What will I learn?
1. What is a Podcast?
2. How to find Podcasts
3. Creating Podcasts - for the adventurous!
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What is a Podcast?
In 2005 podcast was named the “word of the year” by New Oxford American Dictionary. The word “podcast” comes from joining Portable On Demand (pod, like iPod) and “cast” from Broadcast”, Podcast!
A podcast is simply a recording that has been made available in a usable format on the internet. What differentiates a podcast from regular streaming audio or video is that the delivery method for podcasts is often done automatically through RSS. Podcasting means that listeners can “time shift” their favourite programs by listening when it suits them. The majority of podcasts today are made available in the Mp3 file format. Podcasts can range in content from a group of people having a conversation over a cup of tea to the latest documentary presented on the BBC. Podcasts range in quality from professional recordings to those done with a mobile phone on the fly.
What makes podcasts interesting is that they are a forum for delivering content, that in the past did not have a means of being easily distributed to a mass audience.
What do I have to do?
How to Podcast
There are many, many podcasting directories and finding tools out ther, below are just four of the more popular ones. iTunes - the most widely known service associated with podcasts, not just for Apple users, requires the download of software. Podcast Net: The Podcast Directory Podcast Alley Podseek
Explore these podcast directories and find at least one Podcast that you are interested in. See if you can find some interesting library related podcasts here like book review podcasts or library news. Link this on your blog, or in the comments area at the bottom of this page. (NB using RSS here!)
Creating Podcasts - for the adventurous!
Do you want to learn how to be a podcaster too? (Optional Resources for those who want to learn create podcasts)
Creating a Podcast with Audacity (10:06) Video - Audacity is software used to record your audio How to Podcast tutorial - text-based tutorial Creating a Podcast using ODEO (04:33) Video - ODEO is a free publishing site for your podcast Beginners guide to Podcasts & Creating Podcasts To create a podcast, all you need is a recording device and a means of uploading that content into a distribution service. The simple rule with podcasting is that once you start the process and you begin to feed your audience you need to continue. Podcasts that work best are focused, short (between 1 and 10 minutes), and clean with respect to the sound.
Recording your Podcast The easiest way to make a podcast is to use the software on the computer you are using to read this post. The better quality the microphone the better quality the sound. Recording and editing software can be useful and there are several free tools available. Audacity is a free recording and editing software that is very powerful, easy to use and available for both the Mac and PC.
Distributing/Publishing your Podcast There are all sorts of different ways to distribute your podcasts from embedding them in a blog to using a podcasting service. Podomatic is a free service that makes the whole distribution process very easy and accessible globally. Odeo is also a popular and free publishing website. Now “16 Things” down, with 7 to go… Hopefully you are enjoying experimenting with the huge range of 2.0 applications that are out there.
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