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What is Podcasting?
“What in the world is Podcasting?” you ask. The simple answer is that podcasting is like putting a radio show on the internet. It can be listened to by people all over the world who have computers. It can also be listened to on MP3 players (like iPods). You don’t have to have an MP3 player, though, to enjoy a podcast. The thing that makes podcasting so special is the ability of listeners to “subscribe” to a specific podcast feed. Every time a new podcast is added to the feed, the computer will automatically detect and download the new podcast for the subscriber.

What can podcasting do for you? It gives your students a chance to practice authentic writing…writing that has the potential to be heard by a large audience of people all over the world. Students improve fluency as they practice reading their script, and then hearing themselves during the recording process. Podcasting also helps reinforce concepts taught in class by having students come up with creative ways to share content. Then, as they listen to the podcast and share it with family and friends, they review the concepts yet again. You will be surprised how much this motivates students to do their best work!

Podcast Examples
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Ways to Use Podcasting in the Classroom:
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 * Interviews
 * Readers Theatre
 * Old Time Radio Show
 * News Update
 * Theme Shows (Space, American Revolution, Plants, etc.)
 * Vocabulary
 * Riddles
 * Poetry

Resources:
= = = = [|Kidcast: PodCasting in the Classroom], 2005 Dan Schmit, FTC Publishing iTunes http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/