1. Podcast/Vodcast

2. Today
• What is (not) a podcast
• How do you make one
• Tools for making, editing and distributing
• Play

3. What is a Pod/vodcast
• Noun and verb
• Digital media
• Episodic
• Subscribed to and downloaded through
web syndication
• or streamed online to a computer or
mobile device.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcast

4. What is a Web Feed
• A document with web links to the source of
the content
• Maintained on the distributor's server
• Accessed using a podcatcher or
aggregator (i.e. iTunes)
• Language = XML (usually)
• Formats = RSS or Atom (usually)

5. Distributor
server
http://www.sddu.leeds.ac.uk/online_resources/podcasting/how_it_works.html

6. What is not a Podcast
• Webcast – internet streaming

7. Monash
Podcasts
http://arts.monash.edu.au/ecps/podcast/

8. Creating a podcast
1. Create the object
– Captivate, PowerPoint, audio
2. Save to a server with byte-range support
enabled and a publicly accessible URL
– Byte-range support allows users to stream the
media
3. Create a webfeed

9. Make the podcast accessible
• Submit the URL for your feed to iTunes or
other
– http://www.podcastingnews.com/topics/Podcast_Soft
ware.html

10. Create a podcast - Audacity
• Free
• Available on Monash computers
• Today
– Recording
– Trimming
– Saving
– Exporting

11. Using Audacity – basics
• Recording
• Trimming
• Saving
• Exporting
Skip to
Play Record
Start Audio Slider
Selection Envelope Draw
Zoom Timeshift Multi-tool
Skip to
Pause Stop
End

12. Create a Webfeed
• http://poderator.com/account.aspx?id=0

13. Validate Your Feed
http://validator.w3.org/appc/

14. iTunes
• Podcast can be an audio recording, video, or
even a text document.
• Supported file formats include .m4a, .mp3, .mov,
.mp4, .m4v, .pdf and .epub.

15. Submit your Podcast
Open iTunes
1. Click Podcasts
2. Click Submit a Podcast
3. Enter your Podcast Feed URL

16. Issues & Bits
• Content copyright
• Where to store the objects for public
access
• iTunes U

17. Resources
• Library Guide
– Links to tutorial videos