Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Blog on Podcasts

While checking out some information to include in my Blog on Podcasts, I stumbled across this informative site on podcasting for bloggers about learning to podcast:
http://onlinebusinesszen.com/2011/podcasting-for-bloggers-learning-to-podcast-part-1/

Podcasts can be created about any subject and can include sound effects and music to enhance the experience. The following video provides 'podcasting in plain English':
http://vimeo.com/926896

The format can be commentary, interview, drama, etc. (Anything that can be recorded.) The following video provides a great summary of podcasting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQFKNcdCdLM

They are easy to create and post, so anyone can do it. The following youtube video provides a great tutorial on podcast creation:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hrBbczS9I0

Podcasts can be a great learning tool, incorporated into lesson plans, both through the creation of a pod cast and through incorporating existing podcasts as content. As a content source, the internet provides limitless resources. Here are a couple of sites that contain directories of podcasts.

This link is to NPR podcasts.
http://www.npr.org/rss/podcast/podcast_directory.php

This link to Pod O Matic provides a great directory of podcasts along with resources to develop and distribute podcasts.
http://www.podomatic.com/login