Podcasts

=Podcasts =

 A Podcast, according to Wikipedia is: a series of [|digital media] [|files] (either [|audio] or [|video]) that are released episodically and often [|downloaded] through [|web syndication]. The word usurped [|webcast] in common vernacular, due to rising popularity of the [|iPod] and the innovation of [|web feeds]. In real terms, a podcast is like a radio show (or tv show) on your computer. So if you have ever wanted to be a radio star, now here is your chance! You can find podcasts on just about any topic on iTunes And don’t worry, you do not need an iPod to listen to a podcast, you can listen/watch (many podcasts are now using video) on your computer!

Here is another In Plain English video to help you understand what a podcast is.

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**__Assignment 6 __**
Check out some podcasts. Try and check out a few educational podcasts, but also check out a podcast or two on subjects you are interested in. My favorite podcast, that I listen to every week, is Manic Mommies (which has NOTHING to do with education). To find podcasts, go to iTunes and search for what you are looking for. You can start off searching generally ie: “education” or start off searching more specifically “kindergarten”. Also, you can search Google for podcasts (sometimes I find that iTunes is hard to search on). If searching on Google, make sure to put the word podcast in your search.

**Here are a few links to get you started:** Podcasts from the Jordan school district: []

Podcasts from Bob Sprankle – check out his Room 208 podcasts (at the bottom of the page) these are AWESOME! []

Katie Davis Brain Burps - Podcasts about Children's Books and More []

Readers Theater podcast (by my 4th grade reader’s theater students) []

Write a blog post on how you think you could use podcasts in education and comments about a podcast you listened to.