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After completing this module, you will be able to do the following:

1) Describe the different ways of subscribing to podcast

2) Demonstrate how to locate and subscribe to educational podcasts relevant to their field.

3) Subscribe to a podcast series in Google Reader.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Over view

S ubscription is optional. You don’t have to subscribe to

podcasts to enjoy them. You can either have it streamed

over the internet or downloaded to your computer to be en-

joyed at another time. However, having a subscription makes

it a lot more convenient. It allows you to receive updated

information without having to check for new ones. It is, after

all, what makes Podcasts uniquely different from other down-

loadable digital files on the internet.

Podcast subscription is possible through the use of RSS feeds, indicated by the above

icon, which stands for Really Simple Syndication. It is a format that podcasters use to pro-

vide you with frequently updated content.

P O D C A S T S U B S C R I P T I O N 9/14/2011

CTLT PHOENIX COLLEGE

Podcasts for Teaching & Learning

Content

Ways of Subscribing 1

Listening to Podcasts

Without Subscription 2

Using Web-based Readers 3

Using GoogleReader 4

Using Web-browsers 5

Using iTunes 6

Ways of Subscr ibing

W hen you come across podcasts on

the podcaster’s original website,

you can subscribe to them in a number of

ways using:

Web-based readers

Web-based readers like Google Reader check

for feeds and download them so you can

have them any time any where. The files

reside in your Google Account. Even

YouTube may fall in this category.

Client software

Client software like iTunes allows you to

browse and search for podcasts that have

advertised with them.

Web-browser

Browsers including Internet Explorer & Fire-

fox check for feeds automatically, and can

be added to your bookmarks / favorites.

What you need:

Podcatcher: iTunes, Juice

Aggregator: Bloglines, Google Reader

Web-browser: Internet Explorer or Firefox


http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/

http://www.bloglines.com

http://www.google.com/reader

http://www.google.com/reader



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PODCASTS FOR TEACHING & LEARNING

Listening to Podcasts Without Subscr ipt ion

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1. Google for a

broadcaster/

podcaster’s website

and start browsing &

listening to podcasts.

Click on the play

button to start.




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2. Go to the

podcaster’s website.

Locate the Subscribe

Icon or Link. Click the

Subscribe link given on

the podcaster’s

website, and you will

see different options.

On NPR, you can add

to iGoogle, Google

Reader, or your

Favorites Center on

your browser.

3. If you choose to add

it to your iGoogle, you

will see it on your

iGoogle page whenev-

er you log into your

Google account.

Subscr ibe to Podcasts Using Web -based Reader s

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Subscr ibe to Podcasts Using Google Reader

4. Make sure you are

signed into Google

Reader. Go to the

podcaster’s website

and locate the feed

URL, if available.

Copy and paste that

into Google Reader’s

Add a subscription

box, and click Add.

Or, you can go to

Google Reader and use

the Add a

subscription box as a

search box to find your

podcast feed.

5. Once you have

completed the

subscription, you will

see it on your

subscription list, and

the podcasts will

automatically populate

on your screen.

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6. In Internet Explorer

8, the RSS feed icon

appears on your

toolbar. When you

visit a website that has

podcasts, you will see

it light up in orange.

Click on it to see

available podcasts.

8. In Firefox, the RSS

feed in the tool bar

becomes active when it

detects available

podcasts on a website

you visit. Click on it to

see options for

subscribing using

different readers.

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7. Choose a method of

subscription.




Using iTunes: A Pod-catcher or Cl ient

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9. Start up iTunes &

click on iTunes

Store. Then key in a

search term in the

search box.

10. Alternatively, you

can click on Podcasts

or iTunes U to

browse available or

featured podcasts.

11. Once you have

selected a podcast, you

will see a list of

episodes. Hover on

any one of them and

click on the play

button to start listening

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Subscr ibe to Podcasts Using iTunes

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13. To view all your

subscriptions, click on

Podcasts in the

Library menu on the

left.

12. Click on the

Subscribe Free

button to subscribe.

14. When you right-

click on one of your

subscriptions, you

have options including

Unsubscribe, and

Copy Podcast URL.

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Tip

Tip: Use Copy Pod-

cast URL to direct

your students to a par-

ticular podcast.


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