In exploring the Classroom 2.0 website I focused on Podcasting ( Personal On Demand broadCASTING ). I know that many people have an IPOD but I can’t really say I know exactly what it is, what it did and why would a person want one. In selecting Podcasting I discovered Podcasting is a term used to describe “…a collection of technologies for automatically distributing audio and video programming over the internet. Podcasting enables independent producers to create and self-publish syndicated ‘Radio Shows”. The “syndicated Radio shows” are downloads ,through “..web feeds, to a portable media player and personal computers..” This same content can be made available by “…direct download or streaming…” This media is digital in nature. In the beginning I had a suspicion that Podcasting had to do with audio but I later learned it can be “..enhanced…” by the words and pictures of a web site.
Reading the “PODCASTING -WHERE DO I START ” Classroom 2.0 discussion along with several threads I discovered Podcasting requires several tools: a computer with internet connection , a microphone ( many say this is the single most important piece of equipment), a Handheld Digital voice recorder that converts the voice into ie MP3 files that the computer can read ( ie IPOD) and a sound editing software (ie Audacity).
Some possible classroom applications of Podcasting could include “…students read and review literature books, write and record poetry/essays, create current event analysis Podcast or post and respond to questions of other students around the world..”
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I too didn't know what PODcasting truly meant! I find that this tool would help students become highly interested in subject matter. By having students create podcasts, they would be teaching what they have learned, which is one of the greatest ways to master any knowledge. Great post, Rich!
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