The content on this course guide is intended to help you complete your digital assignment.
Podcast
A podcast is a digital audio file of speech, music, broadcast material, etc., made available on the Internet for downloading to a computer or portable media player; a series of such files, new instalments of which can be received by subscribers automatically.
From Oxford English Dictionary
How to Create a Podcast
You will need:
- Microphone or a digital voice recorder
- Audio recording software (Garageband is available on Mac. Audacity works on both Mac and PC) Audacity is free, open source software.
- Computer
How to Guides
Check out Historica Canada’s Heritage Minutes (Radio or Video) for examples of how history can come to life in a minute!
Prezi
Prezi is cloud based presentation and storytelling software. A free version, with some limitations, is available. Sign up for a free account
How to Guide
8 Tips for an Awesome Prezii
Prezi Best Practices - by LW, Grant MacEwan University
Prezi Learn & Support
Note: Prezi uses the freemium model. Customers who use the product's Public license must publish their work on the Prezi.com website, which is publicly viewable.
Finding Media
Images
Audio
Video
Copyright and Credits
All of the images, audio or video you use in the project need to be cited using the Chicago Manual or Style.
You may use copyrighted material in a multimedia assignment. If you use copyrighted works such as audio and video in your presentation, you can now post your presentation to sites such as Facebook and YouTube under the Non-commercial user generated content provision of the Copyright Act without infringing copyright. See copyright for students.
