Transcript PowerCasting - Misericordia University

PowerCasting: Using PowerPoint
as a Podcasting Tool
Dr. Steve Broskoske
Misericordia University
What Is a Podcast?
iPod
+ broadcast =
podcast
What Is a Podcast?
• podcast:
– An audio (and possibly video) recording that can
be listened to (and viewed) via an iPod, other MP3
player, a computer, or a mobile computing device.
– Many podcasters will offer an RSS feed to alert
users of new podcasts available at the site.
Faculty Use of Podcasts
1. Repetition of lecture material covered in class:
– A second look at the material.
– A different approach to the material.
2. Supplement to class activities:
– Remediation for slower learners.
– Enrichment for advanced or highly motivated
learners.
– Assistance for students with certain disabilities.
– Support for English language learners.
Faculty Use of Podcasts
3. Added benefits:
– Facilitates self-paced learning.
– Frees up class time for other group and
interactive activities.
Popularity of Podcasts
• Study by the Pew Trusts (Rainie & Madden,
2005):
– 29% of all iPod users have downloaded a podcast.
– Nearly half of all college-age iPod owners have
downloaded a podcast.
• iTunes University currently distributes
thousands of free college-level podcasts from
over eight hundred universities.
Podcasts Improve Student Learning
• Researchers are beginning to find that
podcasting can improve student learning
outcomes.
– McGarr (2009) suggests that podcasting can
improve student learning by increasing student
motivation and engagement.
– McKinney, Dyck, and Luber (2009) found that
students watching a lecture podcast significantly
outperformed a group of students who only
viewed the lecture in person.
Two Ways to Implement
Podcasting in a Traditional Classroom
• Choose a medium for delivery that is
appropriate to your technology skill level.
– Podcasting: Use free or inexpensive audio
recording software on a computer to record your
voice.
– PowerCasting: Easily record a lecture within an
existing PowerPoint presentation.
PowerCasting is a term coined by Dr. Steve to describe
an easy & creative alternative to traditional podcasting.
PowerPoint and Podcasting
• “True” podcasting:
– Audio (possible video).
– Syndication capabilities (RSS feed subscription).
• PowerCasting (PowerPoint podcasting):
– Easy way to add “podcasting” to your teaching.
– Focus on content, not on the tool.
– Utilize presentations you already have.
Narrate an Entire Slideshow
• PowerPoint will allow you to record
continuous narration (lecture) as you run the
slideshow as you usually would in class.
• As you narrate, the time you spend on each
slide can also be recorded.
Edit the Narration
• In reality, PowerPoint records a separate
narration for each slide. This allows you to:
– Preview each slide narration individually.
– Edit the sound for each slide individually.
– Begin re-recording from a particular slide,
stopping at any point.
Adjusting Recording Settings
Right-click the volume icon in
the system tray. Select
“sound.”
Set recording level.
Set recording quality.
Steps in Recording Narration
• Set microphone level (in Office 2007).
Set up and
adjust
microphone if
needed.
Steps in Recording Narration
Select this tool to begin
recording the narration.
Steps in Recording Narration
• After you hit “OK,” the presentation will run as
usual.
– Recording begins immediately. Begin speaking.
– Advance slides by clicking as usual.
– If you are using custom animation, click during
narration as usual.
• Hit ESC to end early, OR record until you hit
the end of the presentation.
Steps in Recording Narration
• PowerPoint will ask if you want to save the
slide timings.
Maybe
Definitely
Before recording
in PP 2010.
After recording
in PP 2007.
Hint When Recording Narration
HINT: On each slide, pause for
1 second before and after
speaking to ensure all of
your words are recorded.
When a Student Listens
• When the slideshow is played back:
– The presentation automatically advances using
your saved slide timings (if you saved them).
– If a student begins playing the slideshow from a
particular slide, the narration begins from that
point.
– A student can click to advance the slide early,
clipping your sound file.
Editing Narration
1. Navigate to the slide you want to re-record.
2. Select slideshow—record narration.
– Continue recording on subsequent slides.
– Press the ESC key to end recording.
PowerPoint Extras
• You can also add any of these PowerPoint
interactive “extras”:
– Use animation to build slides and maintain
learner attention.
– Navigate to a Website using an action button.
– Link to files (documents, spreadsheets).
– Embed or link to a video.
– Use animation to provide embedded questions
about the lesson, and triggered animation to
feedback.
LET’S TRY IT!
•
Let’s try recording continuous narration
using a PowerPoint presentation to create a
PowerCast.
Remember:
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Recording begins immediately.
Advance the slides as usual – your timings are
saved as well.