Have you ever noticed that sometimes technology is really straight forward... and sometimes it is not? I feel like podcasting is one of those "is not" examples. There are plenty of voice recording services out there, but the most common one is "Audacity." The problem with audacity is that it creates files in a format that is not recognizable to other audio players. Now, you can convert the files to other types of audio files such as MP3, but you need codec's and service packs not provided by Audacity. Get where I am going with this? But, as one must do with any problem, we find a way!
Step One: I downloaded Audacity and made a voice recording.
Step Two: A downloaded the Lame Library kit for Audacity that allows users to convert files into MP3's
Step Three: Using Audacity and my new converter kit, I saved my file as a MP3
Step Four: I uploaded my new MP3 file on a server of my choice, in this case archive.org
Step Five: I used the embed code provided to me on my server site and put it into my Blog so that everyone else can listen to me complain about what issue is bugging me in 6th Grade Typing class.
Step Six: I made sure my page was sending out the podcast using my RSS and Feedburner tools.
Oh, I do feel your pain. I entered a tech classroom with a typing program that soon became obsolete. I ended up stealing pages from an ancient typing book for my students to use. It was very unorthodox but students managed to learn where the keys were and become fluent enough to keep up with me later in the school year.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, why not use Google Forms as a way for students to enter their scores each day?