I found this project challenging and time-consuming, although I enjoyed the scripting and talking about my favourite hobby, postcard swapping! This was the first podcast I have ever recorded. I am not sure if I will continue with it, though I can definitely think of many educational and recreational applications. To make the podcast, I recorded and edited using GarageBand on Mac. To learn how to use the app, I found it easier to watch a video about podcasting with GarageBand, as the link on the course website about GarageBand would not open for me. I found it easier to record my audio in shorter chunks of about 30 seconds, then edited them together in the app. I had to re-record a few sections, as I found myself getting a bit nervous and stumbling on my script. I have had a little bit of practice using iMovie, and found that the audio editing process on GarageBand was similar to the iMovie video editing process. One thing I struggled with was the volume control for my background and transition sounds. They seemed to stay at the same volume, even when I tried to make them quieter. I also struggled with adding an image to my podcast, so I ended up making it into a video on iMovie and uploading it to Youtube. It was easy to take the mp3 audio file from GarageBand and add the photo on iMovie, then save to an mp4 file for upload. This also made it easier to embed on this blog. One thought kept occurring to me as I was doing this task- audio recording and editing takes a lot of perseverance and patience. For a four minute podcast, I ended up spending about two and a half hours, with the scripting, recording, editing, and uploading time. I know some of my students would struggle with this. So, how can we help students be patient and methodical in similar projects?
Additional Questions:
What video and audio hosting websites are allowed/encouraged at your school?
How might you help a teacher balance teaching the audio editing and podcasting techniques with delivering course content (for instance, when assigning a project)?
References:
"How it all Started," Postcrossing. https://www.postcrossing.com/about/history, Accessed 24 May 2022.
"Platinum Sparks Lead," GarageBand Loop. Apple, Accessed 24 May 2022.
"Sweet Nothings Synth," GarageBand Loop. Apple, Accessed 24 May 2022.
Watson, Scott, "How to Create a Podcast with GarageBand," Youtube, 30 April 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxDZvSun2qc, Accessed 20 May 2022.
Scarlet: Very neat! Great work in putting in music which helps with the transitions. I think the volume for the music was a bit loud compared to your sweet voice, though! Garageband is allowed at my school so they are on almost all the iPads at school.
ReplyDeleteI know of a teacher that used Green screen and Garageband sort of together as an year end concert. This was pretty cool. She is a very tech savvy teacher so I am unsure exactly what she did!