Podcasting provides other online users with access to your audio recordings in differing formats or in a subscription format for download to portable media players.

There are many online podcasting website providers who offer free tools and storage. The Casting The Net project and the TalkingVTE blog are examples of how this facility can be used in conjunction with other online tools.

We have selected two differing podcasting tools - Odeo (online) and Audacity ( offline) which will enable others to access your recordings in this activity. These are both free audio recording softwares which are easy to use and integrate with your blog as an added feature. If we get stuck in the process of either recording or loading to the Odeo platform then we will register a new account with Podomatic.

You can access these recordings by selecting the links located in the LISupport blog.

Activity - Odeo

Need - headphones, microphone, internet connection

1. Login to the Odeo site using the username and password details supplied.
2. Select the 'record new audio' function
* Odeo requires Flash to be enabled in order for the online record function to work.
3. Record your audio using your microphone. Compose a short recording ( 2 mins. max. ) - your audience is the world so compose carefully - detailing ;

• who you are
• what you do
• where you are from
• where you have other online information ( provide links)

4. Save your recording.

* Make sure you fill in all the details for your recording as requested via the Odeo commands.

5. Visit the LISupport Odeo channel and listen to your recording.

Odeo Extension

1. Dial the Odeo Phone number supplied.
2. Record a short message.
3. Visit the LISupport Odeo Channel and download your recording.

* Note : Editing : You will need to be logged in to edit / delete your recordings.

* Note : Uploading from your PC - Login to Odeo using the Odeo login details supplied and read the instructions.

Activity - Audacity

1. Open the Audacity program on your computer.
2. You will need to make a number of adjustments to the recording levels and so on so here is some basic introductory hints;

• Create a new track using the 'Project > New Audio Track ' function
• Make all finer adjustments using 'Edit > Preferences' function.
• Make a test recording and then try and export it ......this will enable the lame mp3 encoder.......you will have to install this otherwise.
  

3. Record your audio using your microphone. Compose a short recording ( 2 mins. max. ) - your audience is the world so compose carefully - detailing ;

• who you are
• what you do
• where you are from
• where you have other online information ( provide links)

4. Save your recording. Upload your recording in MP3 format using the upload function in Odeo.

* Make sure you fill in all the details for your recording as requested via the Odeo commands.

5. Visit the LISupport Odeo channel and listen to your recording.