Podcasting+Description

OK, some who are reading are going to claim that it's podcasting is like riding a unicycle. I'll grant that. Learning to podcast and learning to use wikis are probably comparable learning journeys. However, they are two very different tools.
 * Podcasting**:

Podcasting qualifies as a Web 2.0 technology because of the very direct way in which the user contributes content (the audio), and while not typically a web-based creation process, is often integrally tied to the web culture for output and dissemination. Podcasting does require a recording device (either a microphone on the computer, or a portable digital recorder), and some software if editing is desired. The word "podcasting" is a combination of "iPod" (representing an portable electronic media player) and "broadcasting"--meaning, the act of recording and then disseminating material by a distribution method that gets the recording onto peoples' players. However, the phrase is much more generic in connotation now, and we are using it generally to indicate audio recording for electronic distribution over the Web.

Because podcasting does not require writing, it is well suited to projects of content creation for younger students. It's often used for students to record book reviews, radio shows, interviews, life-history projects, and even foreign-language commercials.

An example of a class podcast is: [|http://www.gcast.com/u/mellonsbay/main]The audio recordings are made using Audacity. They are recorded using a laptop and microphone. Once edited they are then uploaded to gcast.com and a link is provided through itunes also.

[]