1. For Students @ Mt Alvernia College

2.  A podcast is a series of recordings available on
the internet that are intended for use with a digital
media device.
 The name is a combination of two words – iPod
and broadcast although it is technically inaccurate
(you do not need an iPod).
 The difference between a podcast and an mp3 is
the way in which the user receives the file
(through an RSS feed for podcasts).
 Technically, today we’re learning to make mp3s.

3. Methods to record a sound file:
Using a microphone or headset
Using a sound recording device
You can also use a mobile phone although getting the
files off may require a little fiddling
◦ Eg iPhone – email to yourself; download; open in Adobe
Soundbooth; Save as type mp3.
◦ http://media-convert.com/ (converts online for free)

4. Hold power
button down
to turn on or
off
Use the
record and
stop buttons
Slider on the
back to push
out USB

5.  Insert the USB into the computer
 Locate your file
 Copy the sound file to your user drive
 If you used your phone and need help see me
 You’re ready to edit

7.  Do delete a portion
◦ Use the select tool ( I ) to select what you don’t want
◦ Hit delete on your keyboard
 To Move a selection
◦ Use the time shift tool to drag it into place ( )
 To rearrange the order of parts
◦ Select the part to remove
◦ Edit > Cut
◦ Project > New Audio Track > Click in new track > Paste
(Time shift to move things around)

8.  Add a song
◦ Project > Import Audio
◦ Select the part you want > Cut
◦ Project > New Audio Track > Paste
◦ Press the (X) on the song you no longer want to remove
it
 Fade Out
◦ Select from where you want the fade to start to the end
of the clip
◦ Effects > Fade out

9.  File > Export as MP3
◦ NOTE: if you are using Audacity on the computer for the
first time it will ask you for the LAME encoder.
 You can now upload your mp3 file to Moodle

10. You are only
limited by your
imagination

11.  Sorry but you droning on about a topic for 10
minutes probably isn’t going to excite anyone
 Instead, prepare some questions and have
someone else ask them (then edit in your answers
– like you were interviewed)
 Get a peer who knows about the topic to sit and
have a professional conversation with you
 Interview someone

12.  Atomic Learning
◦ www.atomiclearning.com
◦ Your username is your school email address
◦ Your default password is 123456 (please change this after you
log in the first time)
◦ Student username: mtalvernia password: college
 A Short Teacher Tube Video
◦ http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?
video_id=127652&title=Creatign_a_Basic_Podcast_Using_Auda
city&vpkey=
 Paper Instructions
◦ http://www.slideshare.net/Marcus9000/how-to-use-audacity-
guide-handout