Monday, October 6, 2008
CEdu 534: Week 4--Podcasts are Fun and Easy!
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I just created a podcast using GCast! I was amazed at how simple it was to log-in, record on my cell phone, and create a post that I have placed in this blog. The only thing that didn't make sense was how to post the podcast on Blogger. The instructions given by GCast were much too detailed and referred to elements of Blogger that do not exist. I finally just copied and pasted the code into the "Edit Html" tab and it worked! I believe that the GCast instructions may need updating.
I found myself very comfortable talking into my cell phone. After listening to the podcast, I discovered that I am my own worst critic. No doubt a second cut will be better. Before I do that, however, I want to test the podcast at school and make sure it works. Who knows if it will be blocked?
GCast podcasts are not blocked at school. I love Tom's idea of using podcasts for sub days. Because we don't have the ability to embed into our school websites, I might be best off to embed a Gcast into my Wetpaint wiki. I would place the URL for the wiki into my links on my school site. Using a cell phone is a great way to quickly create a podcast the night before or the morning of a day we are absent. Our sub and our students then would receive the guidance they need for a productive day in our absence.
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Jim, I laugh because I had the exact same problem posting my podcast to my blog through g-cast, but I assumed it was just me - that you would all know how to do it. Eventually I just guessed where I thought it should go and pasted the code in, which worked, but I was sure I didn't do it right. I'm glad to hear it wasn't just me!
Hi Jim, I guess I'm not the only one who had the same problem!! I tried forever, it seems, to look through their directions, and finally did the same thing you and Wendy did, cut and pasted the html code. I think it's a problem with blogger and Gcast; they're giving way too detailed OLD directions. I'm glad we're all experiencing the same problems!!
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