Technology How To

Enhanced Podcast
“An enhanced podcast is a podcast multimedia format that allows images to be displayed in time with audio. This can be an effective way to present information such as lectures with a powerpoint-like slide show.” (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enhanced_podcast)

Step 1: Create PowerPoint
If you are interested in using images, you can create them in any format that you would like and then add them to a PowerPoint presentation. The goal of step one is to have gathered all your images and slides into one place, in order, as though you will be giving a presentation in person.
Tip: Keep in mind that your viewer might watch your podcast on a small screen. Less text is more, even if it means you need more slides to convey your message!

Step 2: Add Audio
• Open the program “Audacity”
• Record audio, make edits as desired, export as WAV
o For more information on Audacity see handout here: http://wiki.zsr.wfu.edu/studentassistants/uploads/a/a8/Audacity.doc
o Tip: Use an external microphone. Even an inexpensive one will make a huge difference in quality.
• Open your PowerPoint presentation, export (every slide) as JPEG
o Tip: Save this content to the desktop so that it will be easy to find and delete later.
• Open the program “Movie Maker”
• Use the links on the left side of the page to import pictures and audio
• Drag audio to timeline, then drag slides to the timeline to display at the right time

For more information on Movie Maker see information here: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/moviemaker/create/1stmovie.mspx
Tip: You can save the project as a MSWMM file. This will let you make edits to the video later if you realize you want to change something.

Step 3: Export in desired format
• In Movie Maker, choose File > Save Movie File > choose “My Computer”
• Name your movie and choose a location that you will be able to remember
• This will save your video as a WMV file, which can be uploaded to most video hosting sites.
Step 4: Upload content
Chose a site that you feel comfortable uploading your content to. There are a list of potential providers on the last page of this handout.

Video Podcast
“Video podcast (sometimes shortened to vidcast or vodcast) is a term used for the online delivery of video on demand video clip content via Atom or RSS enclosures.” (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_podcast)

Step 1: Capture images or video
You can capture video in a number of ways. The ITC will loan video cameras. For more information see: http://zsr.wfu.edu/services/technology/equipment.html.
Tip: When using new equipment, try creating a few very short videos, downloading them to your computer, and going through the entire Podcasting process. This will ensure that the video is producing content in the right format for your use.
Tip: Create short clips of video. You can lace them together on your computer. This will let your work in shorter segments so that if you want to redo something it won’t take as long, and it keeps the video interesting.

Step 2: Edit images or video
• Open the program “Movie Maker”
• Use the links on the left side of the page to import your video
• Drag video clips to your timeline.
o You can use the “Clip” section on the toolbar to cut sections of footage you don’t want to include.
o You can add video effects and transitions using the dropdown box.
o For more information on Movie Maker see information here: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/moviemaker/create/1stmovie.mspx
o Tip: You can save the project as a MSWMM file. This will let you make edits to the video later if you realize you want to change something.
Step 3: Export in desired format
• In Movie Maker, choose File > Save Movie File > choose “My Computer”
• Name your movie and choose a location that you will be able to remember
• This will save your video as a WMV file, which can be uploaded to most video hosting sites.

Step 4: Upload content
Chose a site that you feel comfortable uploading your content to. There are a list of potential providers on the last page of this handout.

Hosting
Hosting Provider: Blip.tv
The Good: Collects a number of formats from mp3 to video
The Bad: Based on series model, not designed for occasional use
Formats: mov, qt, wmv
URL: http://blip.tv/

Hosting Provider: SlideShare
The Good: Creates a text summary of your presentation based on PowerPoint Slides
The Bad: This side only allows slide sharing, no video
Formats: ppt, mp3
URL: http://www.slideshare.net/

Hosting Provider: Viddler
The Good: Allows user comments and tags for specific points in time
The Bad:
Formats: avi, dv, mov, qt, mpg, mpg2, mpeg2, mpeg4, mp4, asf, wmv, flv
URL: http://www.viddler.com/

Hosting Provider: Vimeo
The Good: Focuses on high quality video
The Bad: 500MB limit per week
Formats: asf, asx, avi, divx, dv, dvx, m4v, mov, mp4, mpeg, mpg, qt, wmv, 3g2, 3gp, 3ivx and 3vx.
URL: http://vimeo.com/

Hosting Provider: YouTube
The Good: Mass market saturation
The Bad: Lose some image quality
Formats: wmv, avi, mov, mpg, mpeg4 with mp3 audio
URL: http://youtube.com/

Content
Images: http://flickrcc.bluemountains.net/
Audio: http://search.creativecommons.org/
Video: http://urltea.com/33pq
Creative Commons Licensing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Commons

Using Wikis@ZSR
Begin by going to http://wiki.zsr.wfu.edu/

1. If you need a blog created use the Get a Wiki link.
2. If you are looking for an existing wiki, click the Current Wikis link.
3. If you are looking for an existing wiki and cannot find it in the list, contact your instructor for the private link to that wiki.

Once at your destination wiki, Bookmark the page in Firefox or make it a Favorite in Internet Explorer for easy access in the future.

Next click Log in / create account and log in with your WFU login and password.

Editing a Wiki

Editing a Wiki requires some coding to format the text. Clicking the Edit tab on a wiki page will open the page in the edit view.

Wiki Editing Cheatsheet

Formatting Text in a Wiki

-To Create Italicized Text, Type two apostrophes around the text
’’italic’’

-To Create Bold Text, Type three apostrophes around the text
’’’bold’’’

-To Create a Bulleted List Type, Type an asterisks around the text
*Item one

-To Create a Level 1 Heading, Type two equals signs around the text
==Level 1==

-To Create a Level 2 Heading, Type three equals signs around the text
===Level 2===

Once you have 4 Levels in a document, an outline will be automatically generated at the beginning of the wiki.

-To Create a Hyperlink, Type brackets around the URL and text to display
[http://cnn.com This is cnn]

-To Sign a Page, Type 4 tildes in a row, or Click the Signature button in the button bar
~~~~

Saving a Page

Click the Save Page button

Previewing a Page

Click the Show preview button at the top of the wiki page above the toolbar visible in the “edit” tab to preview a page. Please note that the page is NOT saved until the Save page button is clicked.

Viewing page history

Click the “history” tab at the top of the wiki page to see the page history and all changes that have been made to the document in chronological order.

Use the radio buttons to select multiple versions of a page and then click Compare selected versions to compare the contents in a split screen view.

Reverting to a previous version

• Use the Compare selected versions button to show the current and a previous version.
• Click the edit link above the text revision
• Click Save page to save this text over the previous version.
• Another option is to use the Rollback link

Creating a new wiki page

To create a new wiki page you must first create a link to the page:
• Create the page by typing double bracket and the name of the page.
• Type the pipe symbol between the file name and the link name.
• Close the double brackets with two more brackets.
• Click Save page.
• The new page will open in the edit tab view.
• Begin editing the new wiki page.

Using Blogs@ZSR
Requesting an Academic Blog@ZSR

Browse to http://blog.zsr.wfu.edu/ and click the “Get a Blog” link.

Accessing Blogs@ZSR

Browse to http://blog.zsr.wfu.edu/ to access the ZSR blog server.

1. If you need a blog created use the Get a Blog link.
2. If you are looking for an existing wiki, click the Current Blogs link.
3. If you are looking for an existing blog and cannot find it in the list, contact your instructor for the private link to that blog.

Once at your destination blog, Bookmark the page in Firefox or make it a Favorite in Internet Explorer for easy access in the future.

Editing Blog@ZSR

1. Click Log in / create account and log in with your WFU login and password.
2. In the Navigation pane on the right click the New Post link.
3. Write a new post and submit

Tip: Compose and save new blog posts in MS Word, then copy and paste in the blog post.

Links to each user will appear on the right in the navigation pane under the heading Authors AFTER the user makes initial post.

Commenting on Blog Posts

Click on the “Comment” link below the post to see comments.

Scroll to the bottom of the comments to post your own comment in the comments dialog box.

Co-Authoring a Blog Post

If more than one person has access to a blog, you can co-author entries.

1. Log into the WordPress blog of your choice.
2. Choose Manage.
3. Under Other’s Drafts, choose the post you’re interested in editing.

Multiple people cannot simultaneously edit a blog entry. Try Google Docs if that function is essential.