What is a podcast?A podcast is an audio file recorded on a computer and later shared on the Internet. Podcasts come in three formats:
Audio - they use narration, music and sound effects Screen - a digital recording from a computer screen output (also known as video screen capture or sceencast) Video - contains video,narration ans music (also known as vidcast or vodcast) |
Educational resourcesPodcasting in Education
A wiki all about podcasting Poducate Me Bringing the benefits of podcasting to your classroom Learning in Hand: Podcasting |
Creating podcastsThere are many podcasting tools that you can use today to create your own podcasts. Some are 'platform specific' (like Garageband for iBooks) and some are web-based which allows them to be used on any computer that has a web browser.
A basic podcast consists of three stages:
See http://podcasting.about.com |
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Creating a Podcast using Garageband |
Creating a Podcast using Audacity |
How to search for podcasts on the Internet?There are three ways to locate podcasts online:
1. Podcast Directories 2. A multimedia search engine or 3. General search engine |
Podcast Directories |
Multimedia search enginesAllTheWeb
Choose the "Audio" tab to find MP3 and other sound files. AltaVista For audio and MP3 files, use the "MP3/Audio" tab. For video, select the "Video" tab. Kazaa Media Desktop (MP3 only) Kazaa is widely acknowledged as the leading MP3 search and download service. Singingfish (audio/video only) Singingfish lets you locate audio or video files from across the web, through its own crawling activity and partnership with sites that provide feeds through free and paid deals. |