Course Syllabus EDTC 5190 section 01 MP3 Players & Podcasting in the Classroom Summer 2007 Webster Hall Rm 225 Instructors Mary Beckman ponotoc2@yahoo.com Scott Wagner wagner@webster.edu Credit hours 3 1. COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course provides instruction and strategies on how to utilize MP3 players and Podcasting in the classroom.
Module 1 Simple transfer of a CD music file to an MP3 player, basic operation, headphones, differences between iPods and MP3 players, models and features, memory and memory cards, battery power, digital and non-digital readout displays, types and uses of MP3 players, and file formats Module 2 iTunes, locating, converting, and transferring music, podcasts, and conversion techniques and free programs, podcasts, music, and audio books, and file formats, and transferring each to an MP3 player.
83-85 = B 80-82 = B76-79 = C+ Assignment Breakdown: Weekly Readings/Attendance Audio Podcast Enhanced Podcast 30% 40% 40% All academic and professional behavior of students in this course is subject to review for the purposes of student evaluation. I plan to keep the final project. So if you desire a copy of it, please make one for yourself before turning it into me. 6. ACADEMIC HONESTY POLICY: Students at Webster University are expected to practice academic honesty.
Page 4 of 24 The instructor reserves the right to lower the final grade by a letter grade for absences. Students who do not complete the requirements of the course must contact the instructor prior to the end of the course to complete an Incomplete Course form. Incompletes are not awarded except in emergencies, as defined by the instructor. NB: An Incomplete may only be awarded to a student who has maintained a passing grade up to the point of the emergency.
Page 5 of 24 2. The informed instructor: Education candidates will incorporate multiple assessment and instructional strategies to support effective educational practices based on research and theory. 3. The reflective collaborator: Education candidates will reflect on the roles educators take as leaders of change through collaboration with colleagues, students, and families in schools and communities. 4.
Page 6 of 24 Sansa c240 MP3 Player 1GB - SDMX7-1024-A18 Price: $59.
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Page 9 of 24 MP3 Players and Podcasting Mary Beckmann - Mon. and Wed. July 7 and 9 – MP3 players and iTunes - 9 – 3:30 beckmann@webster.edu 314-968-7490 (leave a message) Scott Wagner – Podcasts – Fri., Mon., Wed., Fri., July 11, 14, 16, 18 – 9 to 3:30 wagner@webster.
Page 10 of 24 1. cda is the format of music files on a music CD, you must convert the cda to a wma format and if your MP3 player has the capabilities to play wma files, you’re ready to go – otherwise you must convert the wma to an MP3 file format – taking music from a CD is called ripping the CD 2. to make the process easier you can purchase programs that do it all for you http://www.smartcdripper.com/ for example the free version allows you to rip only the first five songs off of any CD). 3.
Page 11 of 24 • • • • • • • • • • • • If you don't convert songs off a CD, the songs will go over as an Audio CD and play in media player when you click on them, and won't work on MP3 players If you don’t want portability, you can play audio and music files right from iTunes If you use Windows Media Player, version10 is a necessity (as is stated on the Sansa SanDisk MP3 players Can always upgrade headphones so don’t make that a factor when buying Consider how much memory you will need - the limitin
Page 12 of 24 • If you primarily listen to stereo CDs and MP3s, a two-channel system will sound almost as good and will cost a lot less. 7. FILE FORMATS • ape - the .ape file format from Monkey's Audio is claimed to give about 50% compression without loss in audio quality. • atrac (.oma, .omg, .atp) - the newer style Sony proprietary format designed for minidisc use. It always has a .oma, .omg or .atp file extension.
Page 13 of 24 • • • • • • • • • msv - a Sony proprietary format for Memory Stick compressed voice files. You might need a Sony plugin to load this. ogg - a free, open source container format supporting a variety of codecs, the most popular of which is the audio codec Vorbis. Vorbis files are often compared to MP3 files in terms of quality. ram - a text file that contains a link to the Internet address where the Real Audio file is stored. The .ram file contains no audio data itself.
Page 14 of 24 • • • • • • • CD Quality: A term frequently used to describe the minimum bit rate level needed to equal CD-quality sound. A CD-quality MP3 file is encoded at 128kbps and above, whereas a CDquality WMA file is encoded at 64kbps and above. CD Ripper: An application that converts compact disc audio files to MP3 files or other audio encoding formats. Popular CD rippers include RealJukebox and MusicMatch Jukebox.
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Page 16 of 24 To remove files from the MP3 player, insert the player into the computer, select ‘open folder to view files’ if the window pops up, or go to my computer to open the MP3 player, and manually move files from the MP3 player to the recycle can or right click on a file and choose delete 10.
Page 17 of 24 15. iTunes U FOR EDUCATORS take the tutorial: 1. Open iTunes 2. Click on the iTunes Store icon in the Library/Source Window 3. In the iTunes Store window (top left) area click on iTunes U 4. Click on ‘teaching and education’ - explore 5. Click on universities and college - explore 16.
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Page 19 of 24 7. when you find one you like click on it and you're taken to another window 8. in that window click on 'get episode' 9. notice the new item under the iTunes store on the far left side of your window - 'downloads' click on this and you'll see the progress as your podcasts download - you can do more than one at a time 10.
Page 20 of 24 • • • • • • • http://www.whirlpool.com/custserv/promo.jsp?sectionId=563 Podnova http://www.podnova.com podcast search http://productivity.strategy-blogs.com/2005/10/list_of_academi.html academic lecture podcasts iPodder http://www.ipodder.org/directory/4/ipodderSoftware a way to subscribe to podcasts – Podcast Alley Odeo (http://www.odeo.com) Find audio and video – search site http://www.cnet.com/2001-1_1-0.
Page 21 of 24 What information does RSS provide? RSS provides very basic information to do its notification. It is made up of a list of items presented in order from newest to oldest. Each item usually consists of a simple title describing the item along with a more complete description and a link to a web page with the actual information being described. Sometimes this description is the full information you want to read (such as the content of a weblog post) and sometimes it is just a summary.
Page 22 of 24 via a "Syndicate This" link. Text "RSS" links sometimes (there are lots of variations) point to a web page explaining the nature of the RSS feeds provided and how to find them. The buttons are often linked directly to the RSS feed file itself. Once you know the URL of an RSS feed, you can provide that address to an RSS aggregator program and have the aggregator monitor the feed for you.
Page 23 of 24 • Weather and other alerts of changing conditions • Notification of additions of new items to a database, or new members to a group One RSS aggregator is all that you need to read all of the RSS feeds, be they headlines, alerts, changes, or other notifications. RSS is shaping up to be a very popular and useful means for communicating. What is RSS? RSS, or Really Simple Syndication, is an XML-based format for content distribution on the Internet.
Page 24 of 24 What is a Feed? A feed is similar to a bookmark in a web browser. If you subscribe to the feed of the New York Times home page, for instance, you will always see the latest content from that page in your reader. You can create special search feeds for specific words or phrases, which can be extremely useful for research, or clip content you find for later use or sharing with others. Put another way, a feed is a website that changes.
