Podcasting!!

Podcasting is the kind of thing that not very many people do, nor watch either.  I found out that it’s basically an audio broadcast that has been converted to an MP3 or any other audio file format for playbacks in a digital player like a CD player.  I also learned that you can watch podcasts on your iPod and or MP3’s.  But podcasting is also one of those hidden things that I didn’t know that you could use as a teacher for like lectures.  Podcasting is somewhat of a hidden secret that most people don’t use because of YouTube now and days.

There are some similarities and also some differences of some Web 2.0 applications and podcasting.  Like, let’s say that blogs are similar to podcasting because both can present information and you can present your own thoughts on the subject at hand.  But the difference between blogs and podcasts is that one you have to read and the other one all you have to do is listen to what you want to know.  As well as the fact that other people can respond to what you are saying, that goes for both blogs and podcasting. Wikis and podcasts are just different in all its own because wikis are full of fake facts and podcasts are full of opinions.

I own a lot of electronics in this day of age.  Yes, I do own an iPod and when I was in middle school I use to own an MP3 as well.  I mainly use my iPod for music because of the fact that I have a nano, so it is kind of hard to watch a podcast on it.  I would definitely use podcasting in my classroom because if I couldn’t finish the lecture for that day, my students can just watch my podcast to get the rest of the notes for that class.  Sometimes I think that the disadvantages and or advantages of online communication tools can sometimes make everything confusing, especially for those people that aren’t computer savy but overall I believe that the online communications is a better way of life.