Exercise 4: Develop a New Media Presence for Podcasting
Steps to complete the assignment:
1.) Choose and setup a new media web presence to host and distribute your podcast show. As you learned by reading Farkas, there are a variety of fee-based and free options for establishing a podcasting site. Choose one the following options and setup a very basic podcasting site:
Choose blog, wiki, web-site or other podcast hosting service (free or fee-based). See Module 5 Web-Site Packagers. You are responsible for setting up and troubleshooting your own website tools. I will support a weblog option for those who don't have another option to complete this assignment. I will use an instance of WordPress I have admin access to called Blogs@Mason. Just email me to set you up an account for this and direct you how to get started.
On your New Media site, everyone should develop a minimal layout that includes the following information:
series and episode titles and number of your podcasts
a brief show description
and the link to podcast via RSS feed, a simple HTTP link , and/or embedded player.
2.) Upload your podcast files, or make a link to them, or install your RSS feed.
3.) Post the URL to your site in the Bb Discussions forum for Exercise 4 to share you space with the class.
after you email me to setup your blog, you will get an email to activate your account
once you are able to login, use the Write Post button to create a new post and in the new post textbox choose a method to add a link to your audio file or RSS file (unfortunately, you can not embed audio players in this tool, but others will).
add a description about your episode
use the About page to describe your podcast series (briefly)
change your blog theme and use widgets to add other features to sidebar, as desired, to give it the look and feel you would lilke (not required)
Exercise 4: Develop a New Media Presence for Podcasting
Steps to complete the assignment:
1.) Choose and setup a new media web presence to host and distribute your podcast show. As you learned by reading Farkas, there are a variety of fee-based and free options for establishing a podcasting site. Choose one the following options and setup a very basic podcasting site:
- Choose blog, wiki, web-site or other podcast hosting service (free or fee-based). See Module 5 Web-Site Packagers. You are responsible for setting up and troubleshooting your own website tools. I will support a weblog option for those who don't have another option to complete this assignment. I will use an instance of WordPress I have admin access to called Blogs@Mason. Just email me to set you up an account for this and direct you how to get started.
- On your New Media site, everyone should develop a minimal layout that includes the following information:
- series and episode titles and number of your podcasts
- a brief show description
- and the link to podcast via RSS feed, a simple HTTP link , and/or embedded player.
2.) Upload your podcast files, or make a link to them, or install your RSS feed.3.) Post the URL to your site in the Bb Discussions forum for Exercise 4 to share you space with the class.
Example Sites:
Blog Instructions