Material for this presentation taken from Podcasting: The Basics by IT Training & Education at Indiana University An Introduction to By Margaret Lion for K200

W HAT IS P ODCASTING ? “Podcasting is the distribution of a series of audio or video files over the Internet for on- demand listening or viewing on mobile devices and computers.” - Podcasting: The Basics 2 BY M ARGARET L ION FOR K200

G REAT. S O WHAT DOES ALL THAT MEAN ?  Think magazine:  A podcast is each issue  Podcasting is receiving the series automatically  So if you subscribe to a podcast, the electronic files of the podcast reach you automatically through software on your computer. BY M ARGARET L ION FOR K200 3

E XAMPLES OF P ODCASTING - A UDIO  PotterCast: The Harry Potter Podcast   Night Vale – A Horror Show   Wikpedia about Night Vale - Vale Vale BY M ARGARET L ION FOR K200 4

E XAMPLE OF P ODCASTING - V IDEO BY M ARGARET L ION FOR K200 5 Multicraftual – An Arts and Crafts Podcast  Go to The Website at: 

S UBSCRIBING TO A P ODCAST You can subscribe to a podcast. This means that any time the podcast creators add a new file, you will be able to receive it. You can receive and save the podcast files on your computer or a portable media player such as an iPod. 6 BY M ARGARET L ION FOR K200

I MPORTANT P ODCASTING T ERMS  Podcasting: A way to publish a series of multimedia files that make up a podcast.  Feed (RSS, Atom): The technology that allows people to subscribe to a podcast. It is a simple file containing the data needed to describe and access the podcast. From Podcasting: The Basics by IU IT Training 7 BY M ARGARET L ION FOR K200

 Podcatcher/Aggregator: Software that allows a user to collect and disseminate content in one place. Software such as iTunes is a podcatcher. Visit for more podcatcher software.  iPod: A portable media player made by Apple. However, owning an iPod is NOT necessary to create or listen to podcasts I MPORTANT P ODCASTING T ERMS, C ONTINUED From Podcasting: The Basics by IU IT Training 8 BY M ARGARET L ION FOR K200

Y OUR P ROJECTS IN K200  Create both audio and video podcasts  Create audio podcasts using Audacity  Create video podcasts using Windows Movie Maker 9 BY M ARGARET L ION FOR K200

P ODCAST F ILE T YPES  Audio  Files must be in.mp3 format  Video  Files must in.mp4 format Files MUST be in the above formats to work as podcast files. BY M ARGARET L ION FOR K200 10

P ODCAST F ILE T YPES - C ONVERSION The programs you use to create your audio and video files in K200 do not automatically create.mp3 or.mp4 files. You will need to convert the files into.mp3 or.mp4. BY M ARGARET L ION FOR K200 11

P ODCAST F ILE T YPES – C ONVERSION - A UDIO You will use the program Audacity to create your audio files. Audacity files have the.aup extension. Audacity can convert the.aup file into.mp3. This will be the last step you take for creating your file in Audacity. BY M ARGARET L ION FOR K200 12

P ODCAST F ILE T YPES – C ONVERSION - V IDEO You will use Windows Movie Maker to create video.  Windows Movie Maker creates.wlmp files.  You will convert the.wlmp file into an.mp4 BY M ARGARET L ION FOR K200 13

N EEDED T OOLS  You will use the software Audacity and Windows Movie Maker  WORK ON YOUR DESKTOP!  When finished, back-up your work to Box at IU and your USB stick. 14 BY M ARGARET L ION FOR K200

S PECIAL T HANKS Special thanks to IT Training & Education for giving K200 permission to use their handbook Podcasting: The Basics. Most of the material in this presentation came from that handbook. For more information on IT Training & Education, visit: 15 BY M ARGARET L ION FOR K200