary EquipmentSoftware◦Windows: Audacity◦Mac: GarageBand
Hardware◦USB Mic/Headphones
Developing a ScriptDeveloping a ScriptA script serves several purposes:◦Allows for a smooth, unfaltering delivery of
the dialogue◦Provides a teacher with a way in which to
grade content, provide feedback, check against turnitin.com
◦Provides a text alternative for deaf and hearing-impaired individuals
RecordingRecordingDialogue can be recorded one phrase at a
time with retakes as needed.Multi-track recording allows you to layer
music and sound effects under the dialogue.
PublishingPublishingSave as mp3 formatPublish through Blackboard Content
Collection in a public “podcast” folder.Access finished podcast as follows:◦From iTunes or Google Reader subscribe to
http://podcast.fsu.edu/username ◦or supply direct access to the URL of the
Content Collection pagehttps://campus.fsu.edu/bbcswebdav/users/kbaldauf/podcast/
Thank You! Thank You! Questions?
Useful Links◦ Google Reader: www.google.com/reader◦ Delicious: www.delicious.com ◦ FSU’s Joe Clark instructs on podcasting in Blackboard -
http://myweb.fsu.edu/joeclark/workshop/podcasting/podcast_via_bb.doc
◦ FSU’s Dr. Lisa Tripp’s podcasting assignment from LIS5313 - http://lis5313.ci.fsu.edu/wiki/index.php/Media_Exercise_4 includes “PodSafe” Audio Resources
Podcasting◦ Software
Audacity Software (Windows/Mac/Linux): http://audacity.sourceforge.net Video tutorial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hrBbczS9I0 GarageBand for Mac: http://www.apple.com/ilife/garageband
◦ Headphones/Mic Plantronics GAMECOM 1 PC HEADSET ( 67003-01 ) ($23)
◦ Podcast Listings Tunes - http://www.apple.com/itunes/whatson/podcasts/specs.html Podcast Alley - http://www.podcastalley.com Podcast.com - http://podcast.com Podcast Directory - http://www.podcastdirectory.com
◦ Podcasting Services Blogger can be used to enclose an MP3 in a feed but not as a host -
http://help.blogger.com/bin/answer.py?answer=80259&topic=12535 FeedForAll (RSS Creator) - http://www.feedforall.com Open Source: Podcast Generator - http://podcastgen.sourceforge.net Liberated Syndication (all-in-one) - http://www.libsyn.com Feed Burner (Podcast Promoter) - http://www.feedburner.com
◦ Create XML file for RSS - MP3 is included in an RSS feed as an "enclosure” http://www.podcastdirectory.com/help/createxml.php http://web.mit.edu/ist/podcasts/makepodcast.html
◦ Online Tutorials http://web.mit.edu/ist/podcasts/makepodcast.html http://homepage.mac.com/rfwilmut/notes/podcast.html http://www.sweetwater.com/feature/podcasting/howto.php http://www.wikihow.com/Start-Your-Own-Podcast