The latest buzzword in digital media is podcasting, a method of publishing audio broadcasts via the Internet which allows users to subscribe to a feed of new files. You can think of podcasts as specialist radio shows that you download onto your PC or MP3 player to listen to whenever you wish.
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Wikipedia article - podcasting - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcasting
The latest version of iTunes makes it very easy to subscribe to podcasts and then automatically synchronise your iPod so that you always have the latest information on your favourite topics. The current no. 1 podcast on iTunes is the "Best of Chris Moyles" feed from Radio 1.
However, there are an increasingly large number of educational podcasts for students / teachers to tune into. Why not check out the link below to find out what is available?
Subject areas include History, French, English Vocabulary and Science.
Want to find out more about the potential of podcasting? The website below is all about educational podcasting and the educational future of this new, yet simple technology:
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