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Working with Video (Creating VodCasts)

=Course Objectives and Resources= toc

** Objectives **

 * 1) The learner will learn and understand what a Video Podcast is.
 * 2) The learner will plan and **create a Vodcast** using a storyboard format in Microsoft Movie Maker.
 * 3) The learner will and successfully **import graphics** (previously created and saved) into Microsoft Movie Maker.
 * 4) The learner will find and successfully **import an audio** file (previously created and saved) into Microsoft Movie Maker.
 * 5) The learner will learn and successfully **convert their Vodcast (file type- .WMV) to a .flv file using WinFF** (a free video converter.)
 * 6) The learner will successfully **upload a vodcast onto a Joomla website**.


 * ISTE Standards **

__** Model Digital-Age Work and Learning **__

//** Teachers exhibit knowledge, skills, and work processes representative of an innovative professional in a global and digital society. **//

Teachers will demonstrate: and innovation || resources to support research and learning ||
 * a. || demonstrate fluency in technology systems and the transfer of current knowledge to new technologies and situations ||
 * b. || collaborate with students, peers, parents, and community members using digital tools and resources to support student success
 * c. || communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital-age media and formats ||
 * d. || model and facilitate effective use of current and emerging digital tools to locate, analyze, evaluate, and use information

//** Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility **//

Teachers understand local and global societal issues and responsibilities in an evolving digital culture and exhibit legal and ethical behavior in their professional practices.

Teachers will: intellectual property, and the appropriate documentation of sources || and resources || digital-age communication and collaboration tools ||
 * a. || advocate, model, and teach safe, legal, and ethical use of digital information and technology, including respect for copyright,
 * b. || address the diverse needs of all learners by using learner-centered strategies and providing equitable access to appropriate digital tools
 * c. || promote and model digital etiquette and responsible social interactions related to the use of technology and information ||
 * d. || develop and model cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with colleagues and students of other cultures using

//** Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership **//

Teachers continuously improve their professional practice, model lifelong learning, and exhibit leadership in their school and professional community by promoting and demonstrating the effective use of digital tools and resources.

Teachers will: building, and developing the leadership and technology skills of others ||
 * a. || participate in local and global learning communities to explore creative applications of technology to improve student learning ||
 * b. || exhibit leadership by demonstrating a vision of technology infusion, participating in shared decision making and community
 * d. || contribute to the effectiveness, vitality, and self-renewal of the teaching profession and of their school and community ||

Copyright © 2008, ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education), 1.800.336.5191 (U.S. & Canada) or 1.541.302.3777 (Int’l), iste@iste.org, www.iste.org. All rights reserved.


 * Terminology **


 * Video podcast (sometimes shortened to vodcast) is a term used for the online delivery of video on demand video clip content via Atom or RSS enclosures.
 * Microsoft Movie Maker,
 * WinFF, a frontend for FFMPEG that runs on Windows XP, Linux. It will convert most any video file that FFmpeg will convert. WinFF does multiple files in multiple formats at one time. You can for example convert mpeg's, flv's, f4v, and mov's, all into avi's all at once. F4V to AVI.
 * MP3 (MPEG-1 Audio Layer-3) is a standard technology and format for compressing a sound sequence into a very small file (about one-twelfth the size of the original file) while preserving the original level of sound quality when it is played.
 * WAV (Waveform audio format) is a Microsoft and IBM audio file format standard for storing audio on PCs.
 * A file with the FLV file extension is a Flash Video file.The Flash Video format is a video format defined by Adobe Systems. Flash Video is the standard video format used by nearly all embedded video on the Internet including the videos found on YouTube, Google Video, and many more websites.
 * Export, to send (data) from one program to another.
 * Import, to receive (data) into one program from another.
 * Uploading, sends data from the little computer to the big computer.

Additional Resources:
 * Podcasting Booklet - by Tony Vincent
 * Learning in Hand: Create Podcasts - by Tony Vincent
 * Evaluation: What makes a good Podcast - by Kathy Schrock

=Topic 1: How to create a Video Podcast (VodCasts)=

// __**First, What is a Video Podcast?**__ // The definition of a Video Podcast, or often referred to as a "vodcast," is a short movie available on the web. "Vod" stands for __V__ideo-__O__n-__D__emand and the "cast" comes from the word broad__cast__. Other terms used that mean the same thing are vodpods, vidcasts, vlogging, and pocket cinema.

The technology behind video podcasting is the same as the magic that makes up podcasting—RSS. By preparing your movies properly and creating the right feed, you can offer your audience video on demand through an application familiar to us all: iTunes 4.9, a version of iTunes that supports playback of local and streamed video. Here’s how to go about creating and distributing a vodcast of your own.

//__**Equipment Needed**__// Computer, digital camera, microphone, speakers, high-speed internet access, and a program to edit the video such as Windows Movie Maker or iMovie.


 * //Side Note://** Smartboards also have a tool for you to create a different type of vodcast. Through the Smartboard you can record an image of the computer screen while putting a voice over. This is done by going to Smartboard tools - open - recorder. If students do not have internet access at home, the vodcasts can be burned to a DVD.

** // Step One: // ** __** // Create the Podcast (audio) portion of your Vodcast // **__


 * **Create your audio recording using Audacity.**
 * For an overview, step-by-step instructions on Podcasting: **//Go to//**//** 'Cast Out! Podcasting in the Classroom' **//
 * **Export as an MP3**
 * Instructions on exporting your podcast as an MP3: ([])

** //Step Two:// ** __** //Create the Video portion of your Vodcast using Microsoft Movie Maker// **__

Now that you have created your audio file to be used with your vodcast, you are now ready to begin creating the video portion of the Vodcast.


 * Open up Window's Movie Maker**.
 * Click on the start button
 * Programs: locate and click on Windows Movie Maker
 * For a detailed instructions on how to perform various tasks within Movie Maker, go to []
 * I**mport pictures**
 * Find, select and import the pictures you would like to use in your vodcast.
 * For more information on "Getting Started with Movie Maker" please see the following Microsoft Windows site: []
 * **Import Audio**
 * Once you have created, edited and saved your pictures and/or video in Movie Maker, your ready to **import your MP3 Audio file**, which in this case is your Podcast recording you saved earlier using Audacity.
 * For instructions on how to Import Audio: []
 * **Export Video**
 * Now you are ready to **Export your Video for the Web**: []

**Step Three:** //__**Posting/Uploading your Vodcast to a Campus Website (in Joomla)**__//


 * View the "**How to Upload Videos and Audio Files" ** handouts in Topic 3  to learn how to upload/embed your videos onto your Joomla Websites.

=Topic 2: Podcasting - Overview=

A podcast is a radio broadcast or similar program made available on the Internet for downloading to a personal audio player, mobile device or personal computer. Although the term podcast is derived from the words iPod and broadcasting, podcasts are not limited to iPod or Apple brand products. .. [click here to read more] //** link to 'Cast Out! Podcasting in the Classroom' **//

=Topic 3: How to upload and embed audio files=

Click on the links below to open the following handouts:
 * Download (.pdf) 'How to upload audio/video files'
 * Download (.pdf) 'How to embed audio/video files'

=Topic 4: How to Convert a file using WinFF=

Click on the links below to open the following files:
 * View video 'How to Convert a file using WinFF'
 * Download (.pdf) 'How to Download WinFF'

=Topic 5: Podcast Safe Music Sites=

__**Finding Podcast Safe Music**__

If you choose to add music and/or sound effects to a Pod- or Vodcast, you need to be sure that it is podsafe audio; can be legally used and freely distributed online for others to download.


 * //FOR TEACHERS//**, it is recommended that you download dozens of sound files ahead of time and have them available for students to import into Audacity.

Here is a list of sites that offer **//Podsafe//** Audio files to get you started:


 * dig CCMixter: []
 * SoundSnap: [|http://www.soundsnap.com/]
 * The Freesound Project: [|freesound.iua.upf.edu]
 * Flash Kit: [|flashkit.com/soundfx]
 * fOUR bEES: [|tinyurl.com/5mpwv5]
 * Podcast Bumper Music: [|bumpermusic.blogspot.com]
 * Podsafe Audio: [|podsafeaudio.com]