Podcasts

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What is a Podcast?

• 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 butts syndicated the
  latter is also termed podcasting (Wikipedia)

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• Podcast vs. Vidcast - Video podcast (sometimes
  shortened to vidcast or vodcast) is a term used
  for the online delivery of video on demand video
  clip content via Atom or RSS enclosures. The term
  is an evolution specialized for video, coming
  from the generally audio-based podcast and
  referring to the distribution of video where the
  RSS feed is used as a non-linear TV channel to
  which consumers can subscribe using a PC, TV,
  set-top box, media center or mobile multimedia
  device. (Wikipedia)

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What does all that jibberish mean?

• A podcast is either an audio or an audio/visual
  presentation that can be recorded on a computer,
  stored on websites, or added to a portable device.

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Thinking Educationally

• Why would I want to use it?
• Kids are doing this on a regular basis for
  pleasure and recreation we need to be where they
  are! Lets use it for learning!
  
• What could it be used for?
• Book reviews
• Recording speeches
• Recording vocal presentations
• Being able to hear a professional presentation
  without being there

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Lets go find some that are already out there
Podcasting News
National Geographic
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Audacity and PhotoStory

• Atomic Learning PhotoStory
• Atomic Learning Audacity
• Atomic Learning sign-on full e-mail
• Password alnsbisd

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Book Review Podcast done at home by a student
Book Review Podcast done by a librarian for her
students
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iTunes Podcast Search
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Helpful Links

• http//feeds.feedburner.com/brainbites/nasa
• http//www.apple.com/itunes/download/
• http//www.nationalgeographic.com/podcasts/
• http//www.learnoutloud.com/
• http//www.podcastingnews.com/forum/link_6.htm
• http//edtechtalk.com/
• http//www.podcastingnews.com/details/www.terry-fr
  eedman.org.uk/podcast/TF_Educational_Technology.xm
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• http//www.podcastforteachers.org/
• http//www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6363
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• http//podcasts.yahoo.com/search?plibrariescss
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• http//www.epnweb.org/index.php?request_id3openp
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• http//digg.com/search?sLibrariesu.0areaalltyp
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• http//search.zdnet.com/index.php?qlibraryu.0
• http//www.blinkx.com/videos/podcasts2520library
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