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Monday, July 24, 2006

Apple Podcasting Seminar Notes

www.apple.com/education/podcasting/podcastguides

homepage.mac.com/podcasting1

Apple Learning Exchange>Leadership and Professional Growth>Audio Education

How/why to use audio with students
  • tapping into multiple intelligences/different learning styles when using audio files
  • improve student reading and fluency (Shakespeare)
  • listen to audiobooks
  • provides individualized learning for students (ie. ELL)
    • www.flocabulary .com
    • audible.com - listen to audiobooks
  • Vocabulary - find a picture on Internet, put text on top in iMovie, download to video iPod
  • audiofiles - listen to historic speeches
  • field trips: download audioguides (ie. Millennium Park)
Tips and How To
  • .m4a is the extension to make an audio file compatible with iTunes
  • Make metadata for the podcast with information, links, and images (use 400x400 jpg)
  • plug-in the microphones first, then open GarageBand
  • new track>vocals>no effect
  • Preferences> to check if settings are correct for the microphone
  • Controls>turn off metronome
  • file is created as an AIF file (very large)
  • save and export to iTunes>Get Info>add metadata
  • Advanced Menu>convert selection to AAC ).m4a

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