Handout:
That’s Not How My Teacher Said to Do IT!
Janna Laughon
2009 CUE Conference
www.jannalaughon.com
Important Links:
Audacity
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
Win: http://lame.buanzo.com.ar/
LAME (Allows Audacity to encode files as MP3. It doesn’t matter where you put this file, but you’ll need to find it again. The Audacity program folder is a good place to park it!)
Mac: http://spaghetticode.org/lame
Gcast
http://www.gcast.com/
Podcasting Guru – Brian Bridges (CLRN Director)
Awesome handouts – tips and tricks – links to incredible tutorials!
How to make a simple Podcast
1. Make a digital recording – use a script or outline if needed
· Digital audio recorder – Expensive!
· Record directly into Audacity – cheap!
2. Edit your recording in Audacity
· Fix problems
· Attach a musical intro and/or exit
· Add a personal introduction
3. Export the file as an MP3
· Don’t forget to locate Lame (you only have to do this once!)
· Save the MP3 to your desktop or a folder
4. Uplink the file to a website
· Gcast (accessible through iTunes)
· Website (Try Wikispaces – free!)
Equipment:
An inexpensive microphone (USB or 3.5 mm jack) I prefer the "headphone-type" 3.5 mm microphones.
A Digital Audio Recorder (DAR) is great, but don't worry if you don't have one. DAR's are darn expensive!
Try not to buy anything. Remember: the concept here is cheap, so "borrow" a microphone from someone who uses Skype or plays WOW.