"Podcasting in Education"

Wednesday, April 20, 2006
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
330 Pfahl Hall

John Hickey, Apple

Podcasts are the new phenomenon of professional and homemade audio broadcasts available on the Internet. Unlike traditional radio shows with set schedules, podcasts can be listened to at any time in the iTunes application or on an iPod. With iTunes 4.9, Apple took podcasting mainstream by building into iTuneseverything you need to find, subscribe to, manage, and listen to podcasts.

Areas of discussion and demonstration:
- Podcasting Overview
- Podcasting in Schools
- Exploring the iTunes Podcast Environment
- Setting Up for Audio Capture
- Recording Audio for Your Podcast with QuickTime Pro
- Compressing Audio with iTunes
- Adding Metadata and Artwork
- Posting Podcasts to a Weblog Server
- Third Party utilities available to streamline the process!