Podcasting

=PODCASTING!=

What is a podcast? (definition taken from wikipedia)

 * A **podcast** is a [|digital media] file, or a series of such files, that is distributed over the [|Internet] using [|syndication] [|feeds] for playback on [|portable media players] and [|personal computers]. A podcast is a specific type of [|webcast] which, like '[|radio]', can mean either the content itself or the method by which it is syndicated; the latter is also termed **podcasting**. The [|host] or [|author] of a podcast is often called a **podcaster**. The term "podcast" is a [|portmanteau] of the name of [|Apple's] portable music player, the [|iPod], and [|broadcast][|[1]]; a "pod" refers to a container of some sort, and "cast" to the idea of [|broadcasting].
 * In other words, a podcast is a collection of files (usually audio and video) residing at a unique web feed address. People can "subscribe' to this feed by submitting the feed address to an aggregator (like itunes). When new "episodes" become available in the podcast they will be automatically downloaded to that users computer. Unlike radio, or streaming content on the web podcasts are not real-time. There is no live broadcast of content, the material is pre-recorded and users can check out the material at their leisure, offline.
 * Though podcasters' web sites may also offer direct [|download][|download]download or [|streaming][|streaming]streaming of their content, a podcast is distinguished from other digital media formats by its ability to be syndicated, subscribed to, and downloaded automatically, using an aggregator or feed reader capable of reading feed formats such as [|RSS][|RSS]RSS or [|Atom][|Atom]Atom.

What would you use a podcast for?

 * Record student's reading and put on web for parents and others to hear
 * Record instructions for anything
 * Record a lesson for students to use in center time
 * Audio tours of anything
 * Book Talks
 * Interviews
 * Debates
 * Spelling lessons
 * Oral presentations
 * Music reports

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