Podcasting is simply and on-demand media file that can be automatically downloaded from the web to a computer or portable media player, such as an iPod, for listening offline.

Podcasting is simply and on-demand media file that can be automatically downloaded from the web to a computer or portable media player, such as an iPod, for listening offline.

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Interactive It can be used 24/7 Creative It can meet the different learning styles Improvement on Speaking & Listening Skills

Interactive

It can be used 24/7

Creative

It can meet the different learning styles

Improvement on Speaking & Listening Skills

It enables the delivery of radio quality content that can be listened to anytime, anywhere even when students are not connected to the computer. It enables teachers to reach students through a medium that is both “cool” and part of their lives. Podcasting has the capacity of advancing a student’s education beyond the classroom. It is cheap and can attract global audience quickly.

It enables the delivery of radio quality content that can be listened to anytime, anywhere even when students are not connected to the computer.

It enables teachers to reach students through a medium that is both “cool” and part of their lives.

Podcasting has the capacity of advancing a student’s education beyond the classroom.

It is cheap and can attract global audience quickly.

Advantages Flexible Learning Opportunities: can listen & watch any time. Do not have to use computer for playback. It can be reviewed while driving, bilking and walking. Greatly increases access to classes, lectures, and talks by making these available for download to people who cannot attend the session in person. It is very valuable for students to use as a review or a study guide. Disadvantages Large file size which requires broadband connection and it makes is harder to download if the connection is slow. Users must make sure that all files are MP3 format and not just for I pods. Transcripts must be made of files to ensure accessibility. (Timely & Costly)

Advantages

Flexible Learning Opportunities: can listen & watch any time.

Do not have to use computer for playback. It can be reviewed while driving, bilking and walking.

Greatly increases access to classes, lectures, and talks by making these available for download to people who cannot attend the session in person.

It is very valuable for students to use as a review or a study guide.

Disadvantages

Large file size which requires broadband connection and it makes is harder to download if the connection is slow.

Users must make sure that all files are MP3 format and not just for I pods.

Transcripts must be made of files to ensure accessibility. (Timely & Costly)

It is important for those who share podcasts lectures because it maybe copyrighted. The ease of recording talks, lectures, concerts make it possible to record them without knowledge and permission of the person. It may be cheap but it is very much time consuming. Although it works with iTunes, its files may not share the same format for MP3 users.

It is important for those who share podcasts lectures because it maybe copyrighted.

The ease of recording talks, lectures, concerts make it possible to record them without knowledge and permission of the person.

It may be cheap but it is very much time consuming.

Although it works with iTunes, its files may not share the same format for MP3 users.

http://www.podbean.com/podcasts http://www.det.wa.edu.au/education/cmis/eval/curriculum/ict/podcasts/

http://www.podbean.com/podcasts

http://www.det.wa.edu.au/education/cmis/eval/curriculum/ict/podcasts/

http://www.feedforall.com/what-is-podcasting.htm http://www.apple.com/education/teachers-professors/mobile-learning.html http://www.buzzle.com/editorials/5-17-2006-96434.asp http://www.d.umn.edu/~hrallis/professional/presentations/cotfsp06/indiv_tools/podcasting.html

http://www.feedforall.com/what-is-podcasting.htm

http://www.apple.com/education/teachers-professors/mobile-learning.html

http://www.buzzle.com/editorials/5-17-2006-96434.asp

http://www.d.umn.edu/~hrallis/professional/presentations/cotfsp06/indiv_tools/podcasting.html