Podcasting notes

 

What is a Podcast? Wikipedia-Podcast

• Podcasts began as radio broadcasts over the internet.
• Each episode is available for a specified amount of time and the moved to an archive.
• Episodes are typically downloaded to portable media devices such as Ipods.
• Video Podcast known as vodcasts are now becoming more prevalent.  

 

What are the benefits?

• Useful in the classroom for lectures and distance learning
• Bible studies and devotional
• Outreach and remote group worship
• Can be used to promote church and school
• Getting the Word out.

 

What resources are needed?

• To listen to podcasts:

1. high speed internet connection
2. itunes or other aggregator software
3. computer and optional portable device that can play mp3 files

• To make podcasts: how-to-podcast-tutorial
  1. a plan and a commitment to maintain and update as needed
  2. good audio equipment (do not skimp this is the part, the quality of the recording is at this point)
  3. an available ftp site and web site
  4. software for editing and feed creation
  5. someone who understands html, xml, and rss and can use the software needed to work with these file type

 

 

Glossary

 

          html: html stands for hyper text markup language this is the code that is used for most web pages

           

            xml:extensible markup language Its primary purpose is to facilitate the sharing of data across different information systems, particularly systems connected via the internet.

 

          rss: rss stands for rally simple syndicate and is the standard for web feeds

 

            feed: a file that holds links and information used by listing service to distribute podcasts and other similar formats

 

          ftp: file transfer protocol is a internet protocol for transferring files to and from a server