This document describes an audio/video podcasting service created by students and teachers. It has different thematic channels that are hosted online and distributed through iTunes. Content can be accessed through a web player or downloaded as MP3 files. The service aims to provide low-cost educational content production and delivery through open licensing and multiple access platforms.

1. Chocolat 3B
Case study
Giorgio Sironi
NEST project
Alta Scuola Politecnica 7th cycle

2. Description
 Didactic audio/video podcasts
 prepared by students and a teacher
 targeted to students in other schools
 Both the creation and fruition are didactic
activities

3. Homepage

4. Homepage
 Newsfeed with general information
 Presentation of the service
 Access to the various thematic channels

5. Platform

6. Platform
 Outsourcing
 hosting
 content management
 statistics
 storage
 ...

7. Platform

8. Platform
 iTunes allow automated delivery
 to devices in the Apple ecosystem
 to computers with iTunes available
 Still a proprietary platform
 Lock-in with a single program
 Less immediate and universal than web-based
distribution
 No extensibility

9. Content

10. Content
 Divided in channels
 poetry
 history
 ...
 Standard features of blog posts available
 Commenting
 Download
 Sharing

11. Fruition

12. Fruition
 In-browser player
 Playlists, tagging
 Sharing and liking in social networks
 Download of MP3 files
 iTunes
No DRM or limitations: just plain sound files

13. Conclusions
 Low cost production and delivery
 Student and teachers are part of the system
 No paywall
 Freely available and redistributable with attribution
 Creative Commons non commercial license
 Take-aways
 Multiple fruition platforms must be available in
podcasting
 Independent channels allow for customization