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OLE MISS PODCASTING POLICY
Please read the official Ole Miss Podcasting policy before accessing or managing podcasts on this system.
IMPORTANT DEFINITIONS
Podcast - A series of digital audio recordings usually delivered via an RSS feed over the Internet to a subscriber and designed for playback on computers or portable audio players. Video podcasts are often called vodcasts.
Episode - One recording that is distributed as part of a podcast.
For more information, see the Wikipedia article on podcasting.
INSTRUCTIONS
Accessing Podcasts
Select Listings to to view published podcasts.
There are three ways to access a podcast. Select Subscribe to use a podcatching program like iTunes or RSS Feed if you prefer to use an RSS feed reader. Either option will automatically load any new episodes of the podcast. Or select View in Browser to listen to episodes of a podcast using Quicktime within your browser.
If needed, you can download iTunes or the free Quicktime player.
Managing Podcasts
University faculty and staff can create and manage podcasts using this system.
Select Manage Podcasts from the top menu.
Note that a WebID login is required to access this area. When prompted for a username and password, enter your Ole Miss WebID and password.
To Create a Podcast
- Select Register.
- Complete the form.
- Select Save Changes.
- Once you have created a podcast, it will appear on the Manage Podcasts page each time you login.
To Record, Edit, or Upload
- Highlight an existing podcast listed on the Manage Podcasts page.
- Click Select Podcast.
- You will see the following menu options for the selected podcast:
Note : When uploading or recording new episodes, the most recent episode will appear at the top of the listing on both the managment page and the podcast listings page.
To Record
- Select Record.
- Make any needed changes to the title and description.
- Click Start Recording.
- To make the episode available immediately upon completion, choose Publish Now.*
- To make the episode available at a later time, choose Publish Later.
To Edit a Podcast
- Select Edit Podcast.
- Make any needed changes to the information displayed.
- Select Save Changes.
To Edit an Episode
- Highlight an episode on the list displayed once you have selected a podcast.
- Select Edit Episode.
- Make any needed changes.
- Check or uncheck Published to change the publication status of the episode.
- Select Save Changes.
To Download Podcasts for Editing
- Highlight an episode on the list displayed once you have selected a podcast.
- Select Edit Episode.
- Right-click on the words, Listen or Download, at the top of the page and save the file to your computer.
To Upload
- Select Upload File.
- Make any needed changes to the title and description.
- Browse your computer to find and select the file.
- Select Upload.
- Uploaded files are automatically published. To unpublish, go to the Edit Episode section, uncheck Published and select Save Changes.
Adding your Podcast to Blackboard
To make your podcast accessable through your registered class on Blackboard, you will need to paste the code sent to your e-mail when you registered your podcast into an HTML Block in your Blackboard course
Creating an HTML Block in Blackboard
By default, the new version of Blackboard uses the Visual Text Box Editor
which allows you to easily edit text. Unfortunately, you can't paste html
code in the Visual Text Box Editor and have it work correctly. The solution
is to turn off the VTBE. Once you¹ve done this, you will get the old text
box with the Smart Text, Plain Text, and HTML choices with which you are
familiar.
To turn off the VTBE, do the following:
- Go to the MyUM tab in Blackboard.
- Click on the Personal Information link in the Tools box on the left.
- Click on the link to Set Visual Text Box Editor Options.
- Select Unavailable and click Submit.
Once you¹ve successfully added the code, you should turn the VTBE back on so that you can use it for other announcement/documents in your Blackboard course.
