Learning how to actually publish it was definitely the hard part. I spent hours trying to figure it out, following the tips in Will Richardson's book, Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts without real success. I tried following the About.com tutorial which is how I learned how to make the podcast on audacity in the first place. Stephen's website on How to Create an RSS Feed With Notepad, a Web Server, and a Beer was also really helpful, and made me laugh too, which was a nice break from the stress (check it out at http://www.downes.ca/cgi-bin/page.cgi?post=56).
In the process of consulting these sources, I uploaded my mp3 and rss file to my Google account, as you can see in the screenshot below:
The problem after this was actually linking this up with my blog. So for help, I checked out other blogs on my blogroll. Luckily it sounded like Patrice had a similar experience to me, and her post directed me to box.net, which was an easy website to use. Here is my podcast below:
Overall, I have to admit, I am still a little dazed by this whole podcast experience. I liked creating it, but I do not feel that I have mastered the publishing part. Box.net looks like a good alternative, but at the same time, it is not really visually appealing. I noticed that Aaron had a cool audio clip icon on his blog, which I would like to learn how to create.
On a final note, I hope you enjoy my podcast. It is about a short story by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, entitled The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World. If you would like to read it, an online copy is at https://vln.ucourses.com/content/english/ZAEN12/ZAEN12Y09/ZAEN12BY09/Short%20Story%20PDFs/Marquez_HandsomeMan.pdf. I really enjoyed being able to create a podcast that I could use in my course right away. Here's to many more . . .
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Thanks, Diana. I know podcasts are often the tool that students in my web 2.0 classes struggle with the most--not because the recording part is hard (as you mention) but because it can be a challenge to figure out how to host it/embed it. I'm glad you found some answers by checking other people's blogs...box.net is a great alternative. Podbean is also an option that students have used. I think your podcast topic is GREAT...what a good thing for your students!
ReplyDeleteOne last thought...depending on where you want to embed it, you might also be able to just attach the mp3 file the way I do in Vista. It isn't pretty but it works...it won't work in a blog, but it would probably work on a wiki (or any other format where you can attach files).
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