Podcasting

Is delivering multiple media formats to end users through medium such as computers, laptops and handheld devises. 

What and how are Podcasts used for?

Podcasts can be used in an educational setting for delivering content to students. 

• Student Assisted Learning - Podcasts can be developed: 
  • Language Arts skills
  • Learning Foreign Languages
  • ESL programs
  • Remediation
  • Delivering media content - newscasts
  • Digital tutoring

Software - Open Source

• Audacity - Free Software for editing and creting video and sound projects for podcasts.
• Lame MP3 Encoder - Allow Audacity to export files into MP3 format.
• MediaCoder - Allows you to convert different file formats into several playable audio formats.

Hosting

• Gcast - Allows you to create podcasts in a simple and easy way.

How To

•  Movie Maker - Quick one page outline of how to use Movie Maker which is built in to the Operating system.