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'''Podcasting''' is an easy way to deliver a series of audio files in such a way that people can subscribe and have all current and future 'episodes' downloaded automatically to their computer or media player.  
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Podcasting is an easy way to deliver a series of audio files in such a way that people can subscribe and have all current and future 'episodes' downloaded automatically to their computer or media player.  


== Podcasting in Moodle ==
== Podcasting in Moodle ==


There are two possibilities for podcasting using Moodle:
To podcast in Moodle, create a discussion forum and activate an RSS feed for the forum. Then simply post messages with media files as attachments. These will be delivered as podcasts in the RSS feed.


* Starting from Moodle 1.6, simply use the discussion forums tool! If you create a discussion forum and activate RSS feeds for the forum, you can simply post messages with media files as attachments. These will be delivered as podcasts in the [[RSS in forums|RSS feed]]. (''Note:'' This works in some situations and not in others, possibly based on whether or not guest users are able to view the forum. Otherwise the media files may not be accessible by the podcast-receiving software.)
''Note:'' This works in some situations and not in others.  For example, users that do not have full permissions to access the forum may find that their podcast software does not have rights to the media files.
* Use the optional [[Ipodcast module]] which creates a specific podcasting activity type in Moodle. The advantage of this method is that it includes extra ''metadata'' designed to work well with Apple's ''iTunes'' software (such as keywords and category labels).
 
== Podcasting about Moodle ==
 
You may also like to know that a podcast ''about'' Moodle is in preparation, tentatively called "[[Portal:mCast|mCast]]".


== Software for receiving podcasts ==
== Software for receiving podcasts ==


Apple's [http://www.apple.com/itunes/ iTunes] is currently one of the more popular pieces of software for subscribing to podcasts, but there are many others including [http://juicereceiver.sourceforge.net/ Juice] (previously known as ''iPodder'') which is open-source and cross-platform.
* Apple's [http://www.apple.com/itunes/ iTunes] is currently one of the more popular pieces of software for subscribing to podcasts  
* [http://juicereceiver.sourceforge.net/ Juice] (previously known as ''iPodder'') which is open-source and available on Windows and Macintosh.
* [http://www.gnome.org/projects/rhythmbox/ Rhythmbox] for the Gnome Desktop
* [http://amarok.kde.org/ Amarok] for KDE
* [http://antennapod.org/ Antennapod]


==See also==
==See also==


* [[Screencast]]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcasting Wikipedia article on podcasting]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcasting Wikipedia article on podcasting]
* [http://www.apple.com/podcasting Apple webpage on podcasting]
* [http://www.apple.com/podcasting Apple webpage on podcasting]
*[[Audio in Moodle]]


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Latest revision as of 14:15, 16 October 2018

Podcasting is an easy way to deliver a series of audio files in such a way that people can subscribe and have all current and future 'episodes' downloaded automatically to their computer or media player.

Podcasting in Moodle

To podcast in Moodle, create a discussion forum and activate an RSS feed for the forum. Then simply post messages with media files as attachments. These will be delivered as podcasts in the RSS feed.

Note: This works in some situations and not in others. For example, users that do not have full permissions to access the forum may find that their podcast software does not have rights to the media files.

Software for receiving podcasts

  • Apple's iTunes is currently one of the more popular pieces of software for subscribing to podcasts
  • Juice (previously known as iPodder) which is open-source and available on Windows and Macintosh.
  • Rhythmbox for the Gnome Desktop
  • Amarok for KDE
  • Antennapod

See also

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