Podcasting 101

by: A. Goseer

Media SpecialistMonroe High School

900 Lippitt DriveAlbany, GA 31701

Podcasting . . . . . what is it?

A Podcast is a digital audio file made available to download from the internet through a Really Simple

Syndication 2.0 feed (RSS)

Free Podcasting Site

http://www.podbean.com/start-podcast?sourceid=bing_01

Click FREE when using this site.

Before getting started change some of your basic settings.

Upon login you are at the Dashboard, this is where you will find setting and publishing tools.

Click the "Settings" tab located in the upper right menu bar.

You'll then see the "General Options" page that looks like this:

The Next Slide Will Allow You To: Channel Privacy- Choose whether you want a podcasts to

be available to the public, or private. Change Your Logo- Upload an Image/Logo (image can not

be larger than 200K. Channel Title - "Name" of your podcast Channel Category – Choose from the listing that is

appropriate for you. Channel Tags – Add tags so that you can be found on the

internet. (tags are key words or phrases that help others find you)

Brief Description - The description will be shown in the header of your podcasting site just below your Channel Title.

You can also use this page to update your email address as well as set your local date and time. Once you've made your desired changes, just click "View Site" at the top left of the page and check out your changes.

Get Ready To:Upload a Podcast

•Before a podcast can be published it will need to be uploaded.

•From the Dashboard click the Upload tab, then “Browse” button.

•Select the file and click upload.

Click the "Publish" tab from your Dashboard.

Enter tags, or labels, for your podcast.

Give your Podcast a title.

The Post Section will allow you to add text.

The Podcasting section will allow you to set your podcast media files (ex: audio, video).

To save you post for later, just click "Save and Continue Editing" if you are done click “Save” to publish, click the "Publish" button and you are published!

Get Ready to Publish

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