2. What is podcasting? The term “podcasting” is a combination of the words “iPod” and “broadcasting” and refers to the distribution of audio content. An audio podcast is similar to a radio broadcast except that listeners don’t have to tune in at a particular time. Instead, users can subscribe to a podcast and automatically receive a downloaded copy of each new episode. Users can listen to a podcast through their computer or through an MP3 player such as an iPod.
3. How Does Podcasting Work? 1. Podcaster creates a podcast: A podcaster plans, records and edits their podcast. Almost all podcasts are recorded and published in MP3 format. 2. Podcaster publishes the podcast to the internet: The podcaster uploads their episode to a website and makes it available for subscription by using RSS feed. 3. Subscribers get the podcast: People subscribe to the podcast. Whenever a new episode of a podcast to which you are subscribed is published, it will download to your computer. 4. Subscribers listen to the podcast: Once the episode is downloaded, subscribers can listen to it whenever they want on their computers or on a digital music player, such as an iPod.
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9. Publishing your Podcast Once you have created your podcast, you can publish it for free by uploading your podcast to a website that offers free hosting for media files, like www.ourmedia.org. You can also create a blog and upload your podcast there.
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15. The Case for Podcasting in Education Podcasts are a great way to engage students in critical thinking and higher levels of analysis. The highest level of Bloom’s Taxonomy is creation. What better way to tap into this level of thinking with your students than through the use of podcasts? In this way, students become responsible for creating content for their classmates.