Mathieu Plourde, Instructional Designer, IT-User Services

This is a support page for the Usered training called "Create a Podcast Using Audio and Images" that was held on June 4, 2008 (Mathieu Plourde and Bryan Lane). It was also used for "How to Build Quick and Dirty Podcasts" that was held on January 16, 2008 (Mathieu Plourde and Bryan Lane).

Documentation

Audacity

Audacity's Interface Job Aid
Home page
Application download (choose the stable one 1.2.6)
LAME encoder (to be able to export in an MP3 format)
Documentation page
Enhancing Audio with Audacity

Photo Story 3 for Windows

Garage Band (Mac)

Audio Gallery

NOTE: to download to your computer, use the right-click of your mouse and select Save Target As...

Jingles: to use at the beginning and/or at the end of your podcast

Jingle 1 (MP3 - 186 KB)
Jingle 2 (MP3 - 255 KB)
Jingle 3 (MP3 - 412 KB)
Jingle 4 (MP3 - 726 KB)
Jingle 5 (MP3 - 1,238 KB)

Sound Effects

Airplane Landing (MP3 - 501 KB)
Alarm Clock (MP3 - 253 KB)
Alien Speak (MP3 - 201 KB)
Arena Rock Crowd (MP3 - 315 KB)
Race Car Passing (MP3 - 235 KB)

Stingers: to separate sections or chapters of your podcast

Stinger 1 (MP3 - 179 KB)
Stinger 2 (MP3 - 175 KB)
Stinger 3 (MP3 - 172 KB)
Stinger 4 (MP3 - 193 KB)
Stinger 5 (MP3 - 215 KB)

Image Galleries

Additional Resources

Matt's del.icio.us links with the tag "Podcasting"
EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative: 7 Things You Should Know About Podcasting
Ask a Ninja video
Creative Commons: Choosing a License

Podcasting Resources