Set-up Tips for Podcasts

Podcasting is easy with Audacity, a free sound recorder/editor, and a $5-10 microphone from a discount department store. You can also use an iPod with microphone if you have access to one.

The link above has detailed instructions for recording and editing your podcasts.

• Label podcasts with names of songs or topics, not names. This way no one knows who recorded them, except the kids and their parents.
  
• Use podsafe music if you use music at all.
  Internet Archive's Open Source Audio | Podshow | PodsafeAudio | GarageBand | PodcastAlley | Peoplesound
  
• Have students perform for the class and record at a separate time when they can stand still and stay near the microphone.
• Consider opt-out permission slips.