Episode 14

Sunday, June 25, 2006, 6:46:14 PM

The final episode for the thesis project. Here I describe some of the decisions I made and things I learned while doing this project. Music by Japhy Francis.

Episode 13

Final participant reflections on their experiences with podcasting in the Unponderable Podcast project. Music by Seattle's Jeff Fielder and Zach Harjo.

Let's try this again. I want to eliminate the poderator step and link the podcast directly from here. I paste the url into the provided link window and...

I suppose I go tell feedburner where to get it.

I seem to remember the hard-to-find instructions telling me to paste some code into "the appropriate spot" or something to that effect. I really need to sit down with a seasoned podcaster to get this straight once and for all.

Anyway, here we go.

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Episode 12

Participants speculate on podcast applications in the classroom. Music by Portland's The Upsidedown.

Okay. I am attempting to do what I suspect every podcaster and blogger already knows. But... who knows.

Previously, I was storing my mp3 podcast shows on the archive, updating my feed at poderator.com and then checking out feedburner.com, where the rest of the magic happens. I was told by Bre Pettis that I could skip the poderator step if I had a blog, but I didn't get it. Finally, I was dinking around in my settings and found the activate feed option.

I don't really know what's going to happen, but there's only one way to find out. Here goes!

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Episode 11

Third notebook edition. I share my FREE process of podcasting from web hosting to feed creating. For wannabe podcasters, there is a corresponding power point file showing screen captures of each step at www.unponderable.com. Music by Seattle's Tenth Letter Trio.

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Here is the podcasting guide. It's a PowerPoint show with screen captures of the uploading process. Click on the image at left, then click "save" in the download window.

Episode 10

Talking with teacher, vlogger, and wonderful maker of things, Bre Pettis, part 2. Topics include equipment, software and services needed for creating podcasts. Music by Seattle's Ghost of Gelsomina.

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Episode 9

Talking with experienced teacher and video podcaster, Bre Pettis. Topics include getting started, classroom applications and creating community through podcasting. Music by Seattle's Meat Cigars.

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Episode 8

The second notebook edition. Here I begin to discuss the transition from having an audio file on your computer to having a podcast online. Music by Tenth Letter Trio.

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Episode 7

The first "notebook" edition in which I share the practical points of what I have learned in the process of creating this podcast. Topics for this show are recording software and equipment. Music by Seattle's Tenth Letter Trio.

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Episode 6

A follow-up round table discussion with new teachers Tina, Ryan and Scout. Topics include job searching and colleague support. Music by Seattle's Jeff Fielder.

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Episode 5

Talking with new teacher Hannah. Topics include ELL and special education issues, job searching, and facing the unknown! Music by Seattle's Zach Harjo.

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Episode 4

Talking with new teacher Victoria. Topics include peer pressure among middle school girls, research methodology, data collection, and creating pre-teen enrichment programs. Music by Seattle's Ruby Shuz.

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Episode 3

Talking with new teacher Simon about building community in schools. Hear about an amazing field trip he was part of and why his first grade teacher would not let him look at other kids. Music from Seattle's Bit Rationale.

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Episode 2

This show is a round table discussion with three new teachers: Tina, Ryan, and Scout. Music by the Pacific Northwest's Everyday Jones.

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Episode 1

Here I describe my rationale and methodology of this master's thesis podcast project. Music by Seattle's Japhy Francis.

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If you haven't subscribed to the Unponderable Podcast yet, click the image to do so in iTunes!

(click "open" on the download window and allow iTunes to connect to the internet and you're on your way.)

UP Notebook 1 (links from the podcast)

Click this image to find the download (1.2.4b) and get more info.




This image takes you to a tutorial of a simpler version of Audacity.






Click on this funky mic to see some USB microphones.




This one takes you to examples of headset mics.






This mic leads to examples of handheld dynamic mics.






Click on this LD-1 to visit Pacific Pro Audio.





Click on this image to see some handheld digital recorders.

This image takes you to Steve Holden's blog,
with links to podcasters' gear of choice.

One is a Happy Accident, Two is Just Plain Happy

Short-term victory is mine! The second Unponderable Podcast is up and running.

I'm still making sense of all this and trying to make it as smooth as possible. If you need to subscribe click here and then click "open" on the download window. The totally amazingly awesome thing is, once you subscribe, that's all you have to do! From then on, just decide when you want to listen and enjoy from the comfort of your iTunes!!!

-- JR

Let's keep this simple.

Use whatever you are already comfortable with. If you have never used any, go with iTunes. Download the latest version right here.

Click on Music Store, a green box on the left side. Click on "sign in" on the upper right side. Create an account (this will require payment information, but will only charge you if you specifically buy commercial music).

When iTunes is installed and open, click the link right here, and then click open on the download window and the Unponderable Podcast should appear in your iTunes podcast folder (the purple icon to the left).

Thanks for hanging in there while I figure this out.

--JR

So Far, So Good

Sweet! I think you can subscribe to the Unponderable Podcast using any of the following:
iTunes
Podnova
Newsgator
Odeo
My Yahoo!

Each of these is FREE and will require you to setup an account. This is as simple as creating a username and password and maybe accepting some terms of usage. I'm most familiar with iTunes. When using this one, select "open" as opposed to "save" on the download popup window.

The next step for me is figuring out where to put additional podcasts so that subscribers receive them automatically. This is getting exciting!

-- JR

Getting the Podcast Out There

As this is all part of a research project (and that I begin this endevour with no first-hand knowledge of RSS, webhosting, XML, etc.) I have been trying various services and sites that promise to get my podcast out to the world. In keeping with the theme of sharing my own trial-and-error education with others who may benefit, I'm posting the pertinent fruits of my labors. Try the link to the first episode below, and then I'll tell you how I got it.

Unponderable Podcast 01

1) I stored my podcast mp3 file on the internet archive. This is like the Alexandria Library of the 21st century, except that ANYONE can stash their work upon the shelf for others to check out. It is also FREE. Save as much media there as you like. This provides me with a link to my space there: http://www.archive.org/details/Unponderable_Podcast. The direct link to my mp3 is: http://www.archive.org/download/Unponderable_Podcast/UP_01_Introduction.mp3.

2) Next I went to Poderator.com where I created an account, filled in the necessary info and received an XML (Extensible Markup Language) file called "Poderator.xml" (again, FREE). With this I got the instruction to "transfer the file to your web server." I have web space through Antioch University, so I copied the file to that folder and this gave me the location for my feed: http://mail.antiochsea.edu/~john_reseland/Poderator.xml

3) I went to FeedBurner.com and followed the proper paths to getting the feed out to the world. Here I get: http://feeds.feedburner.com/UnponderablePodcast, which is the "Unponderable Podcast 01" link above (also FREE). Now I'm going to publish this post and check the links to see if and how this all works.

-- JR