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	Podcasting Tipsheet - Print this page for your reference
	This tipsheet was created so that you can print out instructions to have beside your computer when subscribing to podcasts. This example will cover downloading the free program, Tapping the Unknown Power of the Human Mind with Dr. Rupert Sheldrake. You will use identical steps to download any coursework you need for your regsitered classes. NOTE: This tipsheet assumes that you have created a One Spirit Podcasting Account and that you have received an approval email from One Spirit staff. After this happens, you are ready to download your first class audio!

	Step 1 - Click the Podcast Link
	Once you are registered for a One Spirit program or class, you will receive an email with a podcast link. This link instructs iTunes where to find the audio to download. Podcast links start with the letters "itpc" In this example, we will use the link on the One Spirit Podcast Center website to Dr. Rupert Sheldrake's lecture on the human mind. Find it by navigating to http://www.onespiritInterfaith.org/podcast/test.html Once there, read the brief instructions and click the Podcast link that begins with "itpc." If you have installed iTunes correctly on your computer system, iTunes will activate automatically.

	Step 2 - iTunes verification
	iTunes might take a few seconds to load. Once it does, it may look similar to the following picture. Enter your One Spirit Podcast Account username and password into the window that opens. Be sure to click "Remember My User Name and Password" to save time later. iTunes might still ask you for your user name and password several times. THIS IS NORMAL. Just enter it to approve the download of each audio file in the podcast.

	Step 3 - Download
	One file for your class will begin downloading automatically. You can tell that the file is downloading because a colorful round icon will appear to spin next to the file name.... Notice that the text of the file names is light grey: this means that the files have not yet downloaded to your computer.

	REMEMBER THIS HELPFUL HINT! When new audio files become available for you to download, they will appear in your iTunes Podcast list, but you might not see them at first, like in this image:


	Notice the triangle pointing at the course title.


	CLICK THE TRIANGLE to make it point down, opening the collection of audio files for your use, as in the following illustration:


	Step 4 - Download Other Files
	Click the "Get" button next to any remaining files to begin downloading the additional files. You can do this at any time, but remember that the more files you download at once, the slower the download might happen. To stop a file from downloading, click the X. You can always restart a download at a later time.

	Step 5 - Listen
	You can also download one track while listening to another. Notice in the following picture that Part 1 has a blue speaker icon (I'm listening to it) and Part 2 has the brightly colored download icon.

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