(1) Educators should be encouraged to integrate appropriate ICT tools like podcasting to supplement their teaching, as long as the right tools are provided to create, distribute, and access podcasts easily. (2) Creating podcasts on a Macintosh is simple using tools like GarageBand which allow users to record, produce, and publish podcasts with audio and video. Podcasts can then be distributed from GarageBand to iWeb and published to the web or iTunes Store for a wider audience. (3) Listeners can subscribe to podcasts in iTunes and have new episodes automatically delivered to their podcast playlist, or download episodes to an iPod to experience the content portably.

1. The right tools for the job (1) When it is appropriate, educators should be encouraged to supplement their ‘traditional’ delivery of educational content and associated communication with the integration of appropriate ICT tools.

2. The right tools for the job (3) To utilise the significant benefits of podcasting, educators and students need access to effective hardware and software tools... provides the means to effect the required outcomes

3. The right tools for the job (4) ... that supports a workflow that is simple to use ... and enables the easy development of the full processes involved ...from initial concept to delivery to their end users

4. The right tools for the job (5) A significant number of podcasting innovators believe that there is one compelling choice...

5. The Podcasting Process This workflow involves the processes of “ CREATE” “ DISTRIBUTE” “ ACCESS”.

6. The Podcasting Process- ‘Create’ (1) (1) Podcasts can easily be created on a Macintosh, with an integrated set of tools. Using included tools such as Garageband , students and teachers can easily record, produce and publish their own podcasts. Garageband has all the tools needed...

7. ‘ Create’ Garageband production examples audio podcast enhanced podcast

8. The Podcasting Process- ‘Create’ (3) (3) for a video podcast, with a video camera and iMovie , video content can be produced and easily dropped into Garageband

9. ‘ Create’ - demo (2) Vodcast (video podcast) iMovie , Garageband

10. The Podcasting Process- ‘Distribute’ (1) (1) From GarageBand , the podcast is sent to iWeb, where a new podcast series can created or added to an existing series. Then, with a simple click on ‘Publish’, the podcast can be sent to the ‘web’

11. It doesn’t get any easier than that, and really... ... it shouldn’t need to!

12. The Podcasting Process- ‘Distribute’ (2) (2) With iWeb , the podcast can even be promoted to the iTunes Music Store to attract an even wider audience

13. The Podcasting Process- ‘Access’ (1) (1) The end user can easily be subscribed to the podcast in iTunes and have future podcast episodes delivered automatically to their iTunes ‘Podcast playlist’.

14. The Podcasting Process- ‘Access’ (2) (2) podcasts can be played back on a computer as well as download them to an iPod to experience the content, portably...