The Merriam
Webster dictionary defines Podcast as a program (of music or talk) made
available in digital format for automatic download over the Internet.
This amazing technology came out
of the minds of David Winer and Adam Curry (you may remember Adam was a VJ on
MTV in the mid-80s). Adam wanted an easy way for people to create audio content
and for listeners to automatically receive it to their MP3 players.
Also a podcast
(or netcast) is a digital
medium consisting of an episodic series of audio,
video,
PDF, or ePub files
subscribed to and downloaded through web
syndication or streamed online to a computer or mobile device. The
word is a neologism
derived from "broadcast" and "pod" from the success of the iPod, as audio podcasts
are often listened to on portable media players. Despite the
etymology, the content can be accessed using any computer that can play media
files and not just portable music players
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A list of
all the audio or video files associated with a given series is maintained
centrally on the distributor's server
as a web feed
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The listener
or viewer employs special client application software
that can access this web feed, check it for updates, and download any new files
in the series. Sometimes new files are downloaded automatically.
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It allows offline
use, giving simple and convenient access to the content.[2][3]
Podcasting contrasts with webcasting (Internet streaming), which generally isn't
designed for offline listening to user-selected content.
Who can create a podcast?
Anyone can create a podcast. All
over the world, people are creating podcasts on subjects ranging from movies,
to technology, to music, to politics and whatever else you can think of.
Is it difficult?
Most podcasters are everyday
people like us. People can do it from almost every place maybe sitting in the
living room. You can create any kind of show with very raw and real content. If
you are passionate about English language teaching this is a perfect tool to
use; of course taking into account your available resources and your students´.
You can use it to help your students develop their listening comprehension and
their pronunciation through short exercises.
Why Podcasts?
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Internet can get almost
everywhere.
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They are easy and convenient due
to the automatic delivery.
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With podcasts, you're in control.
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You can rewind a podcast, play it
over and over or pause it
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You can store it wherever you
want.
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You can delete it when you want.
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You can listen to podcasts on
your computer, burn them to CD or transfer them to your MP3 player.
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Most
podcasts are free. It is possible to subscribe
to as many as you want.
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Most
Podcasts Don’t Even Have Commercials
Some Audio recorders that you may use to create
your podcasts:
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MixCraft
Software to create, edit and publish your podcasts:
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TextAloud
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FeedForAll
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AudioBlogger
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Audacity
Podcasts
sites:
References:
http://www.podcasting-tools.com/podcast-creation.htm
http://www.merriam-webster.com/
http://ultrafixion.com/podcast-013/
Very useful links, Yleni. Thanks for sharing. :)
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