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Podcasting - Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcasting

Podcasting (also known as blogcasting ) is a method of publishing audio broadcasts via the Internet, allowing users to subscribe to a feed of new files (usually MP3s ). It became popular in late 2004 , largely due to automatic downloading audio onto portable players or personal computers.

The word "podcasting" is a portmanteau that combines the words " broadcasting " and " iPod ." The term can be misleading since neither podcasting nor listening to podcasts requires an iPod or any portable music player. For that reason, various writers have suggested reinterpreting the letters POD to create " backronyms " such as "Personal On-Demand." [1] The term "Radio Me" was coined by Peter Day of the BBC for the same reason.

Podcasting is distinct from other types of online media delivery because of its subscription model, which uses a feed (such as RSS or Atom ) to deliver an enclosed file. Podcasting enables independent producers to create self-published, syndicated "radio shows," and gives broadcast radio programs a new distribution method. Listeners may subscribe to feeds using "podcatching" software (a type of aggregator ), which periodically checks for and downloads new content automatically. Some podcatching software is also able to synchronise (copy) podcasts to portable music players. Any digital audio player or computer with audio-playing software can play podcasts. The same technique can deliver video files, and by 2005 some aggregators could play video as well as audio.

Podguide - http://www.recap.ltd.uk/articles/podguide1.html

"Many people are aware that you can listen to radio broadcasts, live or pre-recorded, on-line via the Internet. The BBC, for example, provides on-line radio via their website to complement the more traditional form of analogue and digital broadcasts. This takes advantage of increased broadband connectivity and makes such broadcasts widely available. Nevertheless, this form of broadcasting follows a traditional model - the consumer is still "locked in" to broadcasting schedules and the computer connected to the Internet. Even the advent of Wi-Fi technology will not, in itself, provide the degree of flexibility that other technologies currently offer the "savvy" consumer."

Podcasting - RSS - http://www.pwop.com/podcasting.aspx


" Podcasting uses an XML-based technology called RSS, or Real Simple Syndication. Content publishers describe new content in an XML RSS file which includes dates, titles, descriptions, and links to MP3 files. This auto-generated file is called an RSS feed. RSS was invented by Dave Winer , a pioneer in the world of applied XML. The key to making podcasting work with RSS is enclosures , a feature supported by RSS 2.0"

Podcasting Devices - http://blogs.nitle.org/mane/2004/10/podcasting_new_device_application.html

.........Postcasting is a nascent form of sharing digital files, a combination of publication and consumption, like a cross between RSS feeds and radio. Producers shape files for usage in portable devices, such as the iPod ."

Ideas For Using Podcasting In An Educational Setting

There are many ways podcasting can enhance the teaching and learning process. 

Some additional ways to use podcasting may include;

Even More Podcasting Ideas ! - http://www.groups.edna.edu.au/mod/wiki/view.php?id=4187