Tonight's assignment is to make two podcasts between 1 and 3 minutes in length. One should involve you talking about something related to your topic and the second one is a "blank canvas" for you to do whatever you like, as long as it creates interesting, engaging audio.
It is due at midnight.
You should create something you'd be proud to share. Listen to this for ideas—This American Life's 20 Stories in 60 Seconds.
Make sure that you introduce yourself, your blog, and an overview of what you'll be discussing at the start of your podcast. Here are tips on how to make a good podcast These are the criteria by which you will be graded. Lastly, be sure to incorporate a secondary audio — either music, sound effects, or natural sound. You will be graded on how well you integrate this into your podcast.
If you have a Mac, you can download the free version of Audio Hijack Pro and use it to take music from the iTunes, Skype, QuickTime, and the web. There's also a free quickstart guide on how to use it. If you have a PC… err, any suggestions on good audio hijack programs? If so, leave them in the comments.
If you are on a PC and don't have Garage Band, you can download Audcacity and then watch and read tutorials on how to use it.
Remember to save your finished product as an MP3 and when you are done, login to Soundcloud and upload your file using the class account with the login info below:
login: digitalselfclass@gmail.com
password: digiroo1
Be sure to save the file with your blog name, your name, and the number 1 or 2. Also, when make sure to make the file DOWNLOAD ENABLED so we can take your track with us if we want. Lastly, when you are done uploading, copy the embed code and place the embed code for both tracks in your blog post. As usual, have a good headline, a dominant visual element, and a small bit of text telling us what you're podcast is about.
Have fun and good luck!
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