Podcasts

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A podcast is a free video or audio series — like a TV or radio show — that you download from iTunes and play on your computer, iPod, iPhone, or Apple TV. Visit the iTunes Store to search for podcasts that pique your interest. Once you find one, give it a quick listen, then click a single button to subscribe. The new age of technology in which we live, makes it possible for many inventions and discoveries to develop, and one such discovery is Podcasting. Podcasts are files that can be downloaded directly from you internet or that can be accessed via streaming feeds like RSS feeds. The name suggests that you need an iPod to create and receive Podcasts, but you can in actual fact use any device like an MP3 player, or a normal PC. Podcasts were invented so that anyone could create radio broadcasts or video broadcasts. These broadcasts may cover vast categories like comedy, politics, and entertainment, which make the Podcasts great ways to market oneself. [|Apple Podcasting]

Podcasts enable students and teachers to share information with anyone anytime. If a student is absent, he or she can download the podcast of the recorded lesson. Teachers may also create podcasts to be used as a preparation tool for students.
 * Education[[image:podcast-list.jpg align="right"]]**
 * **Mobile Learning:** See [|"A Journey Into Podcasting"]
 * **Journalism Education**: School podcasts can be created to expose students to journalism and new-media concepts.
 * **Academic Journal Digests**: The podcast can be used to update clinician on recents articles.
 * **Professional Development**: Professional development podcasts exist for educators possibly using interactive whiteboards.
 * **Religion**: Godcasting has been used by many religious groups. Many churches produce podcasts of talks and sermons.
 * **Tutorials**: A tutorial on almost any subject can be created as either an audio podcast or video vodcast.

**Public services**
 * Audio tours of museums
 * Cultural or historic audio tours of cities
 * News organizations distribute audio or video as an addition to their existing text news products.
 * Youth media. Podcasting has become a way for youth media organizations, such as [|Youth Radio]
 * Public libraries can podcast local publications free of Copyright
 * Law enforcement.
 * Educational Institutions

Many podcasters naturally are choosing a program called **Audacity** for many reasons: 1. It has an easy learning curve. 2. It has advanced features for those who want them. 3. It is free


 * Services that Provide Podcasts: ||
 * 1) iTunes ||
 * 2) Gcast ||
 * 3) Radio Stations across the country ||
 * 4) Television Networks ||
 * 5) iPhone and iPod Touch ||
 * 6) Create your own ||

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In order to listen to podcasts the only technology that you will need is to have a computer and a connection to the internet.**