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Compressing Audio Lecturecasts for Publishing with Switch Software
Switch is a free software program for Windows and Macintosh computers which lets users (among other things) compress audio files so they can be transferred faster over the Internet. If you publish podcasts, and specifically audio lecturecasts, Switch is a great program to have and use. It’s one of the optional software programs we recommend…
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1000s of Universities now using Podcast Generator
I've used the open source software platform Podcast Generator this semester to create and share audio lecturecasts of my "Computers in the Classroom" undergraduate course at UNT. I learned today, reading Marco Lazzari's 2008 article for Computers & Education, "Creative use of podcasting in higher education and its effect on competitive agency," that thousands of universities…
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Creating a course audio lecturecast (podcast) with Podcast Generator
Podcast Generator is an open source content management solution specifically customized for podcasting.* Since it’s open source, it’s free but you need to have access to a webserver supporting PHP scripts to use it. It permits users to upload audio files directly using a web browser, and share them as podcasts within a created RSS…
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Day 1 experiences with a class blog on 21classes
This semester for my undergraduate “Computers in the Classroom” course I’ve setup a class blog on the website 21classes. Since the free version is limited to just 10 students, and I have 24 in my section, I went ahead and paid the $9 per month for the upgraded version. I like how the site is…
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Lessons Learned Webcasting with Ustream Producer
This afternoon and evening my daughter and her 4th grade classmates presented a shortened version of “The Wizard of Oz.” I joined the throngs of parents video-recording the afternoon performance, but opted to use Ustream Producer software (free) and my AT&T 3G wireless card to webcast and record the 42 minute performance. Previously, I have…
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Review of Ustream Producer by Dean Mantz
Dean Mantz, the director of technology in Sterling, Kansas, recorded a 14 minute review of the new UStream Producer application on February 2nd which he (naturally) posted via Ustream. I want to start using this application for my Technology 4 Teachers (T4T) lecturecasts, which I have been recording to Ustream and then cross-posting to a…
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Predictions for the iSlate on Wednesday: Apple Gambling Big to Redefine Digital Literacy
Before sharing more of my own speculations about Apple’s highly anticipated product announcement coming this Wednesday, I’ll echo those of John Siracusa in his New Year’s post, “Antacid tablet:” I have no inside information. All of the predictions below are purely speculative. If you don’t want to read yet another blog post about what someone…
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Podcast317: Comparing Drop.io and Gabcast for Cell Phone Digital Recording
In this podcast from the road, I compare the available features, limitations, and relative benefits of using the web service drop.io compared to Gabcast for cell phone (or regular land line phone) digital recording. Gcast is another available option for phone-in recording, and I discuss it a bit as well. Both Gabcast and Gcast became…
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Resurrecting old conference notes before the days of blogging
This past holiday I’ve undertaken the formidable but necessary tasks of backing up all my laptop hard drive documents, archiving old computer files I’ve continued to keep on my laptop (even though there is a 0.00001% chance I’ll ever actually need those files) as well as cleaning up closets and storage cabinets around our house…
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Videos for PD
The following are links to educational videos I use for professional development workshops and presentations with teachers, students and parents. If you know of other videos that should be included in this list, please add a link as a comment to this page. Some of these videos are hosted on YouTube, TeacherTube, or other sites…