Podcasting

=**Podcasting**=

Definition of Podcast (from wikipedia)
“A **podcast** is a media file that is distributed over the Internet using syndication feeds, for playback on portable media players and personal computers. Like 'radio', it can mean both the content and the method of syndication. The latter may also be termed **podcasting**. The host or author of a podcast is often called a **podcaster**. The term "podcast" is derived from Apple's portable music player, the iPod.” Podcasting could open up new areas to learning. Imagine a student listening to a podcast of a class lesson as he waits at baseball practice or as he is driven home from school. Applications for World Language classes as far as listening to language resource podcasts and interacting and recording the student’s voice for various lessons and testing situations are some exciting instances of ways podcasting could influence and enhance classrooms.

Outside Resources
[|**iPod for Education**] [|**eBooks for the iPod**]

Download iTunes as a program and install on your computer if you haven’t already. Once you are in iTunes go to the Music Store and choose Podcasts.
 * iTunes Podcasts for Education**:

Research
[|The iPod Widens its Audience in School]**
 * [|iPod Personalizes Language Learning]