Ellen Greenblatt Auraria Library

Media files made available on the Web to the public for download to a variety of digital hardware products ranging from personal computers to portable handheld devices (including PDAs, MP3 players, and cell phones)

1.Audio podcasts which consist solely of audio recordings 2.Enhanced podcasts which are multimedia formats combining audio recordings with images (e.g., a lecture accompanied by a PowerPoint presentation), and 3.Video podcasts (or vodcasts) which consist of video recordings

1.Listening to podcasts (i.e., accessing content created by others) 2.Creating podcasts (i.e., sharing content that you have created with others)

Motivating students Enhancing the language arts curriculum Developing project management skills Building community

Spelling lists Mrs. Steele’s 1 st Grade Class Homework assignments Room 13 Technology Tips Jordan School District (UT) Library Orientation Springfield Township High School (PA) Readers’ Theater Shelby County School System (AL) Story Telling Grandview Library (NY) Booktalks Hopkinton High & Middle School Library (NH) Oral histories / Interviews Leawood Elementary School (Littleton, CO)

The Wikipedia defines podsafe as: “a term created in the podcasting community to refer to any work which, through its licensing, specifically allows the use of the work in podcasting, regardless of restrictions the same work might have in other realms. For example, a song may be legal to use in podcasts, but may need to be purchased or have royalties paid for over-the-air radio use, television use, and possibly even personal use.”

Who is your audience? What format should the podcast take? How long should your podcast be? Who will do the narrative? One person or several?