Hi Lauren, As far as creating audio and video podcasts with simple (very) and cheap technology, have a look at the Create & Teach section of Smarthistory: http://www.smarthistory.org/create-your-own-content1.html
There are a bunch of pages there on this topic - how education departments in small museums can create these materials, and distribute them. Hope it's helpful. Beth Harris > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 14:32:34 -0500 > From: "Lauren Zalut" <Zalut at wagnerfreeinstitute.org> > Subject: [MCN-L] Podcasting Advice > To: <mcn-l at mcn.edu> > Message-ID: > <278835DC50C47F4CBE375BE3466D364FAF9A6A at > ml330g3.main.wagnerfreeinstitute.org > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hi, > I am new to the Museum Computer Network and I am looking for any > advice regarding podcasting. I work for a small natural history > museum with a very limited budget and we are looking to make > podcasts of past museum lectures available to the public on our > website. I have been told by senior staff that we do not have enough > space on our website, I wonder if anyone knows how much space a 60 > minute podcast would take up. Also, what kind of technology would be > required to post a podcast on our website? > > The museum has a myspace profile, and part of the reason we > established it was the possibility that the podcast could be > downloaded from there. Is that really a viable option? We do have a > completely edited podcast ready to go and hope to have it up and > running by the summer. I would appreciate any suggestions or advice, > it would be very helpful to hear about others' experiences with > podcasting in museums. > > Thank you in advance. > > Sincerely yours, > > Lauren Zalut > Museum Educator and Communications Coordinator > Wagner Free Institute of Science > 1700 W. Montgomery Ave. > Philadelphia, PA 19121 > phone: (215) 763-6529 ext. 17 > www.wagnerfreeinstitute.org > > Become a fan of the Wagner on www.facebook.com! > > Follow us on www.twitter.com! > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > mcn-l mailing list > mcn-l at mcn.edu > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > > End of mcn-l Digest, Vol 40, Issue 13 > ************************************* Robin White Owen M: 917/407-7641 T: 646/472-5145 robin at mediacombo.net www.mediacombo.net http://mediacomb.net/blog twitter.com/rocombo ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 00:22:44 -0500 From: Rich Cherry <rche...@balboaparkonline.org> Subject: [MCN-L] Going mobile: Planning for audience, content and technology in the Museum Feb 16, 17 in Sunny Balboa Park San Diego! To: Museum Computer Network Listserv <mcn-l at mcn.edu> Message-ID: <0758790FE14FAD4FB84FE71572FD910C0282022E62 at MAILR005.mail.lan> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Dear colleagues, The past decade has seen a great increase in mobile options for museum interpretation: cell phone tours, podcasts, audio tours, text-message tours and audio, video and text Smartphone applications. Learn how to implement and leverage these technologies from mobile media experts Nancy Proctor and Titus Bicknell in a special 2-day seminar presented by the Balboa Park Online Collaborative<http://www.bpoc.org/> and Balboa Park Learning Institute: Going mobile: Planning for audience, content and technology in the Museum featuring Nancy Proctor, Head of New Media, Smithsonian American Art Museum and Titus Bicknell, Director, Information Technology, Experius LLC Tuesday, February 16 and Wednesday, February 17, 2010 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. San Diego Hall of Champions Sports Museum (2131 Pan American Plaza, Balboa Park, San Diego, CA 92101-1683) What This two-day seminar is for museum professionals who want to explore the value of mobile devices and portable computing for their institutions, patrons and learners with renowned leaders in the new media field. Attendees will learn how to evaluate technology platforms and options, create interpretive content and deploy systems for supporting them. Day 1 will emphasize content and strategy and Day 2 will focus on technology and strategy. Please visit http://www.bpoc.org/mobile for a detailed agenda and speaker biographies. Who This seminar is cross-disciplinary and appropriate for executive, content (education, marketing, etc.) and technical staff. We encourage people to attend in cross-functional teams. (Special group rates apply.) How much Special price! $45 for one day, $75 for both! Other cost and payment notes: * Tuition fees are waived for members of the Balboa Park Online Collaborative; registration is still required. * Please contact bpcp at bpcp.org for information on student discounts, group rates, or, hotel information. * Please pay on-site with cash or checks made payable to the Balboa Park Cultural Partnership; we are not able to accept credit card payments. * Lunch is included in the cost of the program for all participants. Register by Thursday, February 11, 2010 at bpcp at bpcp.org; please include your name, title, organization and email address. This program is co-presented by the Balboa Park Online Collaborative and the Balboa Park Learning Institute. The Balboa Park Online Collaborative is a collaborative technology project of The Legler Benbough Foundation. The Balboa Park Learning Institute is a collaborative professional development program supported in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture, and the 24 members of the Balboa Park Cultural Partnership. Questions? Please contact: Paige Simpson, Director OR Katherine Sanford, Program Coordinator Balboa Park Learning Institute A program of the Balboa Park Cultural Partnership (p) 619.232.7502 bpcp at bpcp.org ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ mcn-l mailing list mcn-l at mcn.edu http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l End of mcn-l Digest, Vol 52, Issue 15 *************************************
