Accessibilityand PODCASTING

Reece Lamshed

Accessibility and

INNOVATION Rules of behaviour - universal design Designing resources with disability in

mind Visually impaired - audio Innovation - finding new ways of doing

things Innovation - making it easier

to do things

Podcasting Using a mobile Mp3 device to listen to

automatically loaded audio files Is it a new communication system? What’s great about it:

easy to access virtually free automated x-platform mobile

Podcastingrecording

Mobile Microphone Digital recorder - ipod, minidisk Audio editing software - Audacity

Computer Microphone (internal or external) Audio editing software - Audacity

PodcastingiPod components

PodcastingiPod dock

PodcastingiPod upload

PodcastingAudacity

Podcastingtechnical specs

Recording - iPod WAV file 16 bit, 8 KHz Mono 1Mb/minute

Exporting from Audacity Mp3 ID3v1 16 bit, 8Khz Mono 500Kb/minute ie ~ 25 Mb/hour (depends on music)

PodcastingABC

PodcastingAggregators - ipodder.net

PodcastingAggregators - ipodder.net

Podcastinguploading to site

Create /podcast/ Folder on site Include free code - dirCaster v0.1:

Podcasting php script

Upload the Mp3 to Folder Feed URL:

www.binaryblue.com.au/podcast

PodcastingFeeds

PodcastingiTunes

PodcastingiPod docking

Podcastingpodcasting skills

Not about technology alone Not about just capturing the lecture,

or reading notes Use all the essential broadcasting skills Intimate and personal (headphones) Chunk it - not long sessions Using story-telling devices, interviews

PodcastingHappy learners

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