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What is a Podcast?

A podcast is an MP3 or other audio file delivered off a Web site via an RSS feed.

Let's break it down. Podcast is derived from the terms "iPod" and "broadcast". It is attributed to the original creators of podcasting who used iPods to listen to their RSS broadcasts. Then Apple added an RSS reader to the iTunes software, making it simple for anyone with an iPod to subscribe and listen to podcasts. All you need to know is the URL of the RSS or XML.

The Benefits of Using Podcasting in The Classroom

      Advantages / Disadvantages of Podcasting

                 Podcasting has been a popular method of delivering audio and video content over the internet for about the past 5 years. During this time, a growing number of teachers have embraced podcasts as an exciting way to make learning more effective and fun. Teachers have used this technology to record lectures or presentations that can be accessed by students at a later time. They have also used podcasting to record school performances and events for the benefit of students as well as their parents. Perhaps the most exciting use of this technology is its application in project-based learning. Students involved in creating podcasts must use higher levels of thinking and creativity as well as problem solving skills. They have the opportunity to use their imaginations by writing and acting out scripts while learning how to work with the technology itself.

Advantages:

• available anytime/anywhere for students

• easy to create, distribute, and download -- no professional equipment is required

• new podcasts are auto-downloaded

• can restrict podcasts to students enrolled in the course

• power of audio over text -- students can listen and learn while walking, riding, waiting in line, etc.

Disadvantages:

• entire file is downloaded to students' computer/device

• need sufficient bandwidth to download the podcasts in a timely fashion

• limited usefulness for hearing impaired people

• no interactivity -- audience cannot participate, etc.

• intellectual property issues

This is website for download podcasts.

• http://www.eltpodcast.com/archive
• http://www.eslpod.com/website/index_new.html
• http://www.englishteacherjohn.com/podcast/index.htm
• http://englishteacherjohn.com/blog/?p=308
• http://www.podcastsinenglish.com/index.shtml
• http://iteslj.org/links/ESL/Listening/Podcasts/

Edward B.(2009,October 18).The Benefits of Using Podcasting in The Classroom.

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