IPod with voice recorder
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How to podcast your lecture using an iPod with a voice recorder.
NOTE: Before you begin you must have iTunes installed. If you do not have iTunes on your computer, contact Academic Computing to have them install it (x3020).
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Get an iTunesU site and D2L widget
Contact Sean Ruppert to get an iTunesU site set up and a widget in your D2L coursesite. You will need to tell Sean the following information
- College & department
- Course title
- D2L course OU#
- Whether you want the podcasts to be available to only your students or to all (we recommend the latter)
Also, be sure you have iTunes installed on your computer. If not, contact the Help Desk (x3020) and request that it be installed. Or, if you can install software, you can download it.
Record your lecture
BE SURE YOUR IPOD IS FULLY CHARGED BEFORE CLASS.
- Connect the Belkin Tune Talk to the bottom of your iPod.
- Connect the lapel mic to the bottom right of the Tune Talk.
- Put the lapel mic on.
- Check that Auto Gain on the bottom of the tune Talk is set to On (to the right).
- The iPod will turn on (if not already on). Scroll to Voice Memos.
(image coming) - Select Start Recording.
(image coming) - Be patient. It takes a few seconds to begin recording.
(image coming)- TIP: Ask your students to remind you to being recording at the beginning of each class. You might ask a specific student to do it all semester or generally ask the class to remind you. Particularly during the first days, it can be hard to remember to do it amongst all the other things you are thinking about!
- TIP: Repeat questions and comments from students so that they are picked up on the mic. Otherwise, there will simply be a blank (or mumbled) section on the recording.
- Press the play/pause button to pause recording.
(image coming) - Press the center button to resume recording.
(image coming) - When class is over, scroll to Stop and Save and press the center button.
(image coming) - Your lecture will be saved under the end date/time.
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Download your lecture to your computer
1. Unplug the Tune Talk from your iPod.
2. Plug your iPod into the docking cable. 
3. Plug the docking cable into a USB port on your computer. 
4. iTunes will open. Your lecture, also called a voice memo, may automatically upload to iTunes. During this time, iTunes may appear frozen; simply wait it out. Or you may get a popup telling you that you have new voice memos. Select Yes/OK to moves these to iTunes.
5. Go to your music library.
6. In the upper right, search for your voice memo by entering the date, such as 12/27. Any voice memos from that date will appear. (And anything else with that sequence in it.)
7. Now you need to convert this to an MP3 file. Right click on the title and select "Convert selection to MP3." (If you do not have the option to convert to an MP3, change your import settings.)
8. The podcast will begin playing; stop it if you do not want to listen.
9. The new MP3 file is your podcast.
Note: the voice memo will automatically be deleted from the iPod.
Upload your podcast to iTunesU
1. Login to D2L and go to the appropriate course site.
2. Select the link to iTunesU from the widget.
3. iTunesU will open in iTunes. If you get a message (such as "External protocol request") select Launch application or other appropriate option to allow iTunes to launch.
4. Select your college's link then your course link.
5. In your course page, select Upload and Manage Files in the upper right.
6. iTunesU will open a new browser page to upload your new file(s).
7. At the bottom left, select Add New File.
8. After the page refreshes, select Browse, which will appear just above Add New File.
9. Find your MP3 file. On the Mac, search for your file(s) by date again. On Windows/PC, go to My Documents: My Music: iTunes: iTunes Music: Unknown Artist: Unknown album. Your MP3 files will all be here, sorted by date and time. (You may wish to create a shortcut on the desktop to this folder so you can find it easily.)
10. Select the MP3 file and it will upload.
11. When all files have been uploaded, select Done in the lower right.
12. You will return to iTunes. If you get a popup asking if it's okay to open iTunes, select OK.
13. Your course area in iTunesU will reappear, with your new file(s) on the list.
14. Leave your iPod plugged into your computer until it has recharged. Eject it through iTunes, then you can remove it from the cable.
