Podcasting

What is a podcast?
The word podcast is a blend of the word "broadcast" with the word "iPod" (one of the most popular portable MP3 players).

Broadcast + iPod = Podcast

   Anyone can create a podcast. All over the world, people are creating podcasts on subjects ranging from movies, to technology, to music, to politics and whatever else you can think of. This is new original content made by passionate people who want to share their creativity with the world.

Types of Podcasts:

Audio Podcasts

Video Podcasts

Enhanced Podcasts

Screencasts

Examples of Podcasts:

   Podcasts can be accessed through multiple mediums. By far, the most popular of these are:

—iTunes University  (via open culture)

—(http://www.openculture.com/2006/10/university_podc.html)

—Learnoutloud

—(http://www.learnoutloud.com/)

These sites comprise a compilation or directory of podcasts that can be easily accessed, downloaded and used in your courses.