1. Podcasts
Trends and Issues
Madisen Clabough

2. Podcast Defined…
 A digital audio video or file
recording, usually part of a
themed series, that can be
downloaded from website to a
media player or computer.
 Radio when you want it.

3. Origin…
 Podcasting goes back to the
1980s.
 Podcasting has become more
popular since the spread of
broadband internet.
 This trend has really boomed
since the invention of the iPod,
iPad, etc.

4. Examples
 Sunday School with Penn
Jillette
 Subscribe or download
individual episodes

5. Examples Cont’d…
 The Nerdist with Chris Hardwick

6. Podcasts and Education
 Many podcasts are available for
classroom use.
 Teachers can subscribe to
podcasts for professional
development.

7. Educational Podcast
Examples
 Grammar Girl
http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com
/
 Super Why!
Available on iTunes

8. Teacher Created Podcasts
 Teachers can create their own
podcasts to lay out
expectations, for extra credit
opportunities, for supplemental
learning, etc.

9. Resources:
 "Penn's Sunday School." Penn's Sunday
School. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Feb. 2013.
 "Nerdist." Nerdist. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Feb.
2013.
 "Podcast." Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com,
n.d. Web. 03 Feb. 2013.
 "History of Podcasting." Wikipedia.
Wikimedia Foundation, 22 Jan. 2013. Web.
03 Feb. 2013.