From the WV Technology Conference: Podcasting

Leigh Ann Hood presents these podcasting resources and tips:

2010 Statewide Technology Conference
Introduction to Podcasting (Monday, August 2)

Software

Audacity for Windows (visit http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/ for downloads for other platforms)

LAME MP3 encoder for Audacity for Windows (visit http://lame.buanzo.com.ar/ for downloads for other platforms)

Project Files

Music

Sound Effects

Voice

Tutorials

Podcasting in Plain English (CommonCraft)

Audacity tutorials

More Audacity tutorials

Even more Audacity tutorials

Audacity CheatSheet

Resources

FreePlay Music (podsafe music)

FindSound (sound file search)

Podcasting and Education (from Shambles)

Podclass

Small Business Podcasting Kit (great for education too!)

Exploiting the Educational Potential of Podcasting

21st Century Explorer Podcast Competition (student podcasts)

Learning in Hand

Podcasting in the Classroom

There's Something in the Air

Podcast Planning Template

Podcasting Rubric

Tips:

New Audacity finds the Lame files by itself.

Effects in Audacity are cumulative.

You can mute previous tracks while working on others.

Microphones should be in front of your chin.

Do not stop if mistakes are made.� Just edit out mistakes.