Edublogs Tutorials

Sorry to those who were waiting for the rest of this - it seems that the 3 slices I made the podcast into are now too big to upload. I have lost the original and need to resew and then recut into 4 new episodes.

It’s too much of a pain to ask you folks out there to do, so I’m looking for an alternative

It is probably easier to go to Wes Fryer’s site and listen to the podcast there or download it or simply subscribe via iTunes (not sure that episode is still available though)

My first choice for simplicity seems to be GCast - something I’ve kept in mind for a while now (also Ourmedia, but I hear it’s not too good at handling the media)

GCast also integrates instantly with iTunes - a feature that is much too difficult to set up with Edublogs embedded mp3 files. By the time I had registered and uploaded a demo, my podcast feed was already in iTunes - brilliant, just what I need - a programme that does it for me

As ever, things are not straightforward and their player which shows all your podcasts in the sidebar, doesn’t work with Edublogs

I see from the forums (or is it fora?) that others have had the same problem but prefer GCast for hosting as they have no limit to uploads - Edublogs has 100Mb total and 10Mb for each podcast - a bit short for serious stuff, but ok for a quick book or field trip review

I have contacted James who recommended requesting thet GCast develop a plugin or embed code that works for the 100,000 users, which I have done

I’ll let you know how that pans out

This should be Podcast 3b

Well I have managed to get out another podcast - this time using Garageband and my new Macbook laptop
Although it is all fresh and a little trying at times, it seems that Garageband is pretty simple to use yet sophisticated.

I have put together a compilation from one of Wesley Fryer’s podcasts - no.148, I think, where he introduces Kevin Honeycutt, an Educational technology specialist (ICT in the UK) speaking at a conference.

His title was “building 21st Century achievers” and focuses on the exciting prospects that technology holds for our younger generation and how change needs to be implemented.

Funny, engaging and well worth the 50 minutes or so to listen to

Wes Fryer’s website is www.speedofcreativity.org

Sorry, due to upload size restrictions, I think this podcast is a little too big -I’ll have another go at uploading in the next week

It is well worth waiting for

It will probably have to be split into 3 sessions - sorry for that

Podcast 3a

Just for information - it seems that an mp3 file takes 1Mb for each minute recorded. So the maximum upload for a podcast on Edublogs is going to be 10 minutes - useful to keep in mind

Podcast 3 b.mp3
Podcast 3 c.mp3

Well, spurred on with the excitement of putting out my first podcast, and that someone had actually listened to it, I thought I’d do another.

I have to say, it was much easier the second time round as I knew how to prepare and make the outline a bit more formalised.

This podcast is about using blogging as a tool in the classroom and explores some of the ways students can get involved as well as parents and carers

To get started with digital storytelling, try using www.bubbleshare.com it’s really simple - look up the bubbleshare category in my left sidebar

Please feel free to add in your bit so others can see what you are doing too by clicking on the comments button on this post

I have just upgraded to macbook, so I’ll be reporting on how that works out - I think it’s going to be a whole lot easier

Podcast #2 - using blogs creatively

You can subscribe (free) to this podcast by clicking on the iTunes button (top right) or go to iTunes and select iTunes store>podcasts and then search for “edublogs tutorials”

Hit the subscribe button and then all the new episodes get sent automatically to your iTunes

Equally, you can use other major podcast services if you prefer