Podcasts

Podcasts

A podcast is an audio file that will play through your computer's speakers, using any software that plays .MP3 files (including Windows Media player, Quick Time, and RealPlayer). Most computers come with one of these applications, or something similar, already installed. The files can be played on your computer or downloaded to your iPod or other MP3 player automatically via your favorite podcatching software (including through Apple's iTunes).
 * __Definition:__**

Talk through a science experiment or math problem Create a news broadcast Read from your own original poetry or short stories. React to current events and the latest news. Create a book talk Explain how to do something "Interview" an author, musician, sports player, scientist, historical figure (portrayed by another student) Share some of the interesting highlights of your daily life. Interview friends and family on different topics each week. Record your experiences while traveling.
 * __Ideas for Student Podcast Projects:__**

__**How to Create a Podcast with GarageBand:**__ Step 1 - Click on the icon in your dock that looks like a Guitar. Step 2 - If the "Welcome to GarageBand" window opens, close it. Step 3 - Click on the Podcast icon and click Choose. Step 4 - Give your podcast a name and click Create. Step 5 - Click on Control. Uncheck metronome and check Show Loop Browser. Step 6 - On the RHS of your screen, the Loop Browser window will be visible. Click on All Effects, click on one of the categories, and double-click some of the sound effects or music loops to get an idea of what is available. Step 7 - Choose a sound or song and drag it and drop it in the track that is labeled Jingles. Make sure it is dragged as far left on the track as it can go. Step 8 - Mute the Jingle track temporarily. There are 5 buttons under the word Jingles. Click the second one from the left. Step 9 - Click either the male or female icon in the tracks above the Jingles track. It will turn blue. You will be recording your voice on this track. Step 10- Click on the red dot to begin recording your voice. The microphone is the two tiny dots on the sides of your built-in laptop camera. You can read part of an Internet article, interview the person beside you, or whatever you wish. To stop recording, click the blue arrow. Step 11 - Unmute your Jingle track. If you want the music to play "behind" your voice, lower the volume of the jingle and raise the volume of your voice track. Do this with the volume slider. Step 12 - If you want the music to play first, followed by your voice, use your cursor to move the voice track to start at the end of the music in the Jingle track. Step 13 - Your podcast is done! Click File-->Save As and click the Save button. Step 14 - To listen to your podcast on an iPod, click Share-->Send Song to iTunes. Change the setting for "Compress Using" to MP3 Encoder. Your podcast is now in iTunes, ready to be downloaded to your iPod.