2022 march conversation on Podcasting, Audiobooks, and other Uses of Recorded Voice

Following are materials you may find useful. Many of these came from a webinar I conducted with UK colleagues in 2021. Additional resources under separate pages within this website. <> = web links

<PAL Podcast> The Peer Assisted Learning Podcast contains ten-minute interviews with student leaders of SI-PASS and other peer learning programs. The students describe their experience in the program and the impact that it has been with them personally and with their future vocation plans.

<www.davidmedia.org> Links to David’s six podcasts, Facebook Pages, etc.

<podcasting links> This links to David’s resources for podcasting.

<Sample Release Form for Interviews> This is a sample form that I use when interviewing people for a podcast.

<Sample Interview Questions> These are the simple questions that I use with my interviews of student study group leaders (SI/PASS/PAL) for my podcast, PALgroups available through most podcast services.

Anchor Podcast Recording: <5 minute tutorial> <23 minute tutorial>

<Free Music Archive> 90,000 audio tracks available. The Free Music Archive offers free downloads under Creative Commons and other licenses. All music you'll find here is free, meaning that it is available for you to download at no cost. What else you're allowed to do with the music beyond your personal use depends on the type of Creative Commons license associated with each track. Search music, http://freemusicarchive.org/search Search by (1) artist, album, or song name; (2) 22 different moods (angst-ridden to spiritual); and (3) 15 music genres with many categories providing additional subcategories. Click on the Frequently Asked Questions page (http://freemusicarchive.org/faq) for more specifics on music usage rules.

<YouTube Audio Library> Audio library is free and composed of free music and sound effects. A search engine allows easy sorting through the options. Download audio with confidence to use with any audio or video project without fear of copyright violation.

<Opuzz Podsafe Music> One example of many that sell music that is then royalty-free. Music is reasonably priced. Royalty-free music allows you to use the background music without having to pay any additional licensing fees. You may use the Opuzz royalty-free background music library for broadcasting, advertising, corporate, education, websites, podcasting, telephone on-hold...etc. for just one low fee. You simply pay once & use forever. Free to use background music for podcasts, TV, radio, advertising, corporate, education, websites, telephone on-hold...etc. Music downloads from $2.99. Downloadable albums from $49 (and decreasing when purchasing more). You're getting quality background music with great value. All 100% royalty-free background music.

<Freeplay Music> 50,000 songs for YouTube, classrooms, and more. YouTube Use: For the use of one track, in one video, that appears strictly in a non-revenue generating personal video. Personal videos cannot in any way be used to promote a business. Personal Use: A dollar for the use of one track, in one video, in personal social media accounts, that appears strictly in a non-revenue generating personal video. Personal videos cannot in any way be used to promote a business. Classroom Use: Free for a presentation, provided that the school work or a school project that does not generate revenue and is not broadcast outside the classroom or off-campus in any way. Freeplay’s music may also be used for live presentations in the classroom or on–campus, provided that the use is part of school work or a school project that does not generate revenue and is not broadcast outside the classroom or off-campus in any way. Any other use of Freeplay’s music outside the classroom or off-campus requires a different license.

<Creative Commons> Limited collection of video clips, clip art, and music that can be used royalty-free.

<CCmixter> 45,000 music artists provide free music to use royalty-free. Plenty of music, somewhat difficult to search. But it is free.

<Royaltyfreemusic.com> If you are an educator who would like to use royalty-free music in your classroom, click the Free Music Programs link to submit an application to download stock music free of charge. Educators can download royalty-free stock music, slideshow music, sound effects, and more for use in education to enhance learning. Catalog of loops for PowerPoint, Flash, and web, instruct students about adding slideshow music to PowerPoint presentations. Sound effects useful, making it easy for students to add crowd sounds and other sound effects to their films and video yearbooks./www.royaltyfreemusic

The Following Are Resources for a Webinar on Podcasting in 2021 Requested by Colleagues in the U.K.

<PP Slides Handout> The essential slides for the webinar are arranged six per page.

<Master PP Slides> These are all the slides that David used during the webinar plus more. Additional information is provided on different uses for podcasting, audiobooks, and using synthetic voices on podcasts.

<storytelling links> Links to David’s resources for digital storytelling. While not the same thing as podcasting, you might find them of interest for sharing stories. A favorite of David is Animoto. There are links for its use academically as well as personally.

<Learning Technology Links> Links to David’s resources for learning technology. His Directory of Learning Technologies contains short descriptions and links for items he talks about in his webinar. The section on mobile learning identifies several guides to apps. The ebooks section shows several methods for creating eBooks. The section on websites identifies award-winning college learning center websites. And more.

YouTube Tutorials and Instruction Handouts

<Teacher Training Videos by Russell Stannard> The videos are useful for the classroom and personal use. Mr. Stannard is a master teacher and created the most comprehensive set of video tutorials for many software programs useful in education. He was a go-to person for those interested in learning about the effective use of Zoom. Visit this website and subscribe to his YouTube channel. He is the best.

Anchor Podcast Recording Tutorial: <5 minute tutorial> <23 minute tutorial>

Audacity Audio Recording Tutorial: <9 minute tutorial> <38 minute tutorial>

Natural Reader Audio Recording Tutorial: <2 minute tutorial> <3 minute tutorial> <Link to English synthetic voices> <Link to non-English synthetic voices> <link to English synthetic voice list> <Link to noon-English European synthetic voice list>

Vocaroo Audio Recording Tutorial: <2 minute tutorial> <8 minute tutorial> <Link to Vocaroo instructions handout>