Podcasting News Dee Lee Smith Technology Presentation Dr

Podcasting News Dee Lee Smith Technology Presentation Dr. Jason Davis’ Class ETEC 562 November 30, 2005

What is Podcasting? n n n Time shifted. MP 3 audio Can be news, commentary, entertainment, etc. Gym Auto Plane

Why Podcast? n n n The age of new media Much of news consumed online Radio is struggling for “listenership” Stations across the country have been gobbled up by big media Broadcasting is becoming obsolete in some U. S. markets (farm, home economics, etc. ) Podcasting is servicing hungry listeners for niche audio programming

What is Podcasting? n n Term emerged in 2004, by Apple Combine words “i. Pod” and “broadcasting” Podcasts are recorded audio programs that people can subscribe to for free. Whenever new podcasts are posted online, those files can be automatically downloaded to a computer and transferred to a portable music player (i. Pod). Morning commute, airplane, gym, travel to the ranch

Who Started Podcasting? Adam Curry Dave Winer I’m the Podfather! Yes, but without RSS, there wouldn’t be Podcasting!

Apple i. Pod n More than 20 million i. Pod Owners Users primarily ages 35 and under n. Pew Internet and American Life Study: 29 percent of i. Pod owners have downloaded podcasts n

How Can We Use Podcasts To Distribute News or Other Information n n Offer podcast audio news reports with print stories (2 -3 minutes in length) Have a pilot podcast 10 minute podcast that spotlights Extension work or specific programs Communication tool for teachers

Equipment Needed To Produce A Podcast n n Laptop or Desktop Computer Microphone Audio Recording Software (Free versions available) Digital audio recorder (optional)

Steps To Produce Podcast n n n Make an outline of what you will include in podcast Record an audio file that contains a news report, commentary, etc. (Takes Practice!) Input the ID 3 tags (metadata that includes author, subject of. MP 3 file). This is displayed when playing a file in Apple’s i. Tunes or Windows Media Player and the file is compressed into. MP 3 format Post to the Web Code RSS Feed (Key to distribution)

What the Heck is RSS? n n RSS=“Really Simple Syndication” Using free software clients, subscribe to RSS feed (URL) of podcast Automatically receive downloaded podcast on desktop Will play in i. Tunes, Windows Media Player, whichever audio player you have chosen as default player

RSS Feed

What’s In The RSS Feed n n n Podcasts use RSS 2. 0 Spec RSS feed is a file with a. xml extension placed on a server Title Link Description

Producing Podcasts

Podcast Production/Apple Powerbook Intro Music Audio File Wire. Tap (Records Audio Output) Closing Music Audio File Audio Interview with Extension Specialist Volume Slider Line-In (Allows You To Hear Sounds Made Via Earphones

Audacity Software/PC

Compressing Audio File

ID 3 Tags

Ag. News Weekly

Podcast RSS Feed

Agnews. tamu. edu Podcasts

Agnews. tamu. edu Podcast RSS Feed URL/Copy Link and Paste into Podcast catcher

i. Podder Software (PC/Mac) Paste RSS Feed URL into Podcast catcher

Podcast Played i. Tunes Song Name (Agnews Weekly) Artist Album (TCE/TAES Ag News) (Texas A&M University) Optional Logo (Image created in Photoshop)

Podcast in Windows Media Player

Web Sites Listing Podcasts ipodder. org

Ipodder. org Agriculture Category

i. Podder. org Agnews Weekly RSS Feed Listing

Agnews Weekly RSS Feed

i. Podder Software

Sync i. Pod To i. Tunes

Podcastalley. com

Agnews Weekly Listing

Podcast. net

Podcast. Directory. com

Podcast. Host. com

The Audience is Listening n n n South Texas rancher listens to podcast in his pickup driving to the ranch Advertising executive in New York City listens during subway commute CNN Web development director listens during commute Plains Radio Network 120 subscribers to Agnews Weekly Podcast

Future of Podcasting n n Could revitalize broadcasting No transmitters! A new radio! No expensive technology Bypass traditional radio outlets to get messages out to the masses

Future of Podcasting …just one more thing

Apple Steve Jobs announced at Wall Street Journal Technology Conference 5/22/05: i. Tunes 4. 9 To Include Podcast “Catcher” n

Podcast for Class n “Literature in the Garden” – a Texas Cooperative Extension curriculum for English and science teachers to teach youth about gardening adventures.

References Summary n n n n http: //i. Podder. org (Source For Podcasts, Find Free Software) http: //audio. weblogs. com (Latest Listing of Podcasts) http: //cowhand. tamu. edu/agnewsweekly. html (Agnews Weekly Pilot Program Podcast) http: //agnews. tamu. edu/rss. html (Texas A&M Ag Program Podcast feed) Audacity Audio Software: http: //audacity. sourceforge. net Wire. Tap: http: //www. ambrosiasw. com Blair Fannin, Ag. Communications, Texas A&M University