Podcasting

What is a Podcast?
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Podcasts are audio broadcasts that are downloaded onto iPods or other MP3 digital audio players. The programs are similar to radio programs, but because they are downloaded on the player, they can be listened to whenever it is convenient.

Watch this video and learn more about how they work.

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Read the following article from the New York Times to learn how some students are learning about Podcasts. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/25/technology/techspecial2/25podcast.html

Listen to this interview with a Denver Technology Specialist about podcasting in his school. He will also show you some podcasts. =Denver tech teacher shows student podcasts=

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 Learning In Hand is a website that has wonderful ideas and lessons to help you get started with Podcasts. On their website you can find, listen to, and learn how to create your own podcasts.

One very notable part of this website is the Create section. In this section it walks you through planning, writing, and producing a podcast. As you most likely can imaging the planning, researching and writing of your script takes the most time. Recording and producing the podcast take less time.

Rubric for evaluating a Podcast from Kathy Schrock http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/evalpodcast.html