Podcasting is distributing audio (or video) clips to individuals that have subscribed to your feed. This can be through iTunes or many other web-based things.
In my classroom I could use podcasts when I will not be in the class. I could record the lesson the day before and my students could still hear me give a lesson. I could also have my students create podcasts as a review of material or as an assessment. Another use of podcasts could be differentiation for my classroom. I could record variations of a lesson for different groups of students.
Podcasts have many benefits in the classroom and would be a break from the ordinary for my students. I could even teach when I am not in the classroom.
Podcasts can be, like many things, time consuming. If you are willing to put the time in up front, however, podcasting will become second-nature.
You could set up a Blogger account to host your podcasts.
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