Click on the title of this blog posting to listen to this podcast episode. The transcript is provided below.:: Transcript ::So…you've created your blog and you have an mp3 file ready to post to your podcast. The first step is to make a posting to your blog and include a link in the blog posting to the .mp3 file. You will need to upload your .mp3 file to a some web server space. NIU provides faculty & staff with 300 mb of personal space on WebCRMA as well as an additional 300 mb of web space on the media server. Go to facdevmedia.blogspot.com and click on the link for the Computer Access Request Form to request a personal webspace account from ITS.Once your personal webspace account is created and you have access, you are ready to upload your .mp3 file to the Web. Once your media file has been uploaded, anyone knowing the location of the file will be able to download it and then listen to it. However, by creating a podcast, the user can simply subscribe once to the podcast and then they don't need to worry about finding your media files for the episodes…your podcast XML file will take care of all those details for the users!In the next episode we'll discuss creation of the XML file. For now however, your next step after uploading your media file is to make your first posting to your blog. If you are using blogger, you need to login to your blogger dashboard and then access your blog. Then, click on the "Settings" tab and then the "Formatting" option and ensure that the option to "Show Link Field" is set to "Yes." Save your settings and then republish your blog to put those changes into effect.Now, you are ready to make your blog posting. In blogger, click on the "Posting" tab and then create a new post. You'll notice that you have a "Title" and "Link" text field above the message field for the posting. Give your posting a title and then copy & paste the URL for your .mp3 file into the link field. Doing so will cause the title of your posting to be a link to your audio file. You can include a description of your episode, or even better, a text manuscript of your episode, in the posting composition box. The most important thing to remember is that you need to include a link to your mp3 file somewhere in your posting, either in the title or the body of the posting. Publish your posting and then check your blog to ensure that your new posting now appears on your blog. Tune-in to the next episode in our series to learn about creating the XML file for your podcast.
Click on the title of this blog posting to listen to this podcast episode. The transcript is provided below. :: Transcript :: So…you've created your blog and you have an mp3 file ready to post to your podcast. The first step is to make a posting to your blog and include a link in the blog posting to the .mp3 file. You will need to upload your .mp3 file to a some web server space. NIU provides faculty & staff with 300 mb of personal space on WebCRMA as well as an additional 300 mb of web space on the media server. Go to facdevmedia.blogspot.com and click on the link for the Computer Access Request Form to request a personal webspace account from ITS. Once your personal webspace account is created and you have access, you are ready to upload your .mp3 file to the Web. Once your media file has been uploaded, anyone knowing the location of the file will be able to download it and then listen to it. However, by creating a podcast, the user can simply subscribe once to the podcast and then they don't need to worry about finding your media files for the episodes…your podcast XML file will take care of all those details for the users! In the next episode we'll discuss creation of the XML file. For now however, your next step after uploading your media file is to make your first posting to your blog. If you are using blogger, you need to login to your blogger dashboard and then access your blog. Then, click on the "Settings" tab and then the "Formatting" option and ensure that the option to "Show Link Field" is set to "Yes." Save your settings and then republish your blog to put those changes into effect. Now, you are ready to make your blog posting. In blogger, click on the "Posting" tab and then create a new post. You'll notice that you have a "Title" and "Link" text field above the message field for the posting. Give your posting a title and then copy & paste the URL for your .mp3 file into the link field. Doing so will cause the title of your posting to be a link to your audio file. You can include a description of your episode, or even better, a text manuscript of your episode, in the posting composition box. The most important thing to remember is that you need to include a link to your mp3 file somewhere in your posting, either in the title or the body of the posting. Publish your posting and then check your blog to ensure that your new posting now appears on your blog. Tune-in to the next episode in our series to learn about creating the XML file for your podcast.