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3. When the list appears, left click on a segment - choose save – on a Mac CTRL to
download, double click when iTunes opens, stop it from playing, move the file to the
music file folder on the desktop – it may download directly to the desktop
4. Don’t change any information or settings in this window other than make sure it saves to
your desktop, click save, wait
5. The book will appear on your desktop
6. Click on the book that appears on your desktop when the download is complete, iTunes
opens and the book will appear in the Library/Source window under Music
7. If in iTunes, double click on the file or right click and choose convert to aac... so you can
convert it to play on an MP3 player
8. Wait
9. Open your music file on your desktop and move the file from iTunes to your music file
10. Connect the MP3 player and move the file to the MP3 player
11. Listen to an audio book the same way you listen to music on the MP3 player
12. Samples of classics (free audio books)
13. Transfer directly to MP3 player and listen to it
Go to iTunes and look at audio books there, but they cost so don’t download any
AUDIO BOOK HELP
http://www.audiobooksforfree.com/xMP3/
http://www.booksonmp3.com/help.htm
http://www.booksonmp3.com/portables.htm
http://www.booksonmp3.com/index.htm
19 PODCASTS
• Podcast – What are they: Podcasts are digital files recorded for downloading through RSS
feeds for playback. RSS allows users to download podcasts to computers or mobile devices
for playback at any time.http://rss.softwaregarden.com/aboutrss.html
• What are podcasts http://www.podcastalley.com/what_is_a_podcast.php History of
podcasting
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sudaFr5Uywk&feature=related TUTORIAL
How to get podcasts on iTunes:
1. go to 'store' on iTunes (open iTunes, on the left side look for the word 'Store' and under 'store'
click on ITunes store)
2. directly on the right look for the box titled 'iTunes store'
3. click on 'podcasts'
4. look at the far right in the iTunes window for 'Top Podcasts'
5. in the long list of podcast that interests you and choose one beneath this window 'Topics in
Focus' or look in the center panes where the colored icons are, 'Daily news' for example
6. Podcasts are wonderful ways to keep up on current events, and they work well for classroom
is you purchase the inexpensive MP3 players that are under $20, sometimes as low as $10 -
record your lesson for an auditory learner for example - and podcasts are fun, I've been
listening to the author Dean Koontz as he goes through how his books were made into movies -
humorous - and of course there are religious podcasts, sports, and even podcasts on how to
make podcasts