Blogging and Podcasting for Beginners

Overview

Blogging and Podcasting for Beginners will teach you how to plan and create your very own blog and podcast. Through hands-on exercises, you will discover the benefits of using free web tools like Blogger, WordPress, Audacity, and YouTube. You will find that creating a blog and podcast is much easier than you ever imagined.

First, you will learn how to develop a plan for the content, setup, maintenance, and how to use free blogging software like Blogger and WordPress to put that plan into action. After that, learn how to record a professional-sounding audio podcast with a very simple recording tool you already have. You will edit the file with another free software program, add music to it, and then post it online for others to enjoy. Finally, you will find out how to record a video podcast. You will edit it, add special effects, drop in a podcasting-safe music file, and then publish it online.

Topics include: Blogging; Hosting and Software; Appearance; Privacy; Styling; Photos; Podcasts; Your First Audio Podcast; Editing and Publishing Audio Podcasts; Video Podcasts; Editing Video Podcasts.

NOTE: This course is offered online through our training partner, Ed2Go, and is open for 3 months (self-guided option) or 6 weeks (instructor moderated discussion boards option) from the date of enrollement. Please use the link https://www.ed2go.com/ctrc/online-courses/web-2-0-blogs-wikis-and-podcasts/?program=25372&location=0 for more information about this course and to register and pay. If you have any questions, please call our office at 1.800.667.2623.