1. + PODCASTING 101 with iTunes MARK HINE DIGITAL MEDIA COORDINATOR ITHACA COLLEGE

2. + What is a podcast? An Audio or Video file. Linked via RSS – Really Simple Syndication Subscribable Downloadable Serial or Episodic

3. + iTunes U Podcast Repository Subscription Format (FREE) Video, Audio & PDF Both Public Content & Restricted Content VIEWER : iTunes App WINDOWS APPLE

4. + How do I create an audio podcast? THE PLAN SCRIPT: What you will say. TIMING: How long? DEFININTIONS VOICE OVER: The Narration. MUSIC BED: An audio soundtrack that is played at the same time as a voice over. Music volume is lowered to allow voice over to be intelligible.

5. + How do I create an audio podcast? THE GEAR A Computer A Microphone (embedded or external) Software: AUDACITY

6. + Audacity Free Cross-Platform Audio Capture and Editor App Intuitive Controls Export to MP-3 with the Lame Encoder Plug-In DOWNLOAD (Free) Audacity & Lame Encoder @ audacity.sourceforge.net

7. + How do I create an audio podcast? THE PROCESS IDENTIFY THE PURPOSE CREATE A SCRIPT

8. + How do I create an audio podcast? THE PROCESS RECORD AUDIO YOU WILL NEED:  MICROPHONE  COMPUTER  AUDACITY (or other capture software) As an alternative, you can record audio with an audio recording device. For example, a hand held voice recorder.

9. + How do I create an audio podcast? THE PROCESS EDIT AUDIO IN AUDACITY

10. + How do I create an audio podcast? THE PROCESS EXPORT AUDIO IN AUDACITY Use “Export as MP-3”

11. + What’s Next? Request a Course Page @ http://itunes.ithaca.edu Work with Digital Media Services to Create a Course Icon Create or Insert Meta Data Upload Content to iTunes U DEFINITION Meta Data: Information which describes a file’s contents, such as title, author & genre. Meta Data, specifically ID-3 tags, can be added to audio podcasts in Audacity during the export process. The iTunes application can be used to add meta data to video and audio podcasts after import.

12. + Getting Help DIGITAL MEDIA SERVICES dms@ithac.edu 274-5700