Podcasts take many forms. They can be short 1-10 minutes commentaries to much longer in person interviews or panel group discussions--sort of "radio on demand." There’s a podcast out there for just about every interest area.You don’t have to have an iPod or a MP3 player to listen to podcasts, although a portable device is handy. Since podcasts use the MP3 file format, a popular compressed format for audio files, you just need a PC with headphones or a speaker.
Here's another cool video from the folks at CommonCraft that describes podcasting:
There are many ways to find podcasts including numerous podcast directories. Here are just three of the more popular ones that don’t require a software download:
- Do some exploring on your own and locate a podcast that is of interest to you. Find some interesting library-related podcasts like book reviews or library news or a podcast on anything else that interests you
- Listen to one more of the podcasts. Link to one in your blog if you would recommend it to others.
- Add the RSS feed for a podcast into your blog reader account,(i.e., Outlook, Bloglines or Google Reader) so that when new podcasts become available you’ll be automatically notified of their existence.
- Create a blog post about your discovery process. Did you use a directory or find podcasts another way? Why did you choose any of the podcasts you listened or linked to? Were you inspired to create podcasts of your own? See the Challenge section if you answered "yes!"
CHALLENGE
Got something you want to share?
2. Blog about your experience with the software and the podcasting experience.
Visit these sites for free software and hints on creating podcasts yourself.
- How to Podcast
- Create Your Own Podcast
- Audacity is a free cross-platform software for recording and editing sounds--podcasting!
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