As a complete newbie to the world of podcasting, I was fascinated by the links to Audacity.com and epodcast producer. I downloaded audacity.com and was able to record my voice. But as is mentioned in the CNET video, audacity is not really built as a podcasting application, which means that although I can easily record my voice, it actually would take a bit of work and know-how to turn that recording into a podcast. Not being familiar with FTP and xml and the other things mentioned by Brian Cooley, if I were going to do podcasting in my library, I would either need to take a class/have someone teach me how to turn an audacity recording into a podcast OR I would need to use epodcast producer. Although $250 is a lot of money, it would likely be worth the investment if I was going to use podcasting regularly in my library. I did notice that epodcast producer is only available for Windows, which made me wonder what similar products there are for Mac users. I did a little searching and came up with "podcast maker" which is a product made just for macs.
Given the right training and/or a fairly straightforward podcasting program, I would definitely be interested in having podcasting be a part of my library. I am very inspired by the collaborative technology projects that some of our classmates are doing that involve podcasts. I would be interested in using podcasts as a way to record and publish kids' book reviews. Also, I can imagine using podcasts as a way to introduce and recommend books.
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Hey Natalie,
I watched some 7th graders make podcasts with audacity. I didn't actually see them uploaded into the server, but in terms of creating it, I think audacity might work out. The kids were able to edit their recordings, add music, and control it all very easily. They learned it within 5-10 minutes of simple instruction and experimenting. If you go to the Wellwood Middle School library site (of the Fayetteville-Manlius district) you can find podcasts of students giving booktalks and these were done using Audacity.
After downloading the lame_enc.dll plugin (I think I spelled it right) I was able to convert my own little recording into an MP3 file. From here, I think you need the server to upload it in, which can be subscribed to for a small fee.
It might be nice to have the professional podcasting kit -and I am not saying you shouldn't go that route- but I think there will be at least a small learning curve either way. I just thought I would give you a little hope that you might not need to spend the money on the kit, since schools are successfully making podcasts with Audacity.
~Brianna
Sorry, I gave you the wrong school name for those book talks. It is actually Mott Road elementary school that has the podcasts of kids giving book talks.
Although some of the terms Cooley used still baffle me I am beginning to feel much more confident that with the help of his and other tutorials to found online I think it would be doable. This is an amazing shift that's happening for me! You too?
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