More than music to their ears!

We all see students walking around campus, rocking out to their music players. :) Now, thanks to software like iTunes and Tegrity, students can also download your lectures and listen to them.


What's an RSS Podcast Feed?
We're glad you asked! First, let's talk about what a "podcast" is. A podcast is an audio (or video) broadcast that is available over the internet -- like a radio or tv show. Podcasts are usually created and published on some regular (or irregular) basis... so rather than force people to constantly check a website to see if there is new content available, the podcast publisher can create a "feed" to alert people.

If you are recording your classes with Tegrity, your classes are available for students to download as "podcasts" -- without you having to do anything! You and your students can follow these directions to subscribe to your class and download the recordings.

Listeners will need:

• an MP3 player (like an iPod or other brand like Sony or Dell)


• MP3 software (iTunes for the iPod, or something like Juice)


• the "RSS Podcast Feed" for your class (see directions below to get the right link -- there is one link for iTunes and another link for all other software

How to download classes to an iPod MP3 player
Directions for iTunes

1. Go to the Blackboard website for your class
   
2. Click the Tegrity link
   
3. At the bottom of the screen, right-click on the icon "iTunes PODCAST" and select Copy link location
   
4. Start iTunes
   
5. From the Advanced menu, select Subscribe to podcast
   
6. Right-click and select Paste to paste in the iTunes podcast link from the Blackboard website. It will look something like this:
   http://131.118.128.46/TegrityUtils/getCourseRss.asp?courseId=TrainingandDevelopment&userId=abyrnes&mediaType=AudioMp3
   
7. Click OK.
   

Directions for all other MP3 players that use other software, like Juice

1. Go to the Blackboard website for your class
   
2. Click the Tegrity link
   
3. At the bottom of the screen, right-click on the icon "RSS PODCAST" and select Copy link location
   
4. Start Juice or other MP3 software
   
5. From the Tools menu, select Add a feed
   
6. Right-click and select Paste to paste in the RSS Podcast link from the Blackboard website. It will look something like this:
   itpc://131.118.128.46/TegrityUtils/getCourseRss.asp?courseId=TrainingandDevelopment&userId=abyrnes&mediaType=AudioMp3
   
7. Click Save.