Webcasting on a Shoestring

Historically it has been quite expensive to produce and host a live radio program that is broadcasted for a global audience. Today, it is possible to share a live webcast over the Internet using a laptop computer, a high speed Internet connection, and a combination of free software programs as well as one $30 commercial software program. In this session I will explain and demonstrate how to use a Mac laptop, a USB cell phone data card, a web browser and the website Ustream.tv, Skype software, Audio Hijack Pro software (the $30 program) as well as Camtwist to webcast for a global audience on a shoestring budget. Access referenced links on http://handouts.wesfryer.com/shoestring-webcasting.

This session was shared at the Oklahoma Distance Learning Association's annual conference on Thursday, November 13 from 1:30 - 2:20 pm. A Ustream.tv recorded archive of this session is available. Presentation slides are available as a PDF. (14.8 MB)

Example Webcasts

1. Technology Shopping Cart Webcast 26 September 2008
2. StoryChasers brainstorm 27 August 2008

Referenced Resources and Links

1. Ryan Gordon's instructions for webcasting with Ustream, Skype and Audio Hijack Pro
2. Creative Commons Attribution-Only License
3. A MacBook or MacBook Pro laptop
4. A Sierra Wireless AT&T cell network USB data card
5. A free Ustream.tv channel open in FireFox
6. Skype software and a free Skype account
7. Audio Hijack Pro (a $30 software program for Macs)
8. Free CamTwist software
9. Free SoundFlower software
10. Oovoo: Up to 5 people in a web conference (not really a webcast since it's not open to a large, numerically undefined audience)
11. Classic Zenith commercial for an amazing new technology fit for a king: a radio! :-)
12. Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education
13. Mogulus allows you to launch your own 24/7 LIVE TV station
14. Qik.com - allows users to broadcast live from their cell phone (with certain models and carriers)
15. MobiTV - watch TV on your cell phone
16. Tandberg Content Server
17. Elluminate
18. WebEx
19. Adobe Connect (was MacroMedia Breeze)
20. Skypecasts (discontinued in Sept 2008)
21. EdTechTalk - a network of educational webcasters around the world
22. Book of Webcasting from the Webcast Academy

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