Naturally, podcasts are not the solution to everything. They don't work for real-time events. They are also not great if you want to maintain control over the content. One of the advantages of streaming is that it is easier to protect the content. The content can send a command to the user's player disallowing the storage of the content. Of course, this does not prevent someone from plugging in a tape player to the ear jack on the computer's sound card.
So, where can podcasts work? A school radio would be great. News for alumni and other interested groups in your school's activities. Placing lectures online for students who missed a class, might be very helpful. Even if the student was in the class, the ability to hear the class again might be very useful.
What is required to create a podcast? Not much. Many MP3 players can record from a microphone directly to an MP3 file. Plug the MP3 player to the computer and copy the file to your computer. You can then upload the file to web site or blog. This process may only take a few minutes. You can have the class lecture online before the students get home.
This is a rich area to explore. I'll many more postings on podcasting in the near future.
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Education Podcast Network -- The Landmark Project
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