#23   Podcasts, Smodcasts!

The word podcast is used to refer to a non-musical audio or video broadcast that is distributed over the Internet. What differentiates a podcast from regular streaming audio or video is that the delivery method for podcasts is often done automatically through RSS.

In 2005, "podcast" was named the "word of the year" by New Oxford American Dictionary and with the growth of podcasting since then, it's easy to see why.

Podcasts take many forms, from short 1-10 minutes commentaries (like the ones by Helene Blowers that we've listened to in this Learning 2.0 program) to much longer in-person interviews or panel group discussions. Several traditional broadcast media outlets (such as NPR and BBC) also offer podcasts. There’s a podcast out there for just about every interest area and the best part about this technology is that you don’t have to have an iPod or a MP3 player to access them. Since podcasts use the MP3 file format, a popular compressed format for audio files, you really just need a PC (or portal device) with headphones or a speaker.

iTunes, the free downloadable application created by Apple, is the directory finding service most associated with podcasts, but if you don’t have iTunes installed there are still plenty of options.

For this discovery exercise participants are asked to take a look at some popular podcast directory tools. Do some exploring on your own and locate a podcast that is of interest to you. Once found, you can easily pull the RSS feed into your Bloglines account as well, so that when new casts become available you’ll be automatically notified of their existence.

Discovery Resources
Listen to PLCMC's podcast about podcasts.

Watch the What is a Podcast? video tutorial.

There are many, many podcast directories and finding tools out there. Here are just four of the more popular ones that, unlike iTunes, don't require a software download:
Discovery Exercise
  1. Take a look at one or two of the podcast directories listed and see if you can find a podcast that interests you. See if you can find some interesting library-related podcasts, like book review podcasts or library news.
  2. Add the RSS feed for at least one podcast to your Bloglines account
  3. Create a blog post about your discovery process. Did you find anything useful here?

Discover More
What? You want to learn how to be a podcaster too? Here are some additional resources you can use to learn how to create podcasts.
If you're really ambitious, use the Odeo Studio to create an audio post!

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