PODCAST

PODCAST:

            An audio blog or podcast combines the power of a blog. The most popular of which has been Apples ipodcast, which incredibly stores 60 gigabits of files or 15,000 songs. The files can be photographs, music etc and with an adapter it can be transferred from a memory cards to a computer or even directly to a camera. With another adapter, the user can digitally record their voice, and broad cast or podcast this across the web for listeners to hear either synchronously, or can download for later listening through on-demand control.

• Fishing for learning with a podcast net:

                    Communication through the internet has quickly evolved from email, listservs, discussion boards, instant messaging, blogging and now to podcasting. Many of these communication tools have been exploited by the educaional communitya nd the latter appears to be no exception.

A podcast is a series of digital media files (either audio or video) that are released episodically and downloaded through web syndication. The mode of delivery differentiates podcasts from other ways of accessing media files over the Internet, such as simple download or streamed webcasts: a centrally-maintained web feed on the distributor's server lists all files associated with a given series, and special client software applications known as podcatchers (e.g., iTunes, Zune, Juice, and Winamp) are used that can automatically identify and download new files in the series when they are released, by checking the feed for updates. New files are thus downloaded automatically and stored locally on the user's computer or other device ready for offline use, giving simpler access to episodic content. The most common audio file format used .