Site to upload, store and share lecture dictation (MP3)

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Not really sure which area to put this question in but I suppose GD is as good a place as any :)

What is a decent free web-based file sharing site for the purpose of uploading MP3 audio files from lectures so that all students have access?

It would be useful if the site would send an email to subscribers when a new lecture is uploaded and that it should keep the files in order and be user friendly. The files should only be accessible to people who have been granted access, not general public.

Only one user needs to be able to upload but the ability for others to do so could be useful if the allocated recorder misses a class for example.

EDIT: What would the recommended minimum upload speed be for such purposes (usual file size 2-300MB recorded at 128kb/s)?

Thanks in advance.
 
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Go to your email notifications settings page, and you’ll be able to set your notification preferences. You can choose exactly which type of events you wish to be notified about and how often.
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Also:
A Dropbox folder.
Except for the email thing unless there is a setting for that.
 
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dropbox?
^ damn you.

A photographer recently got me using this by placing the files in a dropbox folder, it's a brilliant tool.
 
hmmm dropbox is limited to 300MB and soundcloud to 120mins per free account. Is my only option MegaUpload (200GB)? I heard there might be something on gmail?

EDIT: What about sendspace.com or google docs?
 
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Before you do this, it's worth checking with the lecturer (assuming you're the student?) as a lot of uni lectures are copyrighted to the university, so they may not like you publicising them, depends on the lecturer/uni though.
 
Get the permission in writing from someone senior, in case they changed their mind and suddenly hold you to a disciplinary.
 
Your university doesn't have an 'elearn' system (online learning portal) where notes and such stuff gets posted?
 
qqg3 said:
Your university doesn't have an 'elearn' system (online learning portal) where notes and such stuff gets posted?
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I'd be very surprised if it didn't. But it would also be quite rare for them to let students upload their own stuff onto it. ;)


ilcp said:
my uni is still using the same lectures it did 6 years ago!
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Not necessarily a bad thing really. If the content is still relevant/not something that changes, and the notes are of good quality, then shouldn't be a problem.
 
^well it is IT and IT is constantly changing so teaching basic procedural PHP in your final year instead of OOP PHP, or an MVC isnt going to give your students a head start is it.
 
ilcp said:
^well it is IT and IT is constantly changing so teaching basic procedural PHP in your final year instead of OOP PHP, or an MVC isnt going to give your students a head start is it.
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Probably not. Had no idea you were talking about IT though :p
 
It's an adult learning course in Moscow, the company doesn't mind the students sharing the lecture recordings. Google docs seems like it could be OK but can only fit approx 4 lectures at a time (210MB each so far) so would have to clear them every couple of days, but that should be long enough for others to save them to their own PC.
 
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