How to set up Podcasts

 

Read here to learn how to:

·         Set up Podcast Manager

·         Make Podcast Episode content type available

·         Create a custom content page for podcasts linked from your navigation menu

 

        I.            Set up Podcast Manager (fig. 2) from the Course Tools area (fig. 1) in Control Panel.


Figure 1. Manage Podcast added to Course Tools area

 

Complete the Manage Podcast form  (fig. 2) as detailed in instructions from the vendor, at http://www.learningobjects.com/pdf/instructor_ManagingAPodcast_v1.pdf.


Figure 2. Set up Podcast Manager

 

      II.            Make Podcast Episode available as a Content Type, in Manage Tools (fig. 3).


Figure 3. Content Type Availability


Figure 4. In Content Type Availability, select content types to make them available

 

    III.            Add a new Content Area to your navigation menu from which to add podcasts (fig. 4). This is optional: you can add Podcast Episodes to any content area, such as to your Assignments page.


Figure 4. Add Content Area to navigation menu

 

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