extending learning outside the classroom with podcasting

Extending Learning Extending Learning Outside the Classroom Outside the Classroom

with Podcastingwith Podcasting

Prof. Erica W. CarlsonProf. Erica W. CarlsonPurdue UniversityPurdue University

Dr. Matt J. CarlsonDr. Matt J. CarlsonHarrison High SchoolHarrison High School

Audio or Video FilesPlaced on a web server

BlogContaining links to media files

RSS Feed Generator“Packages up” the media and text

iTunesSet up to receive the RSS feed

Once the audio or Once the audio or video files are created, video files are created, there are resources on there are resources on the internet, available the internet, available for free, to supply all for free, to supply all four steps required to four steps required to set up a podcast on set up a podcast on iTunes.iTunes.

How to make a How to make a PodcastPodcast

www.archive.orgwww.archive.org

This site will host This site will host audio or video files audio or video files for free.for free.

The interface and The interface and response is a bit response is a bit slow, but it is free.slow, but it is free.

Best used in Best used in combination with combination with the next site.the next site.

www.ourmedia.comwww.ourmedia.com

OurMedia provides OurMedia provides the best the best interface to interface to upload files to upload files to www.archive.orgwww.archive.org..

Downloadable tool for uploading large Downloadable tool for uploading large files.files.

www.blogger.comwww.blogger.com

Blogger.com is a Blogger.com is a site that will host site that will host your personal web your personal web log for free.log for free.

Once everything is Once everything is set up, you ONLY set up, you ONLY update this site update this site whenever you have whenever you have a new file a new file uploaded.uploaded.

Example Blog: Example Blog: http://Sciencetheater.blogspot.comhttp://Sciencetheater.blogspot.com

An example BlogAn example Blog– There are many There are many

options to format options to format things according to things according to your preferred your preferred color schemes, color schemes, etc…etc…

– If you plan on If you plan on podcasting your podcasting your site on iTunes, it site on iTunes, it helps to make a helps to make a pretty little graphic pretty little graphic image to advertiseimage to advertise

www.feedburner.comwww.feedburner.com

Feedburner is used Feedburner is used to “encapsulate” to “encapsulate” your your BlogBlog on on www.blogger.com www.blogger.com and set things up and set things up so an so an RSS readerRSS reader or or iTunesiTunes can be can be aware of new files aware of new files and their format.and their format.

Example RSS FeedExample RSS Feed

Note the little Note the little “play me” “play me” buttons buttons indicating the indicating the feed is feed is correctly correctly encapsulated.encapsulated.

Turn on iTunes optionsTurn on iTunes options

Setting things up for Setting things up for iTunes over on iTunes over on FeedBurner is as FeedBurner is as simple as filling in simple as filling in the blanks under the blanks under “SmartCast”.“SmartCast”.

Submit Feed to iTunesSubmit Feed to iTunes

Start up iTunes and Start up iTunes and go to the “submit go to the “submit Podcast” section Podcast” section and simply type in and simply type in the URL for the the URL for the Podcast feed. (You Podcast feed. (You get this from get this from FeedBurner…)FeedBurner…)

Review of Podcast LinksReview of Podcast Links

www.archive.orgwww.archive.org

www.ourmedia.comwww.ourmedia.com

www.blogger.comwww.blogger.com

www.feedburner.comwww.feedburner.com

www.itunes.comwww.itunes.com

Other ResourcesOther Resources

Audacity – a free audio editorAudacity – a free audio editor Windows & Mac “built-in” video Windows & Mac “built-in” video

editors are adequate.editors are adequate. Quicktime – Pro version costs $30 and Quicktime – Pro version costs $30 and

can encode optimized for video iPodscan encode optimized for video iPods

Alternatives to iTunes:Alternatives to iTunes:– www.YouTube.comwww.YouTube.com– Google Video: video.google.comGoogle Video: video.google.com

Dr. Carlson’s Science Dr. Carlson’s Science TheaterTheater

Site: http://Site: http://ScienceTheater.blogspot.comScienceTheater.blogspot.com or search or search iTunesiTunes for “ for “Science TheaterScience Theater””

4 to 6 minute episodes4 to 6 minute episodes Targeted at High School, Middle SchoolTargeted at High School, Middle School

– Visually appealing experimentsVisually appealing experiments– Demonstrations that have results contrary Demonstrations that have results contrary

to common knowledgeto common knowledge– Interviews with researching professorsInterviews with researching professors

Special ThanksSpecial Thanks

Brian Durbin, Alex MorrisBrian Durbin, Alex Morris– Film crewFilm crew

Prof. Steve DurbinProf. Steve Durbin– PI for NSF summer RET program PI for NSF summer RET program

Randy SchneppRandy Schnepp– Purdue Physics DemosPurdue Physics Demos

Prof. Erica CarlsonProf. Erica Carlson